Cowboy Dictionary, the word Hacker: "Uncle Leroy after 32 years of smoking!"

Glad to see that you made it back. I do hope that you and yours are doing well on this Monday, April 7, 2014. Where I grew up the older folks did their best to hand down to the younger generation lessons learned through experience. Many times these came in the form of a saying that just might have been passed down to them but was confirmed in the testbed of life itself. Here's some supposed cowboy words of wisdom that may help us to get our week off to a good start: ~Don't squat with your spurs on. ~Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment. ~Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier 'n puttin' it back in. ~If you get to thinkin' you're a person of some influence, try orderin' somebody else's dog around. ~Never kick a cow chip on a hot day. ~There's two theories to arguin' with a woman. Neither one works. ~If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin'. ~Never slap a man who's chewin' tobacco. ~It don't take a genius to spot a goat in a flock of sheep. ~Always drink upstream from the herd. ~When you give a lesson in meanness to a critter or a person, don't be surprised if they learn their lesson. ~When you're throwin' your weight around, be ready to have it thrown around by somebody else. ~The quickest way to double your money is to fold it over and put it back in your pocket. ~Never miss a good chance to shut up. ~There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to grab hold of the electric fence for themselves.~

If you have a hat on, you might want to take it off. No. You don't need to put your hand over your heart but I do think it good to show some respect. Today I pause to recognize, celebrate, and honor the 95th birthday of the Community Coffee Company headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. What is it that they strive to do every day? Well here's the slogan that drives their business: To share our passion for great coffee with our customers. Still family owned and operated, the Company is a throwback to the days when quality and caring mattered, and for them, it still does today. Spoken like a Gung-Ho customer? You are so right pardner! In fact, to celebrate this occasion they ran a special 30% off with free shipping and I obliged by offering up my birthday greetings in the form of ordering up some 324 of those little single serve cups that contain nectar of delight, "Cafe Special Medium Dark Roast," to be precise. Happy Birthday Community. You help to make my day, many times a day.

Wasn't that a little over the top? It was but sometimes I do that in order to get the reader's attention. And, the truth is the truth. I do support their business. And, since my eldest son gave me that individual cup maker by Keurig and after much devoted research, development, and experimentation, (picture me in a white lab coat), in the use of this breakthrough, life changing device, I now have a little measuring glass marked to the exact water line. Don't laugh, this is serious business. As a result, here's the deal: I can make a perfect cup every single time. Think about that one Bucko! No wonder people are trying to get here from wherever they are as quickly as they can. Do we live in a great country or what? But enough about coffee, at least for today. .....Every single time! Now that is remarkable! Sorry. I couldn't help myself. I'll leave you with a word lesson to close out our time today. Here's the definition of the word Depresso: The feeling you get when you run out of coffee. In case you are ever on Jeopardy and Alex gives that as an answer, bingo, you will be able to say this: What is the meaning of the word Depresso? To think, some folks persist in refusing to acknowledge the educational value of my daily visits. Y'all take care now, you hear? Until next time, may God bless each one. Amen.  ....More later.