Jake’s Blog

LOTS OF BULL

April 1, 2019

The past couple of months have been filled with lots of bull for me. No brag, just fact! I recently helped a man who I know that is about as close to being a real cowboy as anyone I have ever met. His name is Jim Murff who has lived most of his life around […]


A NATURAL PINKIE

March 1, 2019

It didn’t surprise me when I learned that my 275-pound son Jarid, who played defensive tackle at Oklahoma State, agreed to wear a pink wig to raise funds for breast cancer. Back in September he wore a red sequined strapless dress, red high heels and a wig to participate in a singing assignment made by […]


ONE MEMORABLE LUNCH

February 1, 2019

It seems like it was only yesterday, but it was over 35 years ago when I sat at a table at a prestigious Dallas country club with the late Herb Kelleher and the now retired Colleen Barrett. I was a rookie in the aviation industry running Associated Air Center and I was in awe of […]


DADDY DAYCARE

January 1, 2019

Recently I was sitting with my 31 year old daughter, Jacqueline, at my ranch in a deer blind that I named “Daddy Daycare” many years ago. This “distraction free” quiet environment gave me plenty of time to think and “be present.” Our mission was to harvest (shoot) some wild feral hogs or whitetail deer as […]


NEVER ENOUGH

December 1, 2018

This past Veteran’s Day I attended my church’s evening service honoring our military veterans as I do each year. As always, it was a wonderful service with a lot of patriotic music. Veterans attending often wear or display something to reflect their branch of service. This year, I promised myself that I would not let […]


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