Hope to see everybody out at the Rascal Flatts concert Saturdaynight. All of us from the Skip Show will be hanging out. I always see friends I havn't seen in years at the different concerts. I say friends because everyone who has listened to us thru-out the years I consider a friend.
Great weekend.....worked on fence at the ranch.
I'm about ready to send one of my horses to the glue factory. He is a cribber,stump sucker. For those of you who might not know what that is here goes.
It's a vice or bad habit some horses have. They will bite down on something and such air into there stomac.
This horse does this on my fences......pulling off top boards.
So I just carry a hammer with me in the truck to nail another board up. He just stands there watching me.
Sorry but I just had to vent......by reading this you might have saved a horse.
I've been getting some emails asking about Martha,my English Bulldog. I've had a lot of dogs in my life but she is the best. Funny how you click with certain dogs and other ones you don't. Kind of like people.I have really spoiled her.
I used to think people where crazy that felt so close to their dogs. I hope to get some pictures up on the blog soon.
While in Illinois and sitting at my dads old cabin on the river I heard some news. There was a house for sale up on a bluff over looking the cabin and river.
I made the trip up to take a look. It was a great looking cottage......that was built on an Indian Burial Mound.
Freaked me a little........but what the heck. I made an offer and will keep you posted.
Today is my first day back from Illinois. I had a great time spending time with my mom.
Her short term memory is completely gone but I tryed to keep her in the past. We got to relive a lot. Once again my hat goes off to caregivers. What a different breed. Stay tuned for more about my trip tomorrow. I have to tell you about burial mounds and a house I looked at......
On the show Thursday morning I said a catfish’s whiskers call stick you. That caused a debate between Braden and I. He swears they can’t stick you.
I’m heading up to IL. Wednesday after the show…..I will bring back video that they can stick you. If anyone out there reading this agrees with me please email me.lestermcdowell@clearchannel.com.
If you agree with Braden just keep quite, please
I received a really nice painting this morning and thought I’d share it.
A dear friend of mine in Weeki Wachee Richard Gannaway sent it to me. His dad did it. In the past whenever I got a drawing of me it looked like a cartoon. My hat goes off to his dad…..
I hit a deer in IL. In March with my Rental Car and the saga continues.
I turned it over to my Insurance Company and thought it was over. Case settled……….so I thought.
I received a bill from the Rental Car Company saying I owe them $2280.00? This after My Insurance Company settled. What a mess….
The deer took the easy way out. I’ve thought of running out in front of a car myself now. Do you buy the rental car insurance or use your own?
I’ll keep you posted on the out come. Like Bill White says……..they should put headlights on bullets….then the deer will run out in front of the bullet!
Here we are at the start of a new week. I decided I'm going to stay positive about things around me.
Whenever I used to complain about paying bills my mom would say "at least you have a job".
Tired of the high gas prices! I'm saying "at least I have a truck". I remember the long gas lines of the 70s. At that time I would've payed the extra to not wait in line.
Well today's Monday.......I should be good for my positive outlook till the middle of the week!
So nice to see everyone Monday morning that came out to say hi at my Gas Protest. I drove my Stagecoach from Parrish to Apollo Beach just in case you didn't hear.
I met so many people that like me were fed up with the high prices.
Good working people just trying to make ends meet.
I really enjoyed driving my horses up U.S. 41 in the cool of the morning. We miss so much in life while traveling so fas
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\I enjoyed listening to the harness squeaking and the chains rattling.
The sounds of hoofs on the road as their heads bobbed back and forth.
The world slowed down for a few hours and it took my mind away from this crazy fast world. I also got a day off work........
Here's my Dads Cabin on the Il. River........before the flooding that's going on in the midwest.
Here it is today.........5 feet high and rise'n
There are so many shows that like to rip people apart.
Everybody seems to have turned into Simon or the guy from Hells Kitchen.
Are we a mirror of T.V.or is T.V. a mirror of us?
T.V. or all of us should take a lesson from my Grandmother.
She said "before my feet hit the floor in the morning I pray I don’t say something that hurts someone". If we learned that lesson the world would be a better place.
Thought I’d put my two cents in on the gas prices.
I think the oil company’s are shooting themselves in the foot.
If there was a shortage in hay and people started feeding their horses other things…..hay prices would go down.
If people switched from hay they might like there new feed better. Go to smaller horses that eat less hay. Maybe never go back to a big horse. The hay dealer would lose in the long run.
I won't go to a more compact horse to conserve hay. I like my big oatsmobile. But with horses like the oil companies where ever they’ve been ,you have to watch where you Step.
I might be going up to Illinois soon to see my mom.
In case you haven’t heard my mother has Picks Disease.
It affects the front lobs of the brain. I’m now her power of attorney.
Never did I think this day would come. I’m now making decisions for her. It’s getting harder to take her places. Heaven knows she said the same thing about me as a child.
My hat goes off to care givers who are with people in need 24/7.
They are truly heroes.
I hope you all had a great Fathers Day.
I found myself kicking back and remembering my dad.
He was a true man who worked hard and lived for his kids. I remember when he would show up in his work clothes to pick me up after basketball practice. The other dads coming by to pick up their sons wore suits and ties. My dad was a working man with work boots and jeans. I felt bad at the time and wished my dad was more of a city guy. To this day I feel so bad about how shallow my thinking was.
I owe a lot to LD McDowell. If I have any good qualities…….it came from him.
Looking forward to the weekend and just hanging around the ranch.
The other night I was looking out over the pasture and the horses came thundering up. The wind was blowing and the sky was black. Lightning splintered across the sky like a spider web.
The horses where chasing each other in a game of tag. It was such a pretty site. Their manes and tails blowing like a dance on a stage of green grass. With all going wrong today it was a welcome break.
Thought I’d start up the old blogg. Not that I have a lot to say or anyone listens to me anyway. But as the old saying says……”the wheel gets the squeek” or something like that.
Look at my blog as exercise for your mind. You have to try to figure out what I’m trying to say….and that burns calories. Oh and if you havn’t guessed I don’t use spell check either.
Here's my poem that was on the show about a year ago......It all started when I took offense at one of Brad Paisleys songs from his new 5th Gear cd.
The Song is I'm Still A Guy....
I’m not Feminized
Brad Paisley says I’m feminized.
Cause some of the product I buy.
To tell you the truth it’s gotten me a little upset.
What’s wrong with a guy keeping himself a little kept?
So I use a scrub to get my face clean.
So I use crest strips to make my tooth gleam.
So what if I’ve died my hair.
Heck Brads got me impersonating Cher.
So what if I go to the gym.
Would it make you happy if I had a big belly like some of my kin.
I can shoe my own horse and rope and ride with the best.
Because I’ll got a couple of highlights does that make me a Leslie instead of a Les.
I also groom Martha my dog.
You can check her out on my blog.
I have sewn up my own cuts and can take care of any trouble I’m delt.
I could care less if my boots match my belt.
So Brad you just stick to your songs about fishin,love and ticks.
Cuz it ain’t wise to call a manly men CHICKS.
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