Just a Dumb Ranchers Wonderings
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Drought
The drought has been going on for about 7 years now in this area and I am getting sick of it. Continually worrying about the moisture, cattle, grass and the future of farming gets to a person after a while. Well I see the NOAA has come out with its <a href="http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/expert_assessment/season_drought.gif">new drought outlook</a> and…
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Oil
I hate engine motor oil. I hate all oil incluging diesel fuel oil, hydraulic oil, gear oil and grease. Give me good, clean, natural cow manure any day.<br />n<br />n<b>A human being must have occupation if he or she is not to become a nuisance to the world. Dorothy L. Sayers </b>
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Worms And Viruses
I don't know about anybody else, but I have been getting a lot of strange e-mails lately, not spam, and I delete them immediately since I suspect they are a worm or virus coming to affect my computer. Now I read <a href="http://www.thisislondon.com/news/articles/9676435?source=Evening%20Standard+">this story</a> that says experts are worried that a systematic attack might be…
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Children
I am totally flabbergasted by <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?tl=1&display=rednews/2004/03/18/build/state/10-schoolplot.inc">this</a>. Two 8-year olds and an 11-year old plan to kill a school mate. All because of the terrible crime of teasing a couple of them. I think they need a little thicker skin. Don't get me wrong, I know teasing at this age can really hurt but maybe…
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Crazy People
I sometimes wonder about people. Like <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2004/03/18/build/state/65-gun-plea.inc">this</a> man up in Great Falls. He wanted to go on a "killing spree." As if there isn't enough death and destruction in this world, he wants to add to it. It takes all types, but this type we could do without.<br />n<br />n<b>I arise in the morning…
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Business Opportunities
One of the things that I read in farm magazines all the time is strategies to make your farm/ranch more profitable. One of the strategies they talk about is staring a sideline business that is in line with your operation. Like a rancher having a dude ranch or a farmer guiding bird hunts in their…
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Healthy Menu
<a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20040309/od_uk_nm/oukoe_health_mcdonalds_salad">McDonald's salad fattier than burgers</a>. So this is what a healthier menu contains. Bring on the cheeseburger please.<br />n<br />n<b>Exercise is bunk. If you are healthy, you don't need it: if you are sick you should not take it. Henry Ford</b>
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Dichotomy
There are times when I read the paper that two different stories jump out at me because of the contradictory qualities of the stories. This morning I saw that dichotomy again.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2004/03/16/build/nation/55-fuel-prices.inc">Fuel prices on the rise, but so is demand for gas</a><br />n<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2004/03/16/build/business/35-rvs-goodyears.inc">RV makers see good years as boomers take to the…
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Dihydrogen Monoxide
<a href="http://www.dhmo.org/facts.html">Dihydrogen monoxide</a>, an odorless, tasteless chemical that can be deadly if accidentally inhaled. My sounds like awful stuff. So bad that one California town was getting ready to <a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/h2o_hoax">ban foam cups</a> since this deadly chemical was used in their production. Little mistake here though. Dihydrogen Monoxide, H2O, is actually water. What a dangerous…
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Methane Production
Many in Montana wish to see Coal Bed Methane (CBM) production to go full steam ahead as an economic development opportunity for Montana. Now <a href="http://www.nowherethoughts.net/sarpysam/archives/000030.html">I have been real unsure</a> of this and the consequences of dewatering our aquifer in this arid country now I have another reason to be concerned. Water from some deep…