Echoes From the Campfire

Whatever you do, tackle it like a man—do a man’s job and don’t be a slacker.”                    –D.C. Adkisson  (The True and Unbiased Life of Elias Butler)        “His watchmen are blind, They are all ignorant; They are all dumb dogs, They cannot bark; Sleeping,…

The Saga of Miles Forrest

A wise person thinks much about death, while the fool thinks only about having a good time now.”  –Ecclesiastes 7:4 (NLT) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *      The weather had broken, but the temperature was still down around ten degrees so the snow was…

Echoes From the Campfire

The pursuit [of gold and wealth] was a dream—a glittering allurement; the possession incited a lust for more, and that was madness.”                    –Zane Grey  (The Border Legion)        “Because you say, ‘I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing’–and do not…

Coffee Percs

I melted snow water in a lard pail. I don’t think hot coffee ever hit the spot more than it did on that night of the Arctic blizzard.”                      –Richard P. Hobson, Jr.  (Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy)   “It’s a fact that you’re gettin’…