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Just a Dumb Ranchers Wonderings

  • Cats and Dogs

    I had some good pictures of one of our barn cats Mittens and the dog Lucky and had to share.<br />n<br />n<center><a href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/cats/mittens12042005'><img width='250' height='188' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/cats/mittens12042005.thumb.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />nThis is Mittens enjoying the sun the other day.<br />n<br />n<center><a href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/cats/play12042005?full=1'><img width='250' height='188' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/cats/play12042005.thumb.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />nBelive it or not,…

  • Maybe the Time is Here

    <a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/upi/?feed=TopNews&amp;article=UPI-1-20051207-04064900-bc-japan-usbeef.xml">Japan to resume U.S. beef imports</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Japan will lift its two-year ban on U.S. and Canadian beef imports next Monday, the Asahi Shimbun reported Wednesday.<br />n<br />nOfficials said once the decision is finalized Monday, importers will be allowed to start buying U.S. and Canadian beef, which is expected to appear in Japanese shops…

  • Reminder

    <center><a href="http://weblogawards.org/2005/12/best_of_the_top_6751_8750_blog.php"><img alt="The 2005 Weblog Awards" src="http://nowherethoughts.net/wa_finalist150.jpg" /></a></center><br />n<br />nYou can go vote for me at <a href="http://weblogawards.org/2005/12/best_of_the_top_6751_8750_blog.php">The Weblog Awards: Best of the Top 6751 – 8750 Blogs Archive</a>. You can vote every day until the 15th of December. I will also leave the above graphic on my sidebar with a link to the poll…

  • It’s Been a While

    <a href='http://www.sarpysam.com/sarpysam/uploads/noose.jpg'><img width='165' height='220' border='0' hspace='5' align='left' src='http://www.sarpysam.com/sarpysam/uploads/noose.serendipityThumb.jpg' alt='' /></a>It's been a little while since I had my rope out but I think it's time.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&amp;display=rednews/2005/12/07/build/state/98-caseworker-rape.inc">Ex-caseworker accused of rape</a><br />n<br />nA caseworker raping one of his 12 year old clients. I undersand he has only been accused but he should be hung by…

  • Finally Stepping Forward

    I am glad to see Gov Schweitzer finally <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/12/07/build/state/60-ed-plan.inc">stepping forward</a> with some kind of education plan of his own. Why your popular Governor didn't do this before hand is beyond me. I have criticized him enough here on not taking a leadership role on this issue I felt it was only appropriate to say…

  • Finally Started

    <center><a href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/Cow-Pixs/feed12062005?full=1'><img width='250' height='188' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/Cow-Pixs/feed12062005.thumb.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />nI finally started feeding the cows yesterday morning. We got quite a shot of snow overnight and with the cold temperatures it was time. I wanted to start feeding the big square bales I bought which I had left over from last year but that…

  • More Information on HIS

    Herd Identification System (HIS). <br />n<br />n[sarcasm]Interesting[/sarcasm] commentary from Mike John of the National Cattleman's Beef Association (<acronym title="National Cattlemans Beef Association, shills for the big meat packers">NCBA</acronym>), (the right arm of the meat packers) on the <a href="http://www.cattlenetwork.com/AID_Content.asp?contentid=13841">HIS</a>.<br />n<br />n<blockquote>As chairman, I have spent many hours working with my fellow commission members to move…

  • Ten Days

    <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&amp;display=rednews/2005/12/06/build/local/25-snow.inc">10 days of snow breaks record</a><br />n<br />nLike I said I could use a break and that headline says it all. We never seem to have gotten much but every day does wear on a person and it wears on the cattle. Yesterday morning the snow and 50 MPH winds were very obnoxious and…

  • Cowboy Spirit

    I have to admit <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&amp;display=rednews/2005/12/05/build/state/40-legislators.inc">this one</a> made me laugh.<br />n<br />n<blockquote>'Cowboy spirit'<br />n<br />nOne of the measures designated July 23 as the National Day of the American Cowboy. Introduced by Sen. Craig Thomas, R-Wyo., and supported by most Western senators, the resolution that passed in May labeled the cowboy "an American icon."<br />n<br />nThe…

  • Scary

    <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&amp;display=rednews/2005/12/05/build/state/20-session.inc">Schweitzer calls special session</a><br />n<br />nHang on to your wallets. The legislature is out to screw us again thanks to your Governor. <img src="http://www.sarpysam.com/templates/default/img/emoticons/smile.png" alt=":-)" class="emoticon" /><br />n<br />n<b>Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made. Otto von Bismarck</b>

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