Just a Dumb Ranchers Wonderings
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QOTD
Question of the day (QOTD). Actually it might be question of the year or lifetime or some such.<br />n<br />nWhy is it when my cattle get out on the neighbors place they call me and want me to get them out, but when their cattle get into my place and I tell them about it…
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Water
With the lack of natural water on my ranch, I rely on pumping water to water my cattle. This year to keep the cattle spread out on the thin grass I am pumping more water than ever. Six wells require pumping and when you live in the Middle of Nowhere there is no electricity to…
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Business
Okay, I am having another one of these, I am just a dumb cowboy moments, so maybe somebody with a college degree can enlighten me on this. <br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.montanaforum.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=396&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0">Schweitzer: Buying truck out of state was smart business</a><br />n<br />nNow you might remember I talked about this issue <a href="http://www.nowherethoughts.net/sarpysam/archives/000449.html">earlier</a> and I find it…
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Inscriptions
I find <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2004/07/08/build/wyoming/40-inscriptions.inc">this story</a> very interesting. <br />n<br />n<i>For the state of Wyoming, any etchings on the rock over 50 years old are designated as historic, said Gary Schoene, spokesman for Department of State Parks and Historic Sites.</i><br />n<br />nIt would be curious to know what the state of Montana's policy is on making…
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Rainmakers
I don't much belive in the profession of rainmaking but lately a couple of people have pointed out thier talent for doing just that. <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com/blog/citylights/index.php?p=480#comments">City Lights</a> pointed this talent out for me and I am going to have to keep it in mind. <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2004/07/03/build/local/50-reprts-ntbk.inc">Lorna Thackeray</a> of the <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com">Gazette</a> recently wrote that every…
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Justice?
I am no expert in the legal system and the following case isn't in the US but it still is wrong.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/cpress/boys_in_cages">Boys caged and beaten by parents say they're angry over 9-month jail term</a><br />n<br />nWhat is really bad about this one is the judge said that the abuse over 13 years was…
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Pi
The rain started falling about 6 and has been pouring since. I am smart enough to get in out of the rain and since I caught up on my paperwork yesterday was looking around and come across this at <a href="http://j-walkblog.com/blog/index/P15725/">J-Walk Blog</a><br />n<br />n<a href="http://watleyreview.com/2004/062904-3.html">Mathematicians Stunned when Computer Reaches Final Digit of Pi </a><br />n<br…
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Bloggers
<a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/afp/20040705/tc_afp/internet_blog">Bloggers come of age in US presidential race</a><br />n<br />nI find this article and headline to be, I guess the best word would be, interesting. I understand there are a lot of bloggers and blogging going on out there but I really don't think it will have much affect on the Presidential election. The…
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Nature’s Mystery
<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26410-2004Jul3.html">Where have all the Pelicans gone</a>. This to me is just fascinating. Nature at its finest with a mystery the "experts" can't figure out. This just shows me how little the so called "experts" know and how mush we have yet to learn. <br />n<br />nI do like the statement in the article:<br />n<br…
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Wedding
A big congratulations goes out to <a href="http://gatesofthemountains.blogs.com/weblog/">Autumn and Anthony</a> who are to be joined wedded bliss today. I wish them all the best in thier joint adventure in life that begins today in joyous celebration.<br />n<br />n<b>Marriage resembles a pair of shears, so joined that they cannot be separated; often moving in opposite directions,…