Just a Dumb Ranchers Wonderings
-
Hints
I found out a couple of things today and I am putting them here to remind myself in the future of these little hints.<br />n<br />n1. When you get a vehicle that is "new to you" make sure you can get the jack out of its stowage position with out an hours worth of interior…
-
Decision
A <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2004/08/14/build/state/50-pdogs.inc">smart decision</a> by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is making me wonder if somebody over there has recently rented a brain. It wasn't exactly rocket science to see the black-tailed prairie dog was not an endangered species. Anybody who has had any experience with them knows that if not checked they breed…
-
Sue Happy
I had read <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/08/13/build/state/68-beef-suit.inc">this</a> story in the local paper but for the life of me couldn't figure out how citizens of a foreign country could sue the US government. I found <a href="http://www.canada.com/calgary/calgaryherald/news/story.html?id=79f8d3cc-090c-4317-bc6b-5ee0c5729128">this</a> article that explains a little about how they are trying to do it.<br />n<br />n<i>Chapter 11 allows individuals to claim damages…
-
Sense
Finally somebody is at least <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?tl=1&display=rednews/2004/08/13/build/wyoming/20-feds-wolfmanagement.inc">talking</a> some sense.<br />n<br />n<i>The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is willing to discuss delisting the gray wolf on a state-by-state basis in the Northern Rockies, but is skeptical such a move is possible under federal law, an official said Friday.</i><br />n<br />nMontana and Idaho have met the U.S.…
-
YAMB
Yet Another Montana Blogger (YAMB). Klamity Karen has started her own blog at <a href="http://karbonkountymoos.blogspot.com/">karbonkountymoos</a>. You might recognize her from her comments on many Montana blogs and her dry humour and wit is a breath of fresh air. Go visit her and let her know you're there.<br />n <br />n<b>Welcome hither,As is the spring to…
-
Government
<a href="http://www.headwatersnews.org/thompson081204.html"> "We're from the government, we're here to help,"</a><br />n<br />nThey create the problem so they can engineer the help.<br />n<br />n<i>To the federal government officials in charge it's just job security.</i><br />n<br />nJob security. That's exactly what it amounts to. Put thousands of people's livelihood in jeopardy for job security. Your government at…
-
Solar
I caught <a href="http://www.wsc.org.au/competition.htm">this story</a> over at <a href="http://j-walkblog.com/blog/index/P16206/">J-Walk Blog</a> and don't get me wrong it is really neat, but it more reminds me of one of my favorite movies. Now you have to remember the movies I like are movies that show how people can overcome adversity in an inspirational way and this movie…
-
Confusion
I'm really confused about something and maybe somebody out there can help. If a mother fails to feed her baby, by law the authorities will take the baby away and prosecute the mom. The catch here is that it appears to take a special law to allow women to <a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/leisure_starbucks_breastfeeding_dc">feed their babies</a> and only…
-
Momentous
I was in the big city (Billings) today so my oldest could get looked at for getting braces for her teeth. No major problems with her mouth, just straighten them so they look better. I won't say that the cost floored me since it was in the ball park of what I expected but it…
-
Murder
<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2004/08/11/build/local/30-daycare-death.inc">Negligent homicide</a>? 20 years in prison with 15 years suspended? Then people wonder what is wrong with the criminal justice system. A child's life is only worth 5 years.<br />n<br />n<b>Murder is unique in that it abolishes the party it injures, so that society has to take the place of the victim and on…