Dani Squared

August 8, 2012

When heartbreak hits Home.

Grey looming clouds hung heavy in the Creek County air last Saturday as I drove into Sapulpa to visit family. To the unknowing, the dark sky would have signaled a welcoming rain in this never ending drought, but to Oklahoma residents, it was a symbol of fear and heartbreak as wildfires ripped across their hometowns. […]

August 3, 2012

Educating the Misinformed

I work in the field of agriculture, that’s not anything new to any of you. It would be easy to assume my views towards the industry are slanted or biased to be pro-agriculture. While there maybe some truth to that statement, it’s also important to know I did not grow up knee-deep, sleeping, and breathing […]

August 1, 2012

Team Roping & Slack like Peas and Carrots

I started my morning off like this… Which prompted my need to answer. Sometimes my vague tweets need explanation, and sometimes it takes a lot more than 140 characters to do so. I’ve been to over a hundred rodeos and have put more rodeo miles on my car then most people put on their vehicles […]

July 23, 2012

Callin’ babies… Duck calling that is.

I find many of my fellow 20-something singles who are childless, ranting on various social media networks about the annoyance that is the “New Parent Crew” You know the ones I’m talking about, the ones that post 45+ photos of their new “half-you” doing one thing. Sometimes it goes like this: “Oh here is a […]

July 14, 2012

Friday the 13th Adventure

After a day at work that consisted of chaperoning and shuttling high school boys to and from the Farm Show site, developing a migraine while working outside in the high humidity and 100+ degree temps, and then ending the day painting booth lines on the ground in the poring rain, I was tired, and smelly […]

July 8, 2012

Life can be a Ditch

Yes, I did say ditch, and I mean exactly that. I live my life somewhat like Ricky Bobby from Talladega Nights, except in a itty-bitty female brunette version. Basically “I wanna go fast,” and “If you aint first you’re last” are my life motto’s. Judging by as many times as I’ve been pulled over for […]

July 5, 2012

America is Beautiful

Anyone who knows me personally is already aware the 4th of July is one, if not my absolute favorite holiday. I’m drawn to the colors red, white, and blue like a moth to porch light on a summer night. Maybe it’s the history geek that lives inside me, the sense of patriotism or the prospect […]

June 27, 2012

The life of an ag journalist.

Lil Wayne and I share the same birthplace. That’s right both lil Wayne and I were welcomed into the world in the deep south city of New Orleans, and while I like to think we are somewhat in some weird way bonded by this, lil Wayne chose the life of a rapper, with dreads and […]

June 19, 2012

“He’s a duck hunter…”

As a recently once-again single woman of 22, to say my friends sounded the “Dani’s Single Siren” and have taken the opportunity to try and set me up with their selection of eligible men would be an understatement. Being that I’ve never been fond on the idea of rebounding, relationship hopping or accepting a date […]

June 17, 2012

You’re Welcome Dad.

Attention male population from teenage through 20’s, let me fill you in on a little secret. The good Lord takes into account all the wild crazy things you do through these years. Does he punish you? No, I believe he chuckles, stores those moments in a file and waits. I like to picture God as […]