2 Posts: Gay Cowboys and Public Interest Law
Wednesday, February 01, 2006
First Post.
I was sent an email today stating that "you might be a gay cowboy if..." and I think I may qualify just a little too well. Then again, the rainbow cowboy sticker on my desk has been reminding me for years that I should not try so hard to shun my roots.
The email went like this: comments are added to embarrass the hell out of myself.
"Top Ten Signs You're A Gay Cowboy
10. "Your saddle is Versace"
- Ok maybe not my saddle, but my tight fitting jeans, boots, and work shirts are all made by some designer.
9. "Instead of 'Home On The Range', you sing 'It's Raining Men'"
- Grace, honey, stop laughing. Just because I have this song on no fewer than three CDs (not counting travelin' mixes I made myself), you don't need to be quite so direct.
8. "You enjoy ridin', ropin', and redecoratin'"
- Yes, Yes and Yes. I love the punctuation on redecoratin'.
7. "Sold your livestock to buy tickets to 'Mamma Mia'"
- Actually I think it was the touring company of 'Rent,' and it was money earned helping my grandparents sell their livestock.
6. "After watching reruns of 'Gunsmoke', you have to take a cold shower"
- OK.. I confess Marshal Dillon was Hot back in the day. I also spend a lot of time giving Miss Kitty a big ol' "you go girlfriend."
5. "Native Americans refer to you as 'Dances With Men'"
- No, but my Grace does.
4. "You've been lassoed more times than most steers"
- I am not going into this, no it was not bondage, but... yes.
3. "You're wearing chaps, yet your 'ranch' is in Chelsea"
- Its pronounced with an Sh sound not a CH.. I know how it is spelled, and I know that it has finally been bastardized enough to get both pronunciations in the dictionary. There's slang in Webster's too, and that don't make it good English. "Shaps" is the name of the article of clothing, "Chaps" is what a saddle does to your ass if you don't take care if the leather.
2. "Instead of a saloon you prefer a salon"
- Now that depends. Yes, I do go to the salon more than I go to the saloon. But a good country bar is good for some good country dancin'.
1. "You love riding, but you don't have a horse"
- DUH.
Oh, and I do have a horse which I would never ride in the context "ride" was used in the above question. I got the call last night from my dad. I've gotta tell ya, its a little wierd to have your father tell you "you're gonna be a father."
Apparently Dad's mare (girl horse) "Cowgirl" had a baby, and my dad is giving the baby to me. There is a very distinct possibility that this baby is going to be a pretty, slender, paint horse with a blaze face. For those of you to which that makes no sense, she (we think its a she) will be BEAUTIFUL! Next time I go home I get to meet her and start thinking of a name. Because of the way horses get names, I am under the impression that she will be "Cowgirl's _________________" I am way excited!
posted by ZEUS @ 1:56 PM,
