Just a Dumb Ranchers Wonderings
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Looking East
<center><a href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/views/rosebud05032006?full=1'><img width='640' height='480' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/views/rosebud05032006.sized.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>The previous picture I was looking west, into Tullock creek country. This picture I turned around 180 degrees and am now looking east into the Rosebud river country. To see Sarpy Creek I would have to turn to my north since this is the very…
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Hired Hand
Well, I have a hire hand again. I ended up hiring the guy I was talking to. Nice, well spoken guy with experience and qualifications. With hundreds of farm and ranch jobs in the area, why did he want to come work here? This just bothers me. I finally decided to try him but I…
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Looking Home
<center><a href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/views/lookhome05032006?full=1'><img width='640' height='480' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/views/lookhome05032006.sized.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>Putting Bulls out the other day I got this picture from the mountain looking west towards home. If you look real close at the center of the picture and slightly to the left you will see some little dots that are home to me. Taken…
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What is She Worth
<a href="http://money.cnn.com/2006/05/03/pf/mothers_work/?cnn=yes">Being a mom could be a 6-figure job</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Salary.com determined that a stay-at-home mother might be paid as much as $134,121 for her contributions as a housekeeper, cook, day care center teacher, janitor and CEO, among other functions.</blockquote><br />n<br />nDamn, I think they are lowballing that number. Mom's are priceless in bringing up…
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NAIS and The NCBA
Some real interesting news about National Animal Identification System (<acronym title="National Animal Identification System">NAIS</acronym>) over at my other site. <a href="http://www.noanimalid.com/archives/49-Im-Confused.html">Go check it out</a> if you want to see how the <acronym title="National Cattlemans Beef Association, shills for the big meat packers">NCBA</acronym> is just jumping on the bandwagon I advocated months ago. It's interesting.<br />n<br…
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The Lucky Ones
<center><a href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/Bulls/luckybulls05032006?full=1'><img width='640' height='427' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/Bulls/luckybulls05032006.sized.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>Three of the lucky five bulls that got to go out with the young ladies and have some fun. They didn't seem very interested when we arrived at their destination but I am sure that will change. Taken 5/3/2006.</center>
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Survival
<a href="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/T/TEACHER_ACCUSED?SITE=MTBIL&SECTION=US&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT">Teen with broken neck survives in woods</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Police believe a high school teacher who moonlights as a pro wrestler strangled a 17-year-old girl, leaving her in the woods with a broken neck for than 30 hours before leading investigators back to her body.<br />n<br />nSearchers who spotted Ashley Reeves' body through driving rain…
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It’s Time
I know, I know, I'm a little behind schedule. I should have turned the bulls out to the yearling replacement heifers 2 days ago but I didn't. I felt that getting the seeding done was more important. The seeding is done though. What a relief. That has been praying at my mind for over a…
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Rage
I really had to laugh last night. My oldest had to find an article in the local paper and then write something about it. She was having a hard time finding anything interesting until she came across <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/05/02/news/state/45-smoking-down.txt">this story</a>. I have never seen her write like that before. Passionate, full of energy and with…
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Plum Blossoms
<center><a href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/flowers/plumblossoms05012006?full=1'><img width='640' height='480' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/flowers/plumblossoms05012006.sized.jpg' alt='' /></a><center><br />n<br />n<center>The wild plums are in full bloom now. I sure wish I could link the smell. They smell great. They could easily get frosted and there will be no plums like last year. We will wait and see. Taken 5/1/2006.<center>