Just a Dumb Ranchers Wonderings

  • Grass Fed

    I have been hearing more and more about <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/08/04/news/business/20-grass-beet.txt">grass fed beef</a> and the potential there is for profitability there. I'm not opposed in any way, shape or form to people doing this. I think it's great for the cattle business as a whole.It takes many more acres of ground to get a critter to…

  • Grouse

    <center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/wildlife/grouse08012006?full=1'><img width='640' height='480' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/wildlife/grouse08012006.sized.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>These little baby grouse weren't sure where to go after the fire. They were wandering around half lost. There mother was there but she was confused to. Taken 8/1/2006.</center>

  • Sick, Twisted Wacko

    <img width='165' height='220' border='0' hspace='5' align='left' src='http://www.sarpysam.com/sarpysam/uploads/noose.serendipityThumb.jpg' alt='' /><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/03/AR2006080300166.html">Man Says Sex With Kids a Sacred Ritual</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>A man accused of sexually assaulting nine boys with physical or mental disabilities told a judge that having sex with children is a sacred ritual protected by civil rights laws.<br />n<br />nPhillip Distasio, who said he is…

  • Water

  • Burn

    <div class="serendipity_imageComment_left" style="width: 250px"><div class="serendipity_imageComment_img"><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/misc/crew08012006?full=1'><img width='250' height='188' border='0' hspace='5' align='left' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/misc/crew08012006.thumb.jpg' alt='' /></a></div><div class="serendipity_imageComment_txt">One of the crews vehicles that were in fighting the fire. The license plates indicate they are from the Bozeman area. They were unable to use these vehicles because part of the fire was in such rough country they were…

  • Disconnect

    It struck me that something wasn't quite right here.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.farmgate.uiuc.edu/archive/2006/07/post_37.html">If You Are A Cowboy, How Do You Plan To Survive?</a><br />n<br />nThe title here really caught my eye. What do they mean? So i dove into the article to find out.<br />n<br />n<blockquote>Little boys and girls want to be cowboys. But today cowboys…

  • Thanks

    I failed to mention it earlier. There was a large number of neighbors that responded to the fire yesterday and it is really appreciated. A community response to such things is important to the well being of all. I thanked everybody that was there and recognize and thank them here again.<br />n<br />n<strong>When community flies…

  • Inappropriate

  • Biscuit

    <a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/cats/biscuit04222005?full=1http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/cats/biscuit04222005?full=1http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/cats/biscuit04222005?full=1http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/cats/biscuit04222005?full=1http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/cats/biscuit04222005?full=1'><img width='250' height='177' border='0' hspace='5' align='left' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/cats/biscuit04222005.thumb.jpg' alt='' /></a>Biscuit has been in and out of the Vet's office for 3 weeks now. He was in tough shape with kidney failure and a slow growing cancer on his leg. I thought he was getting better on his new diet and had the vet go…

  • Home

    Well, I'm finally back home again. Talk about a rude awakening to get a phone call at 2:30 am saying there is a fire. I look out my window to the east and see an orange glow on the horizon that doesn't just say there is a fire over there, it says;<br />n<br />nTHERE IS…