Just a Dumb Ranchers Wonderings
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Rain Dance
While there is enough moisture this year for me, I always worry about the drought and what next year will bring. If next year is dry I will have to remember this.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050607/ap_on_fe_st/nepal_naked_dance">Women Dance Naked in Nepal for Rain</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>"People in this area believe the (Hindu god) Mahadev will be happy and…
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Rascal Fair Excitment
Come One, Come All<br />n<br />nThe <a href="http://www.terrestrialball.com/bippywigglesworth/2005/06/carl_wintergart.html">newest edition of the Rascal Fair</a> is an exciting extravaganza for all and should not be missed. The Fair is starting it's bi-weekly run with Extraordinary Sights that are unbelievable to behold. The host, Pandora, has done a job that truly astounds the reader and you lose yourself…
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I Wonder
There seems to be a lot of controversy today over the <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/06/07/build/state/30-mt-marijuana.inc">Supreme Court's decision</a> that the Federal Government doesn't have to respect State Laws. I won't say the decision is a surprise since the Federal Government is power hungry but I wonder what happened to the 9th and 10th Amendments to our Constitution which…
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Waste
What a waste. Turned the bulls out less than a week ago and today found one of the brand new, $2000+ bulls, laying their paralyzed. After some studying of the situation we figured out he had a broken back and was forced to put him down. He must have been servicing a cow and was…
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NCBA = Government
Recently the Supreme Court ruled the Beef Checkoff Constitutional which <a href="http://nowherethoughts.net/sarpysam/archives/970-Beef-Checkoff.html">I talked about</a> some. I came across <a href="http://www.capitalpress.info/main.asp?SectionID=67&SubSectionID=782&ArticleID=17611&TM=29005.88">H. Clay Daulton opinions</a> on this and it makes me laugh.<br />n<br />n<blockquote>Within hours after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the national Beef Checkoff constitutional, H. Clay Daulton sat down at his computer and tapped out…
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Announcement
Montana Blogger Emeritus Craig reminds us to get Rascal Fair entries in to rascalfair [at] mtpolitics [dot] net for the June 7th edition of the Fair. He also asks if anyone would like to volunteer to host it in the future. I volunteered but more are needed. Thanks for all the help and get those…
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Low
Talk about no good low down thievin' varmits, <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/06/05/build/local/60-cemetery-flower-thefts.inc">whoever's doing this</a> is the lowest of low. Stealing flowers from graves, I can't even imagine.<br />n<br />n<b>When a man comes to me and tries to convince me that he is not a thief, then I take care of my coppers. Ernestine L. Rose</b>
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Bums
<div class="serendipity_imageComment_center" style="width: 220px"><div class="serendipity_imageComment_img"><a href='http://www.sarpysam.com/sarpysam/uploads/bums06042005.jpg'><img width='220' height='165' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.com/sarpysam/uploads/bums06042005.serendipityThumb.jpg' alt='' /></a></div><div class="serendipity_imageComment_txt">Click on image for full size</div></div><br />n<br />nThey never are satisfied with their bottle and look for something else to nurse on when the are done. A handy ear works good.
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Drinking Water
<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/06/04/build/state/50-cbm-water.inc">CBM water decision delayed</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Rick Rice, an Ashland rancher and organizer of a group called Citizens for Resource Development, said plenty of landowners in the region want to see coalbed methane development and believe adequate safeguards for rivers are already in place. He said aquifers in his area are separate from those around…
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It Takes All Kinds
<a href="http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/4566875/detail.html">Drunkard Convention Under Way In Denver</a><br />n<br />nMontana Blogger Emeritus Craig always talked about the drinking culture in Montana. While I agree with him these folks are nation wide and really have a drinking culture.<br />n<br />n<br />n<blockquote>"It's all about drinking without apology or remorse," said Jake Nowak, 26, in from Milwaukee for the…