tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post3160293983938057153..comments2024-03-27T23:13:43.597-05:00Comments on Prairie Rose Publications: Linda Broday: A Cowboy's Life on the FrontierLivia J Washburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05958199886826207363noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-74796356376574127742014-06-18T16:50:28.452-05:002014-06-18T16:50:28.452-05:00Dang, that's a job as bad as Deadliest Catch. ...Dang, that's a job as bad as Deadliest Catch. Any man that tough deserves a good woman. Raising my hand to volunteer.<br />That part about doing whatever the boss says to do sticks with just about every job unless you ARE the boss. <br />Great post, Linda. I have no idea how to do any of those jobs, and I sure ain't volunteerin' to learn either. I'd be broke down within the first Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-79578036052497411612014-06-18T16:43:42.188-05:002014-06-18T16:43:42.188-05:00Awesome blog, Linda. And isn't that cowpoke Du...Awesome blog, Linda. And isn't that cowpoke Duel McCall? Sigh...Tanya Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08580821680629254085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-25247816901244958792014-06-17T19:06:07.090-05:002014-06-17T19:06:07.090-05:00Doris and Linda,
To add to the knight motif, here...Doris and Linda,<br /><br />To add to the knight motif, here is the url to an excellent article that delves into the 'knight' and 'cowboy' connection. The article is titled: The Cultural Myth of the Cowboy, or, How the West Was Won<br /><br />http://www.americanpopularculture.com/journal/articles/spring_2006/moskowitz.htm<br /><br />It's also interesting to me that the 'Kaye Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13530735658588595790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-25577436810630970452014-06-17T17:20:20.758-05:002014-06-17T17:20:20.758-05:00Very interesting post. I think we are still attra...Very interesting post. I think we are still attracted to the cowboy way of life for many reasons. Being out in nature, riding horses, and there was a certain sense of freedom in how they went about their job. It's a shame that the work ethic of the cowboy is pretty much been genetically removed from the youth of today.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17565290101619228150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-4686466316757672712014-06-17T16:50:29.104-05:002014-06-17T16:50:29.104-05:00Linda, what a great post! Even though I have relat...Linda, what a great post! Even though I have relatives who ranch to this day, I learned a thing or two. Thank you!<br /><br />"Money on the hoof" -- I've always loved that phrase. Ranchers live by those words.<br /><br />HUGS!!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05740371055384281988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-42537565613685390052014-06-17T16:07:39.208-05:002014-06-17T16:07:39.208-05:00Jim Griffin, one of our Painted Pony Books authors...Jim Griffin, one of our Painted Pony Books authors, is writing a series about a young teen boy whose family was killed by raiders, and he's taken in by the Texas Rangers as a provisional Ranger. I love the way Jim goes about having the other Rangers teach Nate about what's expected and has to be done in daily live (he was not only the youngest one of the bunch, but also hasn't lived Cheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-78767609172892549232014-06-17T16:04:06.006-05:002014-06-17T16:04:06.006-05:00Linda, what a great blog! I learned things I didn...Linda, what a great blog! I learned things I didn't know and you know me ... I'm a know it all anyway! LOL Thanks for sharing. Big hugs, PhylissPhyliss Mirandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00107506938490641803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-41801629892346551972014-06-17T15:50:17.712-05:002014-06-17T15:50:17.712-05:00Hi Agnes! Thanks for stopping by. I'm glad you...Hi Agnes! Thanks for stopping by. I'm glad you enjoyed my post. It's great stuff for anyone who wonders what all the cowboy had to do in the running of the ranch. Lots and lots of chores to do. Their work was, and still is, unending. They got up well before daylight and worked until after dark, 7 days a week come rain or shine. It would be a hard life. Certainly nothing romantic about it.Linda Brodayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357448132994020848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-48896629602130458562014-06-17T15:46:30.275-05:002014-06-17T15:46:30.275-05:00Cheryl, I'm glad you found this interesting. T...Cheryl, I'm glad you found this interesting. The laundry list of chores was quite informative. The bottom line was that the cowboy was expected to do whatever was asked of him, be it big or small. He worked in unison with the rancher to assure the ranch worked the very best it could. And it was to the cowboy's best interest. If he didn't make the rancher any money he was out of a job.Linda Brodayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357448132994020848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-56168706958094107692014-06-17T13:47:57.025-05:002014-06-17T13:47:57.025-05:00Great information. Sometimes we forget the handsom...Great information. Sometimes we forget the handsome cowboy also had to work hard for a living. Agnes Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12200562452027669994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-3110230381179063212014-06-17T12:49:27.766-05:002014-06-17T12:49:27.766-05:00Linda, what an informative post. I guess I just ne...Linda, what an informative post. I guess I just never thought about every single thing that was expected of a cowboy--we tend to just think of lumping it all together as "out there with the cows" and that's it. But they had to have a lot of knowledge, innate and learned, to be able to survive. <br /><br />I grew up in Oklahoma, and my immediate family was not a "rodeo" Cheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-32932644735040515132014-06-17T09:51:57.923-05:002014-06-17T09:51:57.923-05:00Thank you, Doris. I couldn't have said it bett...Thank you, Doris. I couldn't have said it better myself. No wonder we admire and love them so much. And I think deep down we strive to be like them. Have a great day.Linda Brodayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357448132994020848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-17659050452062035582014-06-17T09:39:48.147-05:002014-06-17T09:39:48.147-05:00They are our knights, the myth of the free person ...They are our knights, the myth of the free person who follows his 'grail'. They are the dream of freedom. They are the unique story of our heritage. DorisRenaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.com