Just a Dumb Ranchers Wonderings
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Address
I've ran into something new this year and it really gets annoying after a while. I just had to deal with the latest yesterday. Did you know that by the Patriot Act, when you "apply" to open a new bank account they have to verify your identity and your physical address to actually open the…
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Fat
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/Yearlings/yrlgs11162008?full=1'><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="640" height="480" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/Yearlings/yrlgs11162008.sized.jpg" alt="" /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>The yearlings, like everything else around here, are getting fat and sassy. It sure has been a good fall on cattle. Taken 16 NOV 2008.</center><br />
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Raining
Gloomy and wet. That's how I would define things around here the past few days. It's been raining here and the moisture is making it wet and muddy. Not a particularly bad thin, just miserable to deal with. It's too late in the year for the moisture to be much good but we are storing…
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Rude
What a rude awakening this morning. The furnace was not working when I woke up. I hate having to fix stuff before my morning coffee fix but I did. My coffee sure tastes good now that it is working.
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Curious
When I was in town yesterday I saw that gas prices were down to $2.15. This is almost 2 dollars a gallon below the summer high that the prices got to.<br />n<br />nThis lead to a thought running around in my head (I know, rare occurrence). People were whining, screaming, yelling and blaming the big…
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What’s Up
I know, my first entry in months was a couple of days ago and it was very negative according to some people. Was it poor of me to do that? Maybe, maybe not. The situation just really upset me.<br />n<br />nI've had quite a few people commenting to me that I need to post more.…
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Money Grab
<a href="http://www.carolinajournal.com/articles/display_story.html?id=5081">Dems Target Private Retirement Accounts</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Democrats in the U.S. House have been conducting hearings on proposals to confiscate workers’ personal retirement accounts — including 401(k)s and IRAs — and convert them to accounts managed by the Social Security Administration.</blockquote><br />n<br />n<br />nYou can wrap shit in mint leaves to make it smell better…
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Prices Tumble
I have noted that the price of calves has taken quite a tumble in the past couple of weeks and I wasn't sure why. Now I see why. The financial crisis is causing more troubles.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/reutersEdge/idUSTRE4906MH20081001?pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=0">Cattle ranchers feel pinch of credit crunch</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>CHICAGO (Reuters) – Tight credit and high wheat prices are…
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Trouble
I see that the problems with the financial system have now <a href="http://www.forbes.com/markets/2008/10/01/farmer-mac-closer-markets-equity-cx_ra_1001markets43.html">caused problems with Farmer Mac.</a> This is where non-traditional banks get their financing in the agricultural sector that <a href="http://www.sarpysam.com/archives/3240-Crystal-Ball.html">I was wondering about</a> a couple of weeks ago. This info doesn't make me feel any better for the agricultural economy.
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Badger
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/wildlife/badger09272008?full=1'><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="640" height="427" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/wildlife/badger09272008.sized.jpg" alt="" /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>My Darling Wife managed to get this really good picture of a badger. I can never get them to turn and face me when I see them. Taken 9/27/2008.</center>