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Mama Carr

A Bit of Wisdom from Ole Heart

cowMy grandmother had an old milk cow she called Ole Heart. Ole Heart helped my grandmother make ends meet. She would sell excess milk and butter to various folks around town that preferred their milk straight from the cow rather than the supermarket.  She would get a calf from Ole Heart once a year that she raised for beef and put in her freezer.  She and the cow had been together many years.

During the day Ole Heart roamed in the pasture doing her cow thing. My grandmother milked her twice a day best as I can remember.  She had Ole Heart trained to come to call, (more…)

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A Bit of Wisdom from My Father

railroad_tracks418-150x150A cat was napping on the railroad tracks.  A train came along and chopped off his tail.  He turned around to see what had happened to his tail.  While he was inspecting the damage another train came along from  the other direction.  It chopped off his head.

Know what the moral of this story is?

Don’t lose your head over a piece of tail.

I have no idea why he told that story to the 17 year old me!

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A Bit of Wisdom from Don Lorsbach

As told to the 22 year old me…mule-150x150

An old farmer had a mule.  The mule worked hard 3 seasons of the year, but in the winter time the mule just lazed around the barn.  Kicker was the mule still had to be cared for and fed.

The farmer devised a plan whereby he would train the mule not eat.

Just about the time he got the mule trained it died.

Don told me that story, and I just looked at him waiting for the punch line.  He was laughing like it was too funny for words.

I have thought of that story over the years.  There is a lot of wisdom in it.