Seriously peeps, you know I can be a little raw, and my evil inner twin sometimes takes over the keyboard, but the truth is that Ree Drummond has a great blog with a variety of content and lots of simply stunning photos of life on a working cattle ranch in Oklahoma (but don’t hold that against her.)
Anyway, I was visiting (not gossiping… not really- hehehe) with a friend about her. Yes, I was telling her all about the Pioneer Woman and her “Marlboro Man”, all about her horses and cows and her white picket fence life; and my friend, instead of being properly sympathetic to my whining, burst out laughing!
We were on the phone, but I’m sure she blew something (probably coffee- that gal drinks it like I do!) out her nose, she was laughing so hard!
When she finally stopped choking and laughing she said, “Thorne grrrlfriend, you are the Anti – Pioneer Woman”!
For a sec I wasn’t sure whether I should feel offended or complimented or something in between, but knowing “Red”, (who, by the way, insists in her ladylike Southern way that she emphatically “did not blow anything” out of her nose)- knowing her, she never for a moment meant to offend.
So I got to thinkin’ about it, and Shelly’s right. I think maybe I am the Anti – Pioneer Woman! Ya think?
Okay, go on over to the Pioneer Woman Blog and check her out. It’s okay, I’ll wait.
Back?? K. Just for starters, check this out:
| Thorne’s World | Pioneer Woman |
| The GirlyBoi | The Marlboro Man |
| Recycled Tin Fences | White Wooden Fences |
| Parrots | Horses |
| Combat Boots | Cowboy Boots |
And those are just the right up in your face screaming differences. Believe it or not, The Pioneer Woman and I actually have a few things in common, too.
Ummm… err… hmmmm…
Okay, Maybe not.
So when I began the draft for this little fun and frolicksome compare and contrast of me n Ree (has a nice ring to it, don’ it? Hehe), I thought to use some of her gorgeous photos of her place, (with, of course, all the proper attributions) so I headed to flicker to check her out. Hmmm. Seems that her images are all copyrighted. So this draft went into the file, while I emailed Ree Drummond, Pioneer Woman to ask her permission to use a few of her images and (of course) link back to her site and awaited her response.
That Pioneer Woman must be an awfully busy gal! A week later I’m forced to admit defeat. No return email, no permission, no “kiss my ass and have a nice day” from the Ree (Not even a psychic table bump from Ethel, either!).
(Insert a heavy sigh here, darlings.)
You know, I’ve been all over her blog, and I know her Mama raised her up right because she never mentions politics or religion; she never curses and doesn’t air her dirty laundry in public, (like somebody you might know), but she must need a refresher course in manners, cuz my Mama taught me that responding to a nice little note was the polite thing to do- just sayin’.)
But fear not, dear constant reader, Thornie shall prevail! Being the creative sort, I just searched flicker for a few of those “creative commons” images that I can use. So please keep in mind that the following images do not belong to Ree Drummond, nor are they actual photos of the Pioneer Woman’s life or Marlboro Man or cattle Ranch (I can’t even guarantee that they were taken in Oklahoma!!)
*clickies on pics to go visit the photographer’s flicker photostream.
| Thorne’s World | Pioneer Woman |
First, my adorable Girlyboi butt shot. No chaps, but a sweet view! |
The closest thing I could find to the Pioneer Woman’s Marlboro Man: |
My recycled tin fences: |
White fence (with cows): |
My Swee’Pea (1 of 6 rescued parrots): |
Definitely not a Pioneer Woman Horse Pic: |
My $5 steel toed combat boots purchased used at the Yucca Valley Swap Meet: |
The perfect Pioneer Woman, Marlboro Man cowboy boot his n hers wedding cake topper: |
We are both “housewives” (I don’t think I qualify as a desperate housewife, though. Can somebody please tell me WTF that means??) Both Ree and I have incredibly romantic love stories. (Remember mine? Back when I was doing my Venusday Love posts?? If you don’t, wander back in time to Friends and Lovers (*content warning: Adult content; enjoy at your own risk) and read our lesbian love story. (I swear, that GirlyBoi is my “knight in shining armor”! We both channel famous dead people. Ree Drummond does Ethel Merman, while I am prone to screaming out some soulful blues whenever Janis Joplin decides to commandeer my vocal chords. Ree and me both garden. (What I wouldn’t give for all that cow and horse poop!!)
So what do you all think?? Are the Pioneer Woman and I kindred spirits? Are we two peas in a vast cosmic pod, separated only by a target demographic, a couple thousand miles and a (*cough) few dollars?
