Just a Dumb Ranchers Wonderings
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Animal ID
I haven't talked about the animal ID issue for a while but it doesn't mean it hasn't been on my mind, it just hasn't been in the spotlight for a while. I see in today's Gazette though the issue has <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/11/12/build/state/40-cattle-id.inc">come up</a> so I can't resist my 2 cents worth.<br />n<br />n<blockquote>Marc Bridges, executive…
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Yea, Right You’re Helping
<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051111/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_farm_programs">Bush Signs $100 Billion Food and Farm Bill</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>President Bush on Thursday signed a $100 billion food and farm spending bill that includes a two-year delay on labels telling grocery shoppers where their meat comes from.<br />n<br />n"This legislation is an important step forward in our efforts to rein in spending while maintaining…
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Spoiled
I get a little snow on the ground around here and the cows think they need me to feed them hay. They were headed home as fast as their feet would carry them. I'm mean, they need to stay in the hills and keep eating the grass that is available. <br />n<br />n<center><a href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/Cow-Pixs/cows11092005?full=1'><img width='250'…
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Do More Than Criticize Please
Maybe I am missing something here but can't Jan Tester articulate a position or is all he can do <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/11/10/build/state/70-tester.inc">criticize</a> other people's stands? Today he criticizes the President on Iraq and oddly enough it's timed just as a poll is realized saying the <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/11/10/build/state/30-bush-poll_x.inc">President's approval numbers in Montana are low</a>. While I agree…
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Happy Birthday
Anybody that has read this for a while knows I spent 6 years in the US Navy and while at the time I didn't like it, I look back and am very proud of my service. Even with the normal Nave Marine rivalry, I have a lot of respect for the Marines and would like…
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Image
I see Wyoming has a <a href="http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2005/11/07/20051107_062200_flash3bm.htm">new image</a> going for itself.<br />n<br />n<blockquote>Arriving with nudity and explicit gay sex scenes between two cowboys, UNIVERSAL/FOCUS FILMS's BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN has quietly become an award season frontrunner, interviews with Academy members reveal. <br />n<br />nNEW YORK DAILY NEWS critic Jack Mathews predicts the gay cowboy movie, which takes…
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Couldn’t Resist
I couldn't resist this quote from <a href="http://spunandspinning.blogspot.com/2005/11/voting-begins-soon-for-our-magic-city.html">Tony</a> today.<br />n<br />n<blockquote>But I did learn something…if a guitar doesnt want to be repaired, dont try sneaking up on it and forcing it to go under the knife…it wont be happy in a Zen way. It burned for 45 minutes in the woodstove….</blockquote><br />n<br />nI've had experiences…
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Ahead of the Curve
I think Montana is a little ahead of the curve on <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/11/08/build/nation/92-voters.inc">making voting process easier</a>. The move made quite a few years ago that allowed for absentee voting for any reason and now the new provision that allows you to permanently sign up for an absentee ballot makes it just like voting by mail,…
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Wonder
I really wonder about humanity sometimes.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,17171391%5E661,00.html">Expert team saves axe-attack toddler</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>The 21-year-old mother of the boy allegedly attacked her son with an axe after, neighbours claimed, he cried most of the day and night from the pain of teething.</blockquote><br />n<br />nAttacking your own child with an axe, I really wonder.<br />n<br…
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Taking Care of The Problem
I found the Gazette Opinion piece, <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/11/08/build/opinion/30-gaz-op.inc">Gazette opinion: Cooperate on community pet problems </a>, interesting but it left out one important thing.<br />n<br />nFIX YOUR CRITTER!!!!<br />n<br />nEvery owner of a cat or dog needs to do their part to help control the populations of these animals and the easiest thing they can do…