Cowfolk's Guide to Getting Older (Western Humor) - Tapa dura

Judge Roy English has probably seen or heard it all in his courtroom. And now that he is retired and getting a little older, his country wisdom appeals to all who’ve had a few “senior moments” or who refuse to just sit back and grow old gracefully.

Hard-won and universal wisdom from the ranch for those folks gittin’ up in years.

Gems include:

• “Don’t spread your blanket where a cat’s been diggin’.”
• “It don’t take a very big man to carry a grudge.”
• “Every path has some puddles.”
• “When I am an old coot I will go to the Dairy Queen and dip my dentures in the hot fudge when the waitress isn’t looking.”

Roy English is the author of When I am an Old Coot. In his former lives, he was a state legislator and a judge. He lives in Texas.