Just a Dumb Ranchers Wonderings
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Learning
I have been telling "experts" for years that cattle will eat spotted knapweed and they never seem to belive me. Now they are trying to <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2004/06/22/build/state/48-cattle-weeds.inchttp://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2004/06/22/build/state/48-cattle-weeds.inchttp://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2004/06/22/build/state/48-cattle-weeds.inc">teach them to do this</a>. It would be a whole lot easier to buy some cows from me since mine eat knapweed all the time and are used to…
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Beginnings
Congratulations to <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2004/06/21/build/nation/15-privaterocket.inc">Mike Melvill</a>. It is one hell of a beginning and who knows where it might lead. Onward and upward hopefully.<br />n<br />n<b>The beginning is the most important part of the work. Plato</b>
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Trouble
I bet <a href="http://wcco.com/localnews/local_story_172180536.html">two people here</a> are in deep trouble. Not only are they probably in trouble, they are surely hanging thier heads in shame. I know we all make mistakes in life but this might be a carrer killer for these guys.<br />n<br />n<b>The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure…
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HAPPY FATHER'S DAY, HON!!!!!!<br />n<br />nLove<br />nWe 4
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Flight
Here's hoping <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2004/06/20/build/nation/53-private-space-flight.inc">they manage this feat</a>. Opening access to the great beyond by private enterprise is a wonderful thing and is to be encouraged to break the governments monopoly on space. Wish I could be there for this historic event but life intrudes and work goes on.<br />n<br />n<b>Dream no small dreams for they…
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Sights
Yesterday was one of those days where I saw lots of different things that I don't normally see. I know, somebody is going to say why didn't you take a picture? Some of them I was never close enough to take a good picture, but they were a heck of a sight to me.<br />n<br…
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Free Market
Free markets at there best. <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2004/06/18/build/state/48-schweitzer.inc">Democratic Brian Schweitzer would require that all fuel sold in Montana contain 10 percent ethanol</a>. Hold it, that word require in there is a little troublesome. I guess that means it might not be a free market idea. Oh, I understand now, this is a proposal for the government…
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Dust Bowl
Here this spring I have been hearing a lot of old timers saying that this drought is worse than the Dust Bowl. I just pretend not to hear since I don't want to acknowledge this fact. Now scientists are <a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040618/ap_on_sc/record_drought">starting to say</a> the same thing. I know this story more talks about the Colorado…
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Cruelty
Animals have feelings. I know this from working with them. They get mad, tired, cranky, and depressed, just like humans. I just don't understand how <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47802-2004Jun16.html">sentencing kids</a> to "read a book about animals' feelings" can adequately convey to them anything about animals feelings. It takes a lot of time, study, and empathy to see…
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Jobs
As much as I would like to see <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A44698-2004Jun15?language=printer">Reservation Indians making money</a>. it would be nice if they had a slow year but I can all ready tell you that isn't in the cards. Wildland firefighting buisnesses are really cashing in on these dry years. I had some experience with these independent contractor type…