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  • Book Review: ...And That's All I Know: The collected columns of Dick Geary 2013-2020

    John Langstaff|Updated Aug 31, 2022

    What does a cowboy think? How does he describe his world? I have always wondered about the who, what, where and why of cowboys, and now I've found an answer. My muse is (was) Richard Geary. His world could be explained by some of his definitions: "Calf: 80 pounds of hope when born; 500 pounds of disappointment when sold." Or, "ATV: a small four-wheeled vehicle used to rush from one hopeless situation to another hopeless situation." (What Ranchers Mean). His authentic rendering...