Just a Dumb Ranchers Wonderings
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No Happy Medium
I swear there is no happy medium in the weather any more. We went from freezing our a**es off to shirtsleeve weather all in a couple of days. Yesterday morning I woke up to rain hitting the house. I couldn't believe it. Rain in December. This is just too strange. It was soft and muddy…
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Over the Edge
<a href="http://news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=2455542005">Santa told to sack his gas-emitting team of reindeer</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>REINDEER-drawn sleds have been slammed as environmentally unfriendly, because the carrot-munching animals produce the greenhouse gas methane in their wind.<br />n<br />nNow Santa has been urged to ditch his sleigh team and start travelling on public transport to cut down on greenhouse gas emissions.…
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Santa Tracker
For all those interested in keeping track of Santa the <a href="http://www.noradsanta.org/en/default.php">NORAD Santa tracker</a> is online. At the time of writing this Santa was in the North Island of New Zealand. How Exciting!<br />n<br />n<b>Nobody shoots at Santa Claus. Samuel Butler</b><br />n<br />n<b>UPDATE:</b> While pursuing the Norad tracker site a little more I came across…
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Rare Sighting
<center><a href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/wildlife/jack12192005?full=1'><img width='250' height='241' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/wildlife/jack12192005.thumb.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />nAn immature white jackalope. Not very often do you see a jackalope before they sprout thier horns. Enjoy the rare sight. <img src="http://www.sarpysam.com/templates/default/img/emoticons/smile.png" alt=":-)" class="emoticon" /><br />n<br />n<b>I know it's a rare privilege, but if one can really tackle something in adult life that means…
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PR Campaign
<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/12/23/build/business/40-japan-beef.inc">U.S. beef producers target Japan with PR</a><br />n<br />nI would be really curious to know who "beef producers" are in this. I am not opposed to somebody pushing US beef in Japan, I would just like to know who is "representing me." The U.S. Meat Export Federation is mentioned but it doesn't say if…
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Didgeridoo
<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051223/hl_nm/didgeridoo_dc">Want to stop snoring? Try the didgeridoo</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Researchers in Switzerland examined 25 patients who suffered from snoring and moderate obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, both common sleep disorders.<br />n<br />nHalf the group were given daily lessons in playing the didgeridoo, a wind instrument about 1.5 meters (yards) long which originated in northern Australia and…
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Baby Found in Barn
INFANT DISCOVERED IN BARN, CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES LAUNCH PROBE<br />n<br />nNazareth Carpenter Being Held On Charges Involving Underage Mother<br />n<br />nBETHLEHEM, JUDEA – Authorities were today alerted by a concerned citizen who noticed a family living in a barn. Upon arrival, Family Protective Service personnel, accompanied by police, took into protective care an infant child,…
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The Big Sky
<center><a href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/views/moon12192005?full=1'><img width='250' height='188' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/views/moon12192005.thumb.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />nThe moon in The Big Blue Sky of Montana.<br />n<br />n<b>Every other artist begins with a blank canvas, a piece of paper the photographer begins with the finished product. Edward Steichen </b>
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Good News, Kind Of
<a href="http://www.helenair.com/articles/2005/12/16/montana/c02121605_03.txt">Montana economy gets sunny forecast</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>A survey of hundreds of manufacturers and other businesses across Montana and the Northern Plains as well as the Fed
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Amazing
It was simply amazing, we actually saw the sun yesterday. It seems like it has been forever since we last saw the sun around here. Don't get me wrong, it was cold. It started out the day at -20F and worked its way up to 9F. The weather service said it was supposed to be…