Or am I truly
(*drumroll, please…)
13 comments for this post
First: I love this post (especially the hilarious pix your found to fill in for our so-called Pioneer Woman)! So much fun fun fun!
Now for your question… At first the answer seemed obvious, but something was bothering me. Hmmmm. Ah-ha! Of course! (math-mind kicking in) It’s not the question that seems flawed, it’s the given: “Pioneer Woman.” What is a pioneer?
1. A frontier settler (although the “Pioneer Woman” may live on what we at one time considered the frontier, I’m pretty sure she didn’t do a whole lot of old-school settling).
2. A trailblazer, innovator, avant-gardian, leader (sorry to sound critical, but the Pioneer Woman seems to be doing what women have done for ages. I guess the only thing new about it is that she started a website so that we could watch?)
So I suppose I have two answers for you:
My first reaction was to say you are the Contra-Pioneer Woman.
But then after all this “thinking” (uh-oh) I have decided that YOU are the true Pioneer of the bunch. You are the one doing things differently, settling your own land, educating the masses (or at least your Constant Readers) in doing things differently and with more compassion, and breaking the proverbial mold.
for what it’s worth and with tons of LOVE: you are the true Pioneer Woman!
Thorne, this is a hoot! But I got to thinkin’ (always a cause for concern, just ask Shelly) and went to the Merriam-Webster on-line dic and found the following — which I presumed to edit for relevance, with appropriate additions from yours truly [in brackets]:
Pioneer: 1) One of the first to settle in a territory; 2) A plant or animal [or person] capable of establishing itself [or herself] in a bare, barren, or open area and initiating an ecological cycle.
Will the *real* Pioneer Woman please stand up!
Boo! I wanted to be the first to comment and you kept me on the phone!
OK, I snorted coffee out my nose on this one. You ARE the Pioneer Woman. Ree is a wannabe. She has too many creature comforts to be able to claim being a “pioneer.” Sure she can channel Ethel Merman (and darned well, too) but I’d rather hear Janis any day.
You aren’t even kindred spirits. Imma stumble this.
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A Pioneer changes things and creates life their own way – and that’s YOU my friend! As others have said, I’d take Janis over Ethel any day :).
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Personally, I do see the absolute connection between you two… and I can see you both, out in the fields and plains on hot, dusty days… rounding up the menfolk while wearing old, worn gingham dresses… rattling a huge triangle with a wooden spoon…
…the difference seems to be, she’d be trying to over-feed them fellers with home-made vittals…
…you’d be telling them to get off your land unless they wish to become part of your private army of the damned… something like, “CHOOSE NOW or you will be swimming in liquefied manure with concrete shoes!”
Well… that’s how I see it…
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Well, I didn’t go visit Ree’s site since I didn’t think she deserved my efforts if she couldn’t respond to you. But based on your post – and the stand-in pictures, which were hysterical – I would say that you are complete opposites. But you are truly Blazing Saddles as an I Am Pioneer Woman Hear Me Roar.
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Eda and Mr. Shelly:
Where you two posting simultaneously, or what? Hee hee. You know, eda, I was thinking that there was something wrong with my use of “anti”, but I couldn’t seem to wrap my head around the correct way to say it! You are too adorable. I love the way you broke it down! Love,lovelovelove!
And Mr. Shelly, now I have that Eminem song stuck in my head, but with your words: “Will the real Pioneer Woman please stand up, please stand up…” (Sounds like the title for a future post) Thanks for coming by and commenting!!
RED!!!! OMG! You did not say “wannabe”!!! Bwahahaha! I adore you! Hmmm… I wish I had some of my Janis on CD. I think I might still have my rendition of “House of the Rising Sun” on my studio demo… wonder how I can make it into an MP3 for my constant readers. Might be fun! Thanks for the stumble dear!
Matthew, I need a “private army of the damned”!! There is so much to do here! I could dress them all up like the cowboy in the photo up there and make them rake, and carry rocks for my labyrinths, and sift manure, and haul car parts and hold them for me while I weld them into magnificent skyscraping sculptures, and…
Where can I find recruits do you think? *Craaagz lizt*, maybe?
Bumbles! Molly darlin’! Woot! Another song title post idea, I love it! I am PW.. I might have to write my own lyrics for that one! You and Andy should be musical advisers in my “army of the damned” (You can be officers) Hahaha!
You crack me up! I’ve heard a lot about Pioneer Woman- so this was a hoot to read!! I’d rather come here to read. ;)
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Stay tuned, Ash. I’m thinking that my PW fun has only just begun!
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