A while back I had a chance to sit down and have a chat with my grandmother about her experiences during the Great Depression. The pictures are from the FDR Presidential Library. I didn’t pick the pictures to go with the text. I picked them separately, not...
I’m going to assume that you’ve picked yourself out a melt-in-your-mouth 1.5-2″ thick ribeye and that you’ve got the right equipment. Preparation A Cowboy thaws his steaks in the refrigerator between 34° and 40°F, not at room temperature. The...
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce A man stood upon a railroad bridge in northern Alabama, looking down into the swift water twenty feet below. The man’s hands were behind his back, the wrists bound with a cord. A rope closely encircled his...
The cook has prepared abundance of food for these hard-working men, whose constant exercise in the fresh air gives them good appetites. In the menu of the round up fresh beef is sure to figure, and beef of the best sort running in the herd. It makes no difference...
Wyatt Earp was appointed assistant marshal in Dodge City, in 1876. Early that spring, this article was published in the NY Times about the then annual “Spring Cattle Drive.” The livestock trade of the South West has become a matter of millions. The herd is...
