His Cinch Got Frayed Never know when you’ll catch old cowboy phrases in common conversations. Pete lived close enough to town to make it to the coffee shop most days in time for the mail run. He’s known as one of the better talkers in Lewis County. So, I usually avoided him unless I had […]
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Hightail It by Stephen Bly & Podcast
When to Run for the Hills I witnessed a hightail it scene in the most unusual place. In downtown Chicago I noticed an old boy giving the cafe cashier a tough time. Seemed to me he refused to pay for his supper on some trumped-up excuse. Shouts and curses flew in both directions. All of […]
Wink As Good As Nod in Old West Saying
Old West Saying: Wink As Good As A Nod … Tracks Along The Trail with Stephen Bly An Old West saying went, “A wink is as good as a nod to a blind mule.” In other words, if the mule is blind, no amount of motion whatever is going to motivate him. You could stomp, […]
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