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Yogi Berra

“If life were perfect, it wouldn’t be.” ~Yogi Berra Every Wednesday morning we have a staff meeting in the basement/school room at Whetstone Boys Ranch.  It’s

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Hard-Fast Flexible

There is a term we use around the ranch called the “hard-fast flexible.” It comes up in conversation as follows: “Hey, Matt, ” I say.

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Double-Edged Sword

At Whetstone Boys Ranch, we come face to face with some rather unpleasant behaviors. It’s our job to deal with the root causes of these

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It’s Only Natural

One must be careful when drawing uplifting moral lessons from nature.  The barbaric and the hostile are just as easily derived from observing the animal

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A Tale of Two Goats

This is a story of two goats. The first, pictured above, is a semi-feral remnant from the goat herd that used to populate the farm

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Faithful with Little

Have you ever tried to raise $150, 000 in 5 months? If you have, call me now and tell me the secret…please! If you haven’t,

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Pink Buckets

How many of you out there have brought home a wild animal for a pet?  You thought the kids would learn to appreciate nature a

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Cowboy Boots and Running Shoes

http://www.joebilldixon.com/staff.html At breakfast this morning, Brandon Maxwell and I met with Joe Bill Dixon, one of Whetstone’s founding board members. If you lived in West

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Pointing the Way

Mike is a big guy.He needs to be on the football team, or on the track team as a shot-putter.He is also a guy with

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