Just a Dumb Ranchers Wonderings
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Which Road Will They Take
It's been decided finally. <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/11/29/news/state/25-republicans.txt">Republicans have gained control</a> of the Montana House after the Laurel recount. So which road will they take? Will they hold true to traditional Republican values of less government and lower taxes or will they just try to outspend the Democrats in an all out bid to win the elections…
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Beau
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/horses/beau11202006?full=1'><img width='640' height='480' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/horses/beau11202006.sized.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>I was working on a waterhole and Beau had to come over and check out what was going on. He is a very friendly horse compared to the rest of them. Taken 11/22/2006.</center><br />n<br />nP.S. I am sorry for the picture quality, I think…
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The Hunt is Ended, For Now
Well, I hired a guy for the job. The response to my ad for a hand was pitiful and there was not much to choose from. Usually I get more responses than I did this time. I don't know what that is about.<br />n<br />nI am not overly impressed with this guy but what am…
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Minority
<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/11/26/news/state/62-post.txt" >Montana post offices tops in nation again</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>For the 13th time, more than any other state or postal geographic district in the country, Montana post offices again tied for highest score in the nation for local overnight on-time first-class mail delivery service last quarter.<br />n<br />nMontana's 97 percent score was two points…
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Green
<center>FROM THE PHOTO ARCHIVES</center><br />n<br />n<center>I just discovered this picture hidden away on a hard drive. Thought I would share.</center><br />n<br />n<br />n<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/Cow-Pixs/graze05222006?full=1'><img width='640' height='480' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/Cow-Pixs/graze05222006.sized.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>Cattle scattering out on lush green grass grazing. For as lush and green as it was early in the year it sure…
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After The Fact
I just love the way things work sometimes. It really shows the power the large compamies have over the <acronym title="United States Department of Agriculture, Bought and Paid for by The Big Meat Packers">USDA</acronym>. I never commented on the situation but this summer rice producers in the US had a big problem. It seems like…
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NAIS News
The Government now claims <acronym title="National Animal Identification System">NAIS</acronym> will <a href="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1152AP_Animal_ID.html">always be voluntary</a>. <br />n<br />nHA, IN A PIGS EAR!!!<br />n<br />nCheck out my thoughts on this at <a href="http://www.noanimalid.com/archives/84-Government-Vow.html">No Mandatory Animal ID</a>.<br />n<br />n<strong>The promise given was a necessity of the past: the word broken is a necessity of the present. Niccolo Machiavelli</strong>
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Snag
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/misc/snag11172006?full=1'><img width='640' height='480' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/misc/snag11172006.sized.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>This old snag laying on the ground really caught my eye. It has a lot of character. I don't know that it translates well in the picture. Taken 11/17/2006.</center>
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Thanksgiving
I would like to wish everybody a happy Thanksgiving. This is a time to give blessings for the abundance of our harvests and for the blessings of the past year.<br />n<br />nWhile my harvest's of crops and livestock were poorer than normal, I give thanks for what I did have. It was a productive year…
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Over The Top
I was a little over the top yesterday on my <a href="http://nowherethoughts.net/sarpysam/archives/2221-Revisionist-History.html#comments">Revisionist History</a> post and I would like to apologize to both Matt and Gerik over at <a href="http://www.leftinthewest.com/frontPage.do">Left in the West</a> for this. <br />n<br />nGerik, I could have presented the topic and time line of SB 415 with out the references to worshiping…