b"table of contentsJanuary 2021 from the Publisher5Ask the Vet: Sweet Dreams A MILE WIDE AND AN INCH DEEP, OR AN INCH WIDE 8 The Old Storyteller: .Meanwhile, AND A MILE DEEP?Back at the Ranch How deep are the relationships you have with friends? Friendship is something we all 11The Arizona Duuude: On the want. Friends can put a smile on our faces and love in our hearts. It always amazes 8 Open Range with Richard Shaw 11 me when people say they have hundreds of friends on 14DIY: Industrial Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter. 16The Bottom Line: Estate Planning Maybe the definition of friends today is different than what for 20Edward H. Peplow Jr.: Women of years I thought was the definition of a friend. Remember in school the Old West, Part 1 telling people who your best 24AZ Road Trip: Cottonwood friend was? Remember saying to your parents youre going to 26Crossword / Sudoku / hang out with friends? Usually, it was the same small group 20 Cowboy Comics of friends. Last time I checked social media did 28Arizona Real Country Equine 24 not have a classification Supply Source for best friend, everyone is just lumped together and 31 News from Copper State Peruvian Paso Club spread out, over A MILE WIDE AND AN INCH 32Lee Anderson: Did You Know, In the Old West.DEEP of posts. Ask those social media friends five 35A Rancher Rests in Heaven: Robert Leslie Fletcher questions about you that they cant find 38 Running the Race: Keep SwingingDont Quit the answers to on Facebook and watch the perplexed stares youll get. Ask On A Miss those so-called Facebook friends if they understand what youre going thru or 40 A Bite of Country: Mom's Real Country Recipes have been thru. A true friend will have 42 A View of the Zoo: Wildlife World Zoo gone through your situation with you. Primate Program Friendship for me is hanging out at a breakfast place and having the server come by ten 44Alan Rockman: He Never Met A Man He Didnt 40 times asking to take our order LikeThe (Untold) Story of Will Rogers, Part 1 but we keep saying we havent even looked at the menu yet. 49From the Back of the Box Of course, that server gets a 50AHSRA Results huge tip for putting up with us taking up the table longer 52Justin Legler: No Way Blue, Happy than usual. When that breakfast get-together is done and were walking to our cars were already talking about our next talk New Year, Love Your Neighbor in a few days. Now thats friendship. I guess I would rather be AN INCH WIDE AND A MILE DEEP with real friends, 554-H: Odyssey 4H Members what about you? Dont get me wrong, social media is okay as Participate in Four States a connection source, but take a look at each person listed as a friend on your page, are they a mile deep in your life? In my Ag Expo Virtual Livestock humble opinion, the most valuable possession you can have is friendships. Hopefully, you have friendships in your life Judging Contest 42 that are priceless. If you dont get off social media and start 44 57Jim & Bobbi Jeen Olson: connecting with people, start listening, start communicating, start living and friendships will grow a mile deep.Collector's CornerValuingFriendships can have a major impact on your health and well-Collectibles being. Listen to the song by Kenny Rogers called Circle of Friends. You will be glad you did. I feel so blessed for all the 61Classified Ads friendships Ive created over the years, THANK YOU ALL!62 Taking Care of Business:Special Advertiser Section63 Advertiser Index64January 2021 Calendar Mike Barna, Publisher 50 65Charity of the Month: AZ StRUT 65 ArizonaRealCountryMagazine@gmail.com4 January 2021"