The Almost Foolproof Betting System for ...

If you were the betting type — and you had the right system — there is lots of money to be made at the County Fair. That is if you could bet on the outcome of the livestock shows. Unfortunately, it’s looking like the only legal betting is on the horse racing. But just in case they extend their rules, or you can find the illegal bookie taking bets on the sheep...

Gene Autry’s Cowboy Code

My post on Cowboy Rules caused a bit of controversy. As many pointed out, they could be rules for much of Rural America, from the South to the less populated Midwest to Minnesota. Although I don’t see why geographic location should exclude someone from claiming to be a cowboy. Cowboy is a state of mind. And if I can aspire to Cowgirlhood — with two New England parents, an...

Listen Up! Cowboy Rules.

I think I told you that I’m still working to acquire some Cowboy Cred. Until then, I’m a perpetual student of all things cowboy. One thing I’ve learned in these early days, is that Cowboy Lessons can come from unlikely sources. The following Cowboy Rules came from a Brit, one of Andy’s old school friends, who doesn’t live in Cowboy Country, but rather in...

The Cowboy Wave

I think I’m honest about the fact that I am not a cowgirl yet. Besides the alarming lack of cows at Two Terrier Ranch, there aren’t actually any critters here that you would call “ranched”. We have authentic coyotes, one or maybe two Mountain Lions and loads of foxes. But instead of dogies, we’ve just got doggies. That puts us squarely in the category of...

And the All Time Greatest Cowgirl Singer...

So the other day I counted down what I thought were The Top Ten Greatest Cowgirl Songs of All Time. I had a hard time pulling it together. Most Western and cowboy song compendiums are woefully short on songs sung by women.  In addition, I had some strict criteria, one of which is that each song had to be truly Western, not just Country. That lets Tanya Tucker and Gretchen Wilson...

Top Ten Cowgirl Songs of All Time

Doris Day as Calamity Jane. We talk about a lot of things here at Left Coast Cowboyland. A little bit of politics, some green living tips, a smattering of gardening, some horticulture, lots of wildlife, critter poo and encounters, and terrier adventures. But one thing I’m starting to realize, no matter what scintillating posts I put up, I will never write anything more popular...