Just a Dumb Ranchers Wonderings
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What A Hoot
<a href="http://www.theprairiestar.com/articles/2006/12/11/ag_news/updates/update37.txt" >Study shows preconditioning beef calves pays</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Findings from an 11-year study published on Nov. 1 in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (JAVMA) show producers who precondition beef calves at the ranch of origin consistently receive more per hundredweight for their calves than producers who do not precondition.<br />n<br />nIn…
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Homestead
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/misc/cabin12072006?full=1'><img width='640' height='427' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/misc/cabin12072006.sized.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>My Great-Grandparents homestead. I know I've posted pictures of it before but I was getting pictures of the moon against different scenes. Note the moon at the top of the tree. Taken 12/07/2006.</center>
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Let The Good Times Roll
<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/12/12/news/state/30-speaker.txt" >House panel rejects plan to restrict GOP speaker</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Republican leaders of Montana's closely divided House of Representatives quashed a Democratic plan Monday to limit the amount of Republican power on committees that influence hundreds of would-be laws, including the state's budget.<br />n<br />nOn a 5-5 party line vote, the evenly divided House…
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A Better Idea
<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/11/AR2006121101305.html" title="Free Registration Required">Democrats Freeze Earmarks for Now</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Democratic leaders declared a temporary moratorium on special-interest provisions known as earmarks as they attempt to cope with a budget crisis left by the outgoing Republican-led 109th Congress.<br />n<br />nCongress adjourned early Saturday, having completed work on two of the 11 spending bills for the…
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Wondering
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/views/nylon12052006?full=1'><img width='640' height='427' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/views/nylon12052006.sized.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>Nylon was wondering what the hell I was doing. I was just walking the dog and taking pictures. Nylon wasn't to sure about it. Taken 12/05/2006.</center>
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More News On Walter Schweitzer
There was an article awhile ago on Walter Schweitzer and the role he played in state government which I <a href="http://nowherethoughts.net/sarpysam/archives/2135-Access-Restrictions.html">talked about</a>. It was in a small paper and I have been waiting for the larger media to pick up on the story and see where it goes from there. I finally see the larger…
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Integrity
I really wonder about people's integrity sometimes. The new hired man really brings these thoughts to mind for me. I know, he has worked here less than a week and I wonder about his integrity. That sure says something doesn't it. <br />n<br />nI guess the question is does it say something about my lack…
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Hills
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/views/hills11172006?full=1'><img width='640' height='480' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/views/hills11172006.sized.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>The way fence lines break up scenery is interesting to me. Taken 11/17/2006.</center>
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Just A little More
I read a letter to the editor of the Billings Gazette that I had to comment on.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/12/10/opinion/letters/42-methane.txt" >Coalbed methane development supported</a><br />n<br />nThe letter throws out a lot of interesting numbers on why we should support Coal Bed Methane (CBM) development. The final sentence though is a little incomplete in my opinion…
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He Thinks He’s Helping
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/dog/lucky12042006?full=1'><img width='640' height='427' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/dog/lucky12042006.sized.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>My almost constant companion Lucky. I thought when My Darling Wife saved him he would be her dog. It turns out he is my dog. Fair is fair though, she stole a cat from me so we are now even. Taken 12/04/2006.</center>