Country Lifestyles
Cowboy Culture with Clay Reid
By Clay Reid
Well here I sit. It’s 4 a.m. Sunday morning, and the reality of making a deadline is finally coming to me. It’s a little different, but as the glorified king of procrastination, I should be used to it. My name is Clay Reid. I’ve been married 22 years to Kelly Jean and have five knot-head children who have all tested my sanity at some point in time.
My oldest, Jake, who we call my “Guinea Pig,” is a welder. It’s a wonder he survived. My oldest daughter, Haley is a teacher and has already perfected her trade, but married James, a pilot in the Air Force, and is headed for Okinawa, Japan, for the next three years. I still ain’t got used to calling her Mrs. Chambers. Then there is Dawson. He’s the John Wayne of the family. He doesn’t say much, but is as good as they come. He is leaving in January to start his journey to be an Army Ranger and serve our country, a long-time dream of his.
Lindy is the youngest girl and one busy bee as she is involved in most every sport you can think of as an eighth grader. Then last, but not least, there is Ace. He was named after old man Ace Reid, the father of the cartoonist by the same name who tormented me as a small child, but I admired him just the same. Ace is our brainiac of the family and is witty as well as funny at the same time.
I have called Archer City, Texas, my home since 1988. I am a cowboy by trade with almost zero sod buster in my blood. Not that I have anything against sod busters (No, I do not hate their guts and livers.). It’s just that I am not very good at farming and there are those who are made to be cowboys and those who are made to be sod busters. A man is better off to know his limitations and stick to them. Plus my temperament is not suited for it. You have to be one patient and forgiving fellar to be able to farm; that ain’t me. To read more pick up the February 2016 issue of NTFR.
By Dal Houston
I am terribly saddened by all the argumentative discourse that seems to be going on in today’s world. It seems as though it is no longer enough just to disagree on certain issues. We are expected to classify someone as an enemy if they do not always agree with us on all issues, lest we be considered weak.
To make things even worse, because those who disagree with you are now considered enemies, the sentiment seems to be that it is only fair and proper to destroy them, because they are the enemy, again with the fear of ridicule for being weak if we do not fight.
With all that said, and seemingly unrelated, I am a big John Wayne fan. From watching him dive into his role as a cowboy, to marveling at his time portraying a soldier or appreciating his acting gig as a sailor, there is seldom a week that goes by without me watching at least one
To read more, pick up a copy of the April issue of NTFR magazine. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
By Martha Crump
That old adage, “What you don’t know won’t hurt you.,” may have some basis in truth when applied to minor situations. However, when what you don’t know is presented in the form of a “Trojan Horse” and is what amounts to an incredible attempt to fleece American property rights, it becomes a different story altogether.
To put this unbelievable tale together, we need to step back to Joe Biden’s 2021 Executive Order which pledged commitment to help restore balance on public lands and waters, to create jobs, and to provide a path to align the management of America’s public lands and waters with our nation’s climate, conservation, and clean energy goals.
To read more, pick up a copy of the April issue of NTFR magazine. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
By Lacey Vilhauer
Ingredients:
1 whole lemon, seeded and roughly chopped
2 cups sugar
2 pounds strawberries, hulled
Juice of 1 to 2 lemons
¼ cup water
Directions:
Place the chopped lemon and sugar in a food processor and pulse until combined. Transfer to a large bowl. Puree the strawberries in a food processor and add to the lemon mixture along with juice of one lemon and water. Taste and add more juice as desired.
To read more, pick up a copy of the April issue of NTFR magazine. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
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