Just a Dumb Ranchers Wonderings
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Cleaning
Today was semi-annual chicken coop cleaning day. It's one of those things that I keep waiting and see if it will do itself. It never does, and then the <a href="http://www.mea-mft.org/" target="_blank">MEA</a> (Montana Education Association) Convention comes around and makes me think of chicken excrement so I clean the coop. As much as I like…
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Alternatives
<a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/mouse_shooting" target="_blank">Improper use of firearms</a> yet again. I wonder if their is a hunting season on mice. I am sure their are better alternatives than a gun. I don't know, a cat, maybe a trap, but a handgun is a little overkill but their is all kinds of idiots in the world and a…
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Election
It used to be when the election was over a person got a reprieve from the incessant political jabber until the next election started. Since the Florida debacle of 2000, it looks like we are going to have to <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2004/10/20/build/nation/60-election-legal.inc" target="_blank">relive the whole election</a> afterwords.<br />n<br />n<blockquote>Because of the Florida experience, armies of lawyers…
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Horses
We took the new horses out for a spin yesterday. Boy are they sweet. Beau and Danny both have shorter backs than I am used to but It can be gotten used to. It just feels funny. I had to laugh. We got done riding and the hired man sniffed at his horse and said,…
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Diamonds
Big Sky Country, land of wide open spaces, cowboys, abundant wildlife and now <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=177501" target="_blank">diamonds</a>. I never knew the geology was right for there to be diamonds in Montana. Now that I think about it though it shouldn't suprise me. The question is whether there is going to be an actual dimond mine or…
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Voting
I see that early voting has begun in <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=174642&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312" target="_blank">Florida</a>. They list a lot of states that hve early voting but as usual Montana has missed the list even though you can early vote. Even the Presidential candidates are taking note of this. <br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.thedailyfarce.com/national.cfm?story=2004/10/national_floridiansareaskednottoscrewitupagain_10200400015" target="_blank">Floridians Urged Not To Screw Up The…
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Horses
During the <a href="http://bigskyblog.com/index.php?p=103" target="_blank">NILE</a> every year there is a really good horse sale. The horses are very carefully screened and very few are selected and the quality is usually very high. If you are looking for something other than "trader horses" it's where I like to go. Make a little money on calves, spend…
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People
I sometimes wonder about people. <a href="http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/mld/ledgerenquirer/news/nation/9931753.htm">Man Accused in Wife's 'Jet Ski' Death</a>. <br />n<br />n<blockquote>An autopsy soon revealed that Jennifer Easterling had been assaulted. The husband, Corbin Easterling, now sits in jail, accused of murdering his wife of seven months.</blockquote><br />n<br />nIt's seems to me divorce would be a little easier on all concerned…
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Radio
I am a little young to have been around for the golden age of radio but I do remember hearing some of the shows. My <a href="http://www.komando.com/" target="_blank">Kim Komando</a> cool site of the day tip lead me to <a href="http://www.radiolovers.com/" target="_blank">RadioLovers.com</a> which has all kinds of old time radio shows free to listen to. Go…
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Remembrance
In Memory of <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2004/10/16/build/local/48-cowboy.inc" target="_blank">Calvin Bohleen</a>.<br />n<br />n<br />n<br />nA Cowboy's Prayer<br />n<br />nO Lord, I've never lived where churches grow;<br />n I've loved creation better as it stood,<br />n That day You finished it, so long ago,<br />n And looked upon Your work and called it good.<br />n<br />nJust let me live my…