Category: idiot
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Know Better
I ought to know better. I do it almost every year and this year was no exception. What did I do you may ask?<br />n<br />nI left the cows in the pine trees to long. I was trying to save hay by letting the cattle in to the upper pastures that have pine trees in…
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What You Talkin About?
<blockquote>Soaring corn prices are squeezing meat and milk producers, but consumers will not necessarily see higher prices at the grocery checkout, Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns said in an interview Thursday.<br />n<br />nCostly corn has made it more expensive to feed cows, chickens and pigs. Demand for ethanol, a fuel made from corn, has pushed the…
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Cold Weather Report
I guess I lived through the cold weather, if I'm writing this I am alive. It was down to -20 the other morning and we have had quite a few cold mornings. It's always such a fight when it's cold. Between cold engines not wanting to start, frozen water and cows thinking they are starving…
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People Are Idiots
I voted absentee a little while ago because it is easier and quicker for me. When i was done I looked at the envelope and felt the weight and knew that it was going to take more than one stamp to return it so I put two on it and sent it in. I guess…
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Chewing On The Wrong People
<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/07/27/news/local/45-burns.txt">Burns criticizes firefighters, says they didn't heed ranchers</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Republican Sen. Conrad Burns chastised a group of firefighters over the weekend for doing a "poor job" dousing a 92,000-acre blaze near Billings, a state report shows.<br />n<br />nBurns and the firefighters – members of the Augusta Hot Shots from the George Washington and Jefferson…
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Running of The Idiots
<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060707/us_nm/life_bullrun_dc">American paralyzed at Pamplona bull festival</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>A New York man was paralyzed below the waist while dodging young bulls with other revelers in the bullring at Spain's San Fermin Festival in Pamplona on Friday, festival organizers said.<br />n<br />nThe 31-year-old, named by hospital authorities as Ray Ducharn, was undergoing surgery after being taken…
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Crocodile Tears
I guess I had better shed some crocodile tears again. Why there are evil people out there that expect work to get done on Monday. How vile of them.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/ORPHAN_WORKDAY?SITE=MTBIL&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT">Monday becomes orphan workday for some</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>With the July Fourth holiday falling on Tuesday this year, Monday will be an orphan workday for…
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Despair
On a rare occasion I have hope that the hired hand is coming around and will be a really good man to have around. The other day he independently remembered that there was a stretch of fence needed fixing before we turned cattle into a pasture and went and fixed it. That really made me…
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More Money Than Sense
<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060622/ap_on_fe_st/100_burger">Fla. restaurant sells $100 hamburger</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>A hundred bucks might buy you more than six dozen burgers from McDonald's, but the swanky Old Homestead Steakhouse will sell you one brawny beef sandwich for the same price.<br />n<br />nBoca Raton Mayor Steven Abrams could barely speak between bites as he devoured the 20-ounce, $100 hamburger…
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Healthy Foods Not So Healthy
<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060521/ap_on_he_me/diet_health_foods">'Healthy' Foods a Pitfall for Dieters</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>On a mission to whip herself into shape, Kate Kowalczyk tossed out the junk food and stocked up on her idea of good-for-you staples like yogurt and low-fat cookies.<br />n<br />nDespite her persistence, the 35 pounds she was trying to shake wouldn't budge.<br />n<br />nIt turns out…