Echoes From the Campfire

A tough man has to win and lose. He had to come up after being knocked down, he has to have taken a few beatings, and know what it means to win the hard way.”                    –Louis L’Amour  (Showdown at Yellow Butte)        “They will…

Coffee Percs

He gathered wood while I sliced bacon from a slab and placed it in a skillet, then poured ground coffee into a pot.”                      –Elmer Kelton  (Other Men’s Horses)        Mornin’ to yuh, Pard, glad yuh were able to stop by.  Got to have…

Echoes From the Campfire

Every day, you’re making choices. Every one of them either helps you or hurts you. Every friend you make, every word you speak, every dollar you spend…it’s all leading you further out one trail or another. You gotta stop staring at your nose and start watching the horizon.”              …

Echoes From the Campfire

Take keer of yourself, kid. Watch your cinches!”                    –Eugene Manlove Rhodes  (The Trusty Knaves)        “Do not deceive yourselves.  If any one of you thinks he is wise by the standards of this age, he should become a ‘fool’ so that he may become…