Country Lifestyles
When a City Girl Goes Country: Chasing Buckets
By Annette Bridges
Are you a bucket chaser? Well, our cow, tagged number five, sure is. Bless her heart, she does not always get her fair share of cubes because she never stops following us in the Ranger where she knows the bucket of cubes should be. She will run past the cubes that are at her feet, never even seeing them.
The more I ponder our number five’s bucket chasing ways, the more I can relate. Indeed, I have spent years waiting for that time in the future where I would finally have everything I thought I needed to be happy. I, too, have missed opportunities to feel satisfied and content because I was so preoccupied with attaining my pie in the sky wishes. Perhaps chasing the bucket is akin to believing the grass is greener on the other side of the fence. That old delusion that keeps one fixated on looking everywhere but at what is right in front of you.
I am a big dreamer of a person who is always planning and making goals, so I am certainly not saying chasing dreams is a bad thing. Though, I can see nowadays how the constant pursuit of more or better can stop me from taking stock of all that I have and from appreciating what I do have. My mamma taught me long ago how gratitude could help me to see what is there rather than what is not. I have learned to stop chasing that dang ‘ole bucket long enough to register the fact that I already have a bounty to relish, enjoy and be grateful for.
To read more, pick up a copy of the November issue of NTFR magazine. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
By Jesse Kader
This month western meets safari with this fun army green jumpsuit. I love a good jumpsuit that is simple but stylish and can be accessorized in so many ways. This one especially caught my eye because of the western yoke detail. See this and more at www.jessesjewelz.com
University of North Texas music students were in awe by Texas Music icon, Lyle Lovett recently during his visit to the Denton campus to share his music and personal secrets on navigating a successful music career.
The four-time Grammy winner has recorded 14 albums and has released 25 singles throughout his illustrious career. He’s also most famous for creating his Large Band consisting of his talented rhythm section and a full horn section.
I too have had the honor of recording with Lyle during my time with Asleep At The Wheel and being a UNT grad, I was pleasantly surprised by this act of good will toward these young musicians.
To read more, pick up a copy of the May issue of NTFR magazine. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
By Martha Crump
In the April issue of North Texas Farm & Ranch, I introduced the discussion of what is considered the Biden 30X30 Land Grab via the quiet attempt to push through the formation of Natural Asset Companies. If you are a landowner and have not heard about this, I encourage you to research it for your own protection.
Natural Asset Companies would have been publicly tradable securities that hold rights to, and manage the productivity and ecological benefits of natural assets such as natural forests, marine areas and farmland. They place a value on natural processes. Thanks to the watchful eye of a few, NACs have been stopped for now, but make no mistake, this battle is far from over. According to the American Stewards of Liberty, the Intrinsic Exchange Group is the company responsible for the failed attempt to monetize natural processes via the development of “Natural Asset Companies.”
The New York Times is already helping IEG to set the stage for a rebranding of the idea with the article they ran entitled “Nature Has Value. Could We Literally Invest In It?” which ran on Feb. 18 of this year. The NYT readily assured their readers that, “Natural asset companies would put a market price on improving ecosystems, rather than on destroying them.” That is a perfect lead-in for IEG as they had already indicated that they would be rebranding the idea in yet another attempt to create the investment vehicle.
To read more, pick up a copy of the May issue of NTFR magazine. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
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