Under the Wire

I guess you could say I have been “flipped off.” Now, depending on how your mind works, you may think Sue popped the clutch on the pickup while I was feeding off the flatbed. Some might assume this is a story about another of my horse mishaps. Probably a couple readers will have the old single finger salute in mind.

The truth of the matter is, you are all wrong. I am talking about, of all things, a cell phone.

Here is the story. Sue and I may be some of the earliest cell phone users in the country. Years ago, when balancing rodeo travel, kids at home, a growing radio and writing business, the...