by Doug Mayo | Aug 26, 2016
A farmer and his wife enjoyed a wonderful celebration with their family on their 40th wedding anniversary. After everyone left the couple was putting things away and stopped to reminisce about how things were so different when they got married. The wife picked up...
by Doug Mayo | Aug 19, 2016
From his favorite rocking chair on his front porch, a 95 year old cattleman shared words of wisdom with the grandson he chose to carry on the tradition of managing the family ranch. He told his grandson, “You can’t starve a profit out of a herd, but you...
by Doug Mayo | Aug 12, 2016
With school starting this week, I just wanted to remind you why our kids have to spend 12 years of their lives in school. It takes that long to learn our crazy language! We take for granted so many crazy words and phrases that can be very confusing. And if that did...
by Doug Mayo | Aug 5, 2016
When the cattle market peaked back in 2014-15, a Panhandle Rancher decided it was finally time for a new truck. The 20-year-old truck he had patched and repaired for the past 10 years was so well used that the Rancher’s wife refused to ride in it with him to...
by Doug Mayo | Jul 29, 2016
Two ranchers, Bart and Hank, in their late 80’s, were neighbors who been friends all of their lives. When it was clear that Bart’s health was failing, Hank visited him every day. One day Hank said, “Bart, we both loved rodeo all our lives, and we rode...
by Doug Mayo | Jul 22, 2016
Clifford and Daisy were farmers who were married for many years. Together they raised crops and cattle on some of the poorest land in the Florida Panhandle. Life for them was never easy and it showed. Their marriage was somewhat legendary in the region, because of...
