Just a Dumb Ranchers Wonderings
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Remember
<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/06/24/build/nation/15-madcow_v.inc">Second case of mad cow disease confirmed in U.S.</a><br />n<br />nThis isn't real surprising. I always knew the increased monitoring would some day find a case. It was inevitable. But remember,<br />n<br />n<blockquote>"I am encouraged that our interlocking safeguards are working exactly as intended," Johanns said at a news conference. "This animal was blocked…
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Yesterdays News
If you haven't heard about the <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/06/23/build/nation/15-supco-seizures_v.inc">Supreme Courts</a> decision that <a href="http://www.scotusblog.com/movabletype/archives/2005/06/court_upholds_p.html">allows cities</a> to seize private property and turn it over to other private citizens then you must be living under a rock. The <a href="http://bigskyblog.com/?p=352">Big Sky Blog</a> has a review of Montana laws on the subject and <a href="http://davebudge.com/?p=477">Dave Budge</a> (among many) has…
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Unique Rescue
<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/ethiopia_guarded_by_lions">Lions Rescue, Guard Beaten Ethiopian Girl</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>A 12-year-old girl who was abducted and beaten by men trying to force her into a marriage was found being guarded by three lions who apparently had chased off her captors, a policeman said Tuesday.<br />n<br />n"They stood guard until we found her and then they just…
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Heat
I can't believe how hot it was out yesterday. What was really bad about it was the humidity. It was like breathing in a sponge. there was like a fog all day around here which was just moisture hanging in the air. That is not something that happens in Montana very often. I do know…
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The Answer
Experts worry that present rules may make <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/06/21/build/nation/65-sex-crime-rules.inc">sex criminals more dangerous</a>. For once I can understand what they are talking about. By marginalizing them so they really have nothing to lose by re-commiting the crimes. But if they wouldn't have done some low down despicable deed they wouldn't have to worry about being an…
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Random Quote
<b>Making fun of born-again Christians is like hunting dairy cows with a high powered rifle and scope. P. J. O'Rourke</b>
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The First Summer Rascal Fair
June 21st. Summer solstice. That time of year when the sun reaches the highest point in the sky in the Northern Hemisphere. The beginning of summer for those in the US. Summer Solstice is also known as Midsummer and many different cultures have festivals and celebrations in honor of it. Let us study some of…
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Danger, Danger Will Robinson
Shocking. Randy introduces us to a <a href="http://www.sfolife.net/wp-trackback.php?p=1178">danger in our society</a> that we haven't recognized up to now. Please go read this shocking information and what we can do about it. It is very eye-opening.<br />n<br />n<b>"Danger! What danger do you foresee?"<br />nHolmes shook his head gravely. "It would cease to be a danger if…
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People Eating Tasty Animals
PETA has got its image into a bit of trouble.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-peta18.html">PETA workers accused of dumping dog, cat bodies</a><br />n<br />nI always thought that this quasi-terrorist organization was into saving animals instead of killing them.<br />n<br />n<blockquote>PETA spokeswoman Colleen O'Brien said the group euthanizes animals by lethal injection, which it considers more humane than…
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Pictures From SDW
Thought I would share a couple of pictures My Darling Wife took. <a class="block_level" href="http://www.sarpysam.com/archives/1039-Pictures-From-SDW.html#extended">Continue reading "Pictures From SDW"</a>