Glenda Price

Inventions born out of sheer laziness

By Glenda Price: FNM columnist

One of the ranch houses we lived in when I was a kid almost had electricity. It had a Delco light plant that was rigged so when you turned on a light the plant came on and generated electricity until you turned off the light. Obviously, that taught ... Full story

Placing blame more than a man thing

By Glenda Price: CNJ columnist

I was at an agriculture women’s meeting recently where one of the speakers (a lady) talked about ways women can be more successful in advancing their agendas. She pointed out that boys grow up participating in and watching team sports more ofte... Full story

Common sense fails to prevail

By Glenda Price: CNJ columnist

Rules. Society needs them to keep itself from descending into chaos. However, even though the rule-makers proceed with the best intentions there are times when unintended consequences are frustrating, to say the least. Worse, sometimes the rules &ld... Full story

Friends arrive when unexpected

I was at a meeting recently where the subject was friendship. Much talk ensued about real vs. fake friends, acquaintances vs. friends, and other such roundabout conversation that never really got to the point. Later, I remembered a story my father t... Full story

Being 'dazzled' has consequences

Some city people talk about country folks as if they “fell off a turnip truck.” I hate to admit it, but I’m thinking maybe they have a point — in certain situations. When I was 12, my 15-year old city-raised cousin, Leela, sp... Full story

Bowling cowboy way more fun

By Glenda Price

This may come as a surprise to many, but cowboys participate in other sports — now and then. However, they bring their own special protocol to those “other” sports. We were in a cowboy bowling league for awhile. They all agreed to ... Full story

Youth sports provide good chuckle

By Glenda Price

My grandchildren have introduced me to organized team sports for kids, and it’s great fun — for everyone.  Parents who succumb to poor sportsmanship during their children’s games make the news now and then, but I can tell you ... Full story

Ranchers', cowboys' wives life not as idyllic as most believe

By Glenda Price

Life as a rancher or cowboy’s wife is idyllic, “they” say. I, personally, would like to know who “they” are, and whether they ever have stumbled along in those wifely boots. The romantic stories show and tell about the ... Full story

Wall Street bailout akin to water gap unfairness

by Glenda Price

Ranch people in the Southwest who happen to be in arroyo country must deal with water gaps. To keep the cattle in the correct pastures (bulls in the bull pasture after breeding season, neighbor’s bulls not visiting our cows, etc.), fences often... Full story

Small school provided broad learning opportunities

By Glenda Price

  I attended a one-room school as an eighth grader. The teacher was a middle-aged widow from Chicago. I never quite understood her motivation in moving to New Mexico to teach in a one-room country school 30 miles from the nearest town, but we a... Full story

Western artists have roots in rodeo

Glenda Price

I’m sure it’s written someplace that every ranch boy must try riding a bull – in a rodeo – at least once in his life. In the olden days most every town had an amateur rodeo every year – usually a jackpot deal. That was ... Full story

Ranch and rodeo invention suggestions

Glenda Price

A new product for barrel racers is now available – pop-up barrels. They collapse and fit into a bag a little bigger than a rope can, and when opened up are bottom-weighted so they don’t fall over easily. Besides the portability, those of... Full story

A manger disaster

One year it was decided by someone (who later refused to be identified) that during the annual Christmas pageant we ought to have a “real” manger scene – with live animals. Somebody’s Dad built a nifty three-sided wooden crec... Full story

Older neighbor helped with other areas of growing up

Glenda Price

Every young girl needs an older lady friend/advisor – specially if she lives way out in the country. A girl’s own mother doesn’t qualify because she’s got too much invested in her offspring’s hoped-for successful life. ... Full story

Hunter gets payback from game warden

Alton was a Game Warden. Nowadays they are called “Conservation Officers.” If he were not retired he would, even today, call himself a Game Warden. His acquaintances -- behind his back -- called him Attila. He freely admitted -- no, brag... Full story

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