Cowboy

I am a paradox within a duality. Shocking news I'm sure, internet, assuming you are not blacked out or abstaining today, which is in and of itself, a small comfort, but still, I digress...


I have spent my life growing up mostly within the city limits of Ft. Worth, and as such, living in the eastern parts (from the near east side to the eastern hills area) and as such, I am a city boy, sure enough. But then, I have also earned my stripes tromping about in the weeds and underbrush, through the trees and in the dirt, I've scraped and cut and gashed myself on plant-life, and have even tried my hand at fishing, and I know how to shoot and clean a gun, string and draw a bow, and have a few very sharp pocket knifes that I've managed not to cut or stab myself with.

I "blame" my dad, who grew up all over the state, hunting and fishing most of his life, until he married and had kids, and even to this day, he ties up a line and hooks a fish every now and then.

I know how to fight, maybe I'm not unbeatable, and maybe I've lucked out in a my few fights and victories but I do not have any real fear of another human.

I can change the oil in my car, fix a flat tire, replace the lights, and fix most minor breakages. Thanks dad!

I can do basic electrical work, plumbing, drywall, and some woodworking. Again, thanks dad, and your close friends.


But there are other things I had to learn myself, with input from my dad and mom, but mostly I learned them on my own. So it always surprises me when a male peer of mine seems so helpless in the above realms, I mean, I can't name a single male peer of mine off the top of my head who can do half of what I've mentioned above. Why is that? Am I that odd?

And then there is the idealistic and moral standards I uphold, the worldview that I live by, progressive chivalrous chauvinism. That is the only way I can classify myself, I think, it would have made more sense for me to have been born in the late 40's and to be this age in the 60's if not the 1860's.
And I am here, because apparently, someone must uphold the code of chivalry, of manhood, of gentleman-ship and the code of honor, of knighthood, and yes, the code of the cowboy.

Why is it I always get stuck with the hard assed tasks?

Maybe because I am in fact a hard ass?

Heh, answered my own question again.


Dry up internet, I'm sick of your crying!


Laugh, love, live, endure,
~Caleb

Quotable Quotes

Aside from the above quotes on the title of this blog, below are the quotes that have offered insight and guidance to me over the last few years, I hold them in high esteem and yes, I am also quoting myself as well as others, including my lovely one, Kristen.

I hope that perhaps you will find something inspiring and helpful.




''A real gentleman knows there are but five great pleasures in life: A good book, a good drink, a good smoke, a good laugh, and a good woman.'' ~Unknown


''Every boy needs a girl in his life to love, if only because it is the best chance he has to become greater than he would be otherwise.''
~Me


"The mind is the vessel of the heart..."
~Kristen Dennis


"There's a lot of things blamed on me that never happened. But then there's a lot of things that I did that I never got caught at."
~Johnny Cash


"There's a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line."
~ Oscar Levant


"I can't make you love me, if you don't. You can't make your heart feel something it won't."
~Jessica Henson


"It ain't what they call you, it's what you answer to."
~W.C. Fields


"You weren’t an accident. You weren’t mass produced. You aren’t an assembly-line product. You were deliberately planned, specifically gifted, and lovingly positioned on the earth by the Master Craftsman."
~Max Lucado


"The number one thing I am earnestly attracted to is intelligence. Writers are thus the pinnacle of intelligence. While actors are great and awesome, writers literally create new worlds from scratch. What is sexier than that? Personally, I don't know why every person out there isn't dating a writer."
~ Rachel Bloom


"No matter how hot she is... Some guy is tired of her issues"
~quote from a bathroom wall


"I'm alive, I'm breathing, the moons in the sky, big and beautiful, somewhere the sun is shining, and tomorrow is another day, I will endure."
~Me


"I don't want to catch Pregnancy!"
~Michale J. Caboose, RvB


"I hope you brought your wallet, because the rent in hell is paid in advance!"

"Today is a good day for YOU to DIE!"
~Sargent Sarge, RvB


"Give me your best shot, I dare you, watch me fall, watch me bleed, watch me cry in silent fury, I will endure, I will adapt, and I will overcome..."
~Me


"Honor the Lord God with all your heart, mind, soul, and strength, and love you're neighbor as yourself, for this sums up all of the law and the prophets"
~Jesus of Nazareth, called the Christ


"English mother-fucker! Do you SPEAK IT?!?"
~Samual L. Jackson as Mr. Pitt, Pulp Fiction


"My path is somewhat clearly laid out in front of me, they said,
They said...
But what I see is into the jungle called life,
Into the world living and dead...
And while I can't see too much of it, or what all is ahead,
What I can see is right in front of me, so I think that's where I'll walk instead..."
~Me


"Just Google that shit."
~Me


"Watch as the room rocks
Mentally moonwalk
Mixed media slang
Banging in your boom box verbal violence
Lyrical stylist
In a time when rock hip hop rhymes are childish
You can't tempt me with rhymes that are empty
Rapping to a beat doesn't make you an emcee
With your lack of skill and facility
You're killing me
And a DJ in the group just for credibility
I heard that some of you are getting help with your rhymes
You're not an emcee if someone else writes your lines
And rapping over rock doesn't make you a pioneer
Cause rock and hip hop have collaborated for years
But now they're getting randomly mixed and matched up
All after a fast buck and all the tracks suck
So how does it stack up? None of it's real
You want to be an emcee you've got to study the skill

Who can rock a rhyme like this?
Bring it to you every time like this?
Who can rock a rhyme like this?
Bring it to you every time like this?
Step, step up, step, step up..."

~Linkin Park, Step up