Just a Dumb Ranchers Wonderings
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"Last Best Place" Trademarks
I see the hoorah over the Last Best Place trademark is still not over.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2005/12/29/news/mtregional/news02.txt">Two
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Calender
One of my faithful readers sent me an e-mail copy of the 2006 Hooters calender. I was very happy that this person thought of me and sent the calendar with such <u>beautiful pictures</u> adorning it. I considered being selfish and not sharing but I decide to let all you guys, and gals if your interested,…
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Still too Warm
It still is too warm around here and getting real slick and muddy. This is December and it shouldn't be happening. I still have over two weeks worth of big square bales to haul from home to feed the cows and it's so muddy I can't load and get them hauled over to the cows.<br…
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Squeaky Wheel
The squeaky wheel gets oiled first. I guess I just don't complain about things enough.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/12/23/build/state/30-buffalo-elk.inc">FWP takes aim at hay-eating elk near Buffalo</a><br />n<br />nI read this article a few days ago and thought of a few things.<br />n<br />n1. Landowners don't let the public hunt and then complain that the wildlife are…
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What States Rights
<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/12/26/build/state/25-methane.inc">Feds pressure state on methane water rules</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>The Department of Energy hasn't officially weighed in on the issue, but the agency is preparing an analysis of Montana's proposed rules.<br />n<br />nDrilling for coalbed methane involves the release of volumes of groundwater to ease the pressure holding the natural gas in coal seams. The…
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Old Ranchers Tale
There is Old <s>Wives</s> Ranchers Tale that if the winter is tough and cold the calves born in the spring will be larger than normal, i.e. larger than if the winter was mild and warm, and you will have more calving difficulties. The theory behind it being that more of a cows energy is directed…
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The Way It Is, Sometimes It’s Hard
First off a couple of different shots of the Christmas morning sunrise.<br />n<br />n<center><a href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/sunrise/morning12252005?full=1'><img width='250' height='188' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/sunrise/morning12252005.thumb.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center><a href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/sunrise/xmas12252005?full=1'><img width='250' height='163' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/sunrise/xmas12252005.thumb.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />nIt was a spectacular one yesterday. Hope everyone out there had the same.<br />n<br />nI hope every one had a great Christmas…
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Christmas
And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed.<br />n<br />n(And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)<br />n<br />nAnd all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.<br />n<br />nAnd Joseph also went…
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Chanukah
Every year between the end of November and the end of December, Jewish people around the world celebrate the holiday of Chanukah, the Festival of Lights. Chanukah begins on the 25th day of the Hebrew month of Kislev, but the starting date on the western calendar varies from year to year. The holiday celebrates the…
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Greeting
Mike K. dropped this in my comments on the <a href="http://nowherethoughts.net/sarpysam/archives/1423-Over-the-Edge.html">Over the Edge</a> post but it deserved to be up in the main section here. Thanks Mike for the Greeting and I pass it on to all of my readers.<br />n<br />nFrom: Me ("the wishor")<br />n<br />nTo: You ("hereinafter called the wishee") and those you…