Just a Dumb Ranchers Wonderings
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Sleeping Baby
<center><a href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/Calves/whitecalf03172006?full=1'><img width='640' height='427' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/Calves/whitecalf03172006.sized.jpg' alt='' /></a></center>
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There be Deer in Them There Hills
<center><a href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/wildlife/deer04052006?full=1'><img width='640' height='427' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/wildlife/deer04052006.sized.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>This is actually a very rare sight in my country. The hunting pressure is high enough to keep them pretty thinned out. Taken 4/6/2005.</center>
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Spoiled Child
Wyoming is the state who has told the Feds to keep out of it's business when it comes to wolves, they will manage them on their own and they don't care how any other state or the Feds want them to do it. They have even taken the Feds to court over this.<br />n<br />nNow…
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Whose To Blame
<a href="http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=domesticNews&storyID=2006-04-04T172340Z_01_N04403059_RTRUKOC_0_US-CONGRESS-TAXRETURNS.xml&archived=False">Tax preparers make many mistakes: study</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Professional tax preparers make significant errors on returns and often charge the taxpayer more than the client had been told to expect, according to a government study released on Tuesday.<br />n<br />nThe study by the Government Accountability Office was a very limited one, involving 19 outlets of…
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Kicking Out
<a href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/Yearlings/curious04042006?full=1'><img width='250' height='167' border='0' hspace='5' align='left' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/Yearlings/curious04042006.thumb.jpg' alt='' /></a>It's that time of year again to start moving critters out to the hills and off of feed. The green grass is coming along really well and the pastures I am going into have quite a bit of old grass to go along with the new…
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Voting Begins
You might remember the Montana Quarter designs I <a href="http://nowherethoughts.net/sarpysam/archives/1575-Quarter-Designs.html">posted back in Febuary</a>. Well I see the Secretary of the Treasury <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/04/05/news/state/75-coins.txt">has approved</a> the designs that were submitted so the Governor has opened up voting on the designs.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://governor.mt.gov/hottopics/mtquarters.asp">Go Here To Vote For Your Favorite</a><br />n<br />nI voted all ready and at…
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Clouds and Mountains
<center><a href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/views/wolf04032006?full=1'><img width='640' height='427' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/views/wolf04032006.sized.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>Clouds hanging on the top of the Wolf Mountains. My Darling Wife got this picture on her way to the bus. Taken 4/3/2006.</center>
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Loyalty
<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060404/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_india_books">"Loyal" donkeys better than wives, says India book"</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>A textbook used at schools in the Indian state of Rajasthan compares housewives to donkeys, and suggests the animals make better companions as they complain less and are more loyal to their "masters", The Times of India reported on Tuesday.<br />n<br />n"A donkey is like…
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Site News
I have instituted a new commenting policy. Anonymous comments are no longer allowed. Names and e-mail address are required. I've wanted to do this for a while and never tried to activate the functionality of it. I finally figured it out. Thank you.<br />n<br />n<b>Honesty is the best policy – when there is money in…
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More Rain
We recieved another 3/4 inch of rain/snow Saturday night through Sunday to keep us wet, muddy and miserable. It's supposed to be pretty warm for a couple of days and then guess what, more rain and snow.<br />n<br />n<blockquote>SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT<br />nNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT<br />n447 AM MDT MON APR 3 2006<br />n<br />n…SIGNIFICANT…