Just a Dumb Ranchers Wonderings
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The Trip
Had another enjoyable trip to my well seasoned mom's place for Thanksgiving. It's always enjoyable for family to get together and visit during the holidays. One of the things that isn't expected is when you have to work for your dinner. Seems mom and her husband needed a roof put on a shed so we…
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Security
I got back from my visit to my well seasoned mom yesterday afternoon I have a couple of pictures to share but haven't got that far yet. Maybe this afternoon. Did find on my return that a new computer security problem has come up that affects <u>all operating systems and all web browsers</u>. <a title="Poison…
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Parks
<a title="Scientists propose conservation parks on Mars" href="http://www.nature.com/news/2004/041122/full/041122-15.html" target="_blank">Conservation parks on Mars</a>. Sounds a little bit like they are putting the cart before the horse to me.<br />n<br />n<blockquote>Next time you go for a stroll on Mars, be sure you don't leave any litter behind. A plan to keep parts of the red planet in…
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Animals
Animals have played a very important part until recently in most wars through out the world. Dogs particularly still play a large roll but others have slowly been fading out. I see that the British have erected a <a title=" War memorial for all brave creatures great and small" href="http://news.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/11/25/nanim25.xml" target=_blank">memorial to animals</a> who served…
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Thanksgiving
Today on this day of Thanksgiving in the United States I wanted to share what I am thankful for.<br />n<br />nAs with the first Thanksgiving I am thankful for the bountiful harvest the land has bestowed upon me. I work hard at being a good steward of the land and it has rewarded me in…
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Travel
The rest of the hay finally came in today. I should be more accurate, the last of the big bales. I also purchased 200 ton of hay in little small bales and I have only gotten 1 load in so far. I am going to have to start getting mean with him shortly. <br />n<br…
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Tough
<center><img src="http://www.nowherethoughts.net/pics/color.jpg"></center><br />n<br />nFound over at <a href="http://www.killsometime.com/">Kill Some Time</a>. It is really tough to do. <br />n<br />n<b>Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one. Albert Einstein</b>
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Yeahhhh!!
<a title="Tests Show No Mad Cow, Cattle Prices Rise " href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20041123/bs_nm/madcow_usa_dc" target="_blank">Tests Show No Mad Cow, Cattle Prices Rise</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>John Clifford, deputy administrator for <acronym title="United States Department of Agriculture, Bought and Paid for by The Big Meat Packers">USDA</acronym>'s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, said on Tuesday that federal scientists conducted two final…
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Dollar
I wish I understood the intricacies of the currency markets. They talk about the dollar rising or falling and I have a real hard time wrapping my pea brain around what they are talking about and the concequences of it. I do know that a falling dollar makes our exports cheaper worldwide and imports more…
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Low Risk
I would really be curious to know where this timid attitude being shown in Asian countries come from. <a title="Despite low risks, Asians cautious about U.S. beef" href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2004/11/22/build/world/65-asians-beef-cautious.inc" target="_blank">This attitude</a> is what the cattle industry needs to address to open up markets again and get people buying again.<br />n<br />n<blockquote>"Anybody who works in the beef…