Just a Dumb Ranchers Wonderings
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Quiz Cont.
Well, nobody wanted to play on my <a href="http://www.nowherethoughts.net/sarpysam/archives/000357.html">Quiz</a>. I was going to show you pictures as I worked on it but since nobody would play I will just show you the <a href="http://www.nowherethoughts.net/pics/swing.jpg" onclick="window.open('http://www.nowherethoughts.net/pics/swing.jpg','popup','width=660,height=500,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false">finished</a> <a href="http://www.nowherethoughts.net/pics/swing1.jpg" onclick="window.open('http://www.nowherethoughts.net/pics/swing1.jpg','popup','width=620,height=620,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false">product</a>. My son has a birthday coming up so we were going to give…
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Interesting Idea
There are many distractions a person faces while driving these days. One of these distractions is eating while you are driving. Well the town of Green River, WY has a solution of sorts to this problem. <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2004/05/09/build/wyoming/65-beer-sales.inc">City considers beer sales at fast-food chains</a>. At least if you're having a beer with your food you…
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Oil Prices
I see <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2004/05/08/build/business/54-oil-prices.inc">oil prices are continuing to rise</a>. I read a real interesting article recently that had a very good explanation as to why prices on oil were rising. It is not available online so I can't link it. The reason they gave for the rise in oil prices was the dollar has been…
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Iraqi Prisoners
I have made <a href="http://www.nowherethoughts.net/sarpysam/archives/000351.html">my point</a> that I felt the treatment of prisoners in Iraq was horrible. Here is the <a href="http://riverbendblog.blogspot.com/2004_05_01_riverbendblog_archive.html#108392335918002921">view of Riverbend</a>, a young Iraq girl who blogs sometimes. Here is a couple of interesting excerpts.<br />n<br />n<i>And through all this, Bush gives his repulsive speeches. He makes an appearance on Arabic tv…
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Age difference
<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2004/05/07/build/local/45-assault.inc">Woman accused of assaulting boyfriend</a><br />n<br />n<i>A 22-year-old woman accused of threatening to shoot her 70-year-old boyfriend and hitting him in the head with a rock was charged Thursday in Justice Court.</i><br />n<br />n22-years-old and 70-years old. Seems a little extreme to me.<br />n<br />n<b>Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you…
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Story Questions
<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2004/05/07/build/state/55-cook-mtn-fire.inc">Crews enlisted for Cook Mountain fire, others in region</a><br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.montanaforum.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=51&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0">Wildfire near Ashland explodes; additional firefighters headed to the scene</a><br />n<br />nI saw these two stories this morning with the stated headlines. The story, since it is truly just one story, was written by Lorna Thackeray of the Gazette. Since it is just…
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Cattle Prices
If a person can find enough grass this year they might not do too bad on thier cattle since it appears prices are going to be fairly good. I say that since I have all ready had buyer interest in my calves for fall delivery. I always sell my calves in the fall via private…
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Quiz
Sometimes I do something that makes me wonder if I have screws loose or not. I have taken on a little building project at my house. <a href="http://www.nowherethoughts.net/pics/quiz.jpg" onclick="window.open('http://www.nowherethoughts.net/pics/quiz.jpg','popup','width=660,height=500,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false">Here is a picture</a> of some of the building materials for the project. I was just wondering if anybody, not family, would like to guess…
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Voting
After the election debacle of 2000 there has been a push for election reform. Nice little <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1876-2004May4.html">story in todays Post</a> which really boils down to the fact that the Feds mandated a new system but as usual are behind the curve on coming up with the standards to meet there guidelines. Typical bureaucratic attiutude…
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Whatever
Some days reading the news in the morning is very depressing. It is never the same thing that gets me in a funk but this time I know what it is. I am tired of reading about the drought (<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/02/national/02DROU.html">here</a>, <a href="http://www.santafenewmexican.com/main.asp?FromHome=1&TypeID=1&ArticleID=44227&SectionID=2&SubSectionID=7">here</a>, <a href="http://www.magicvalley.com/news/worldnation/index.asp?StoryID=8709">here</a>, <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2004/05/04/build/state/45-bighorn-river-cuts.inc">here</a>, and <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2004/05/04/build/state/20-drought.inc">here</a>). It is like a really…