Just a Dumb Ranchers Wonderings
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Good Taste
I don't remember cafeteria food being so good that <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2005/EDUCATION/04/09/kid.counterfeiting.ap/index.html" target="_new">I would print my own money</a> to buy it. In fact my oldest daughter would use the money to have someone else eat the stuff she's offered. That's why we send her a lunch. Then there's days she doesn't eat what we send since…
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Magic
A young cowpoke and his father were visiting a mall. They were amazed by almost everything they saw, but especially by two shiny, silver walls that could move apart and back together again. The boy asked his father, "What is this father?"<br />n<br />nThe father (never having seen an elevator) responded "Son, I have never…
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Moisture
It started raining las night about 10:00 and it rained all night and changed over to snow at 5:00 this morning and is still snowing. Isn't it <b>GREAT</b>. All that wonderful moisture falling on the parched ground. It was downright muddy a few hours ago and now there is a couple of inches of snow…
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Antelope
<img width='110' height='99' border='0' hspace='5' align='left' src='http://www.sarpysam.com/sarpysam/uploads/antelope.serendipityThumb.jpg' alt='' /><img width='105' height='110' border='0' hspace='5' align='right' src='http://www.sarpysam.com/sarpysam/uploads/coyote2.serendipityThumb.gif' alt='' />I don't know much about coyotes killing antelope fawns but <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/04/09/build/state/85-coyotes-antelope.inc" target="_new">this story</a> reminds me of the time I saw an antelope defending her baby from a coyote. It was a interesting and informative sight.<br />n<br />nI was…
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Generators
Oh has it been crazy around here. We haven't been able to kick any more cows out since we have been having nothing but trouble with generators. I got the head gasket and fixed that one but I had two others in Billings today trying to get them working. <br />n<br />nDo you have any…
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Interesting Tactic
So, you defend yourself in court, lose, then appeal to a higher court that your <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050407/ap_on_fe_st/odd_appeal" target="_new">lawyer was incompetent</a>. Awful interesting way of doing things.<br />n<br />nBy the way, I wondered how he proved up his mining claims on Mars? It seems like that would be a little difficult.<br />n<br />n<b>Equal opportunity means everyone…
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Confusion Reigns Today
Another confusing thing hit me this morning. It deals with taxes and our Governor. I read where the <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/04/07/build/state/25-school-bill.inc" target="_new">property tax increase</a> for the schools was "unanimously rejected" by the House. This was good news because the landowners of Montana can't stand another property tax increase but then I see another story.<br />n<br />n<a…
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Confused
In a local Billings story we have a <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/04/07/build/local/60-assault.inc" target="_new">man being sentenced</a> for a sexual assault on a teen. 5 years is all for this crime. I think they should cut his cajones off and shove them down his throat personally. I have absolutely no stomach for this kind of crap. It confuses me…
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Reality Check
<blockquote>Senate President Jon Tester, a Democrat and Big Sandy farmer, said the House-passed bill offers a new marketing tool for Montana ranchers that will help the economy and attract cattle feeding and meatpacking operations to the state to make use of the Montana brand.</blockquote><br />n<br />nSo, a Montana only <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/04/07/build/state/64-label-bill.inc" target="_new">country of origin bill</a>…
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Moving Out
We have been busy the past couple of days moving cows around to get them off the feed ground. After finding the bums we decided we needed to quit feeding the cows so they wouldn't bunch up on the feedground with their calves. The pasture they are in doesn't have enough grass so out to…