Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 The independence that is alive and well in the farming communities of central Kentucky is also present in the small town of Columbia. The land is the reason people stay there, generation after generation.#2 When I was eight, I learned how to ride an ATV. When I was eleven, I gave a speech about Tinker Bell, the Cowboy Cow, at school, and won first prize. From that tiny victory, I developed a confidence in speaking up that would later exasperate Marine sergeants.#3 I was always listening and learning from my father. When I was in the seventh grade, I helped my father with the tractor when he was spiking balls of hay. When I was in the eighth grade, I wanted to be a running back for my high school football team.#4 I was a jock community member, and I dated girls. I was not very sensitive around sensitive people, but I wanted to be. I would often punch guys and get punched back, but I wanted to be sensitive.

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 The independence that is alive and well in the farming communities of central Kentucky is also present in the small town of Columbia. The land is the reason people stay there, generation after generation.#2 When I was eight, I learned how to ride an ATV. When I was eleven, I gave a speech about Tinker Bell, the Cowboy Cow, at school, and won first prize. From that tiny victory, I developed a confidence in speaking up that would later exasperate Marine sergeants.#3 I was always listening and learning from my father. When I was in the seventh grade, I helped my father with the tractor when he was spiking balls of hay. When I was in the eighth grade, I wanted to be a running back for my high school football team.#4 I was a jock community member, and I dated girls. I was not very sensitive around sensitive people, but I wanted to be. I would often punch guys and get punched back, but I wanted to be sensitive.