I’ve had the pleasure and privilege of hanging out with cowgirls over the past several weeks and have made these observations:

• They are very practical (Cowboy Bert always called this “cowboy logic”.)
• They are strong, capable, and willing to work hard.
• They can handle heavy feed sacks, bags of wood pellets, and maneuver heavy hay bales with hay hooks like a boss.
• They can drive manual transmissions, little “mules” and ATVs, and haul trailers of live loads; they prefer diesel trucks.
• They aren’t afraid of gross things, none of which I will explain to you out of sensitivity to your non-cowgirl selves.
• They are crazy generous, protective, helpful, and loving toward their friends, ready to feed animals or people, always hugging and proclaiming their love for each other.
• They are modern, texting as a way to stay in touch and ready for any emergency.
• They LOVE their horses (and miniature horses, mules, cows, sheep, goats, chickens, dogs and cats.)
• Cowgirl fashion: They all have hair long enough to put through the loop of a ballcap, wear all manner of boots, but never the pointy-toe types for work, and always wear bluejeans, never the skinny kind and NEVER leggings, because leggings are NOT pants.

Eventually I will get serious about work again; I can’t count on those cowgirls keeping my face fed forever.