Just a Dumb Ranchers Wonderings
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In The Distance
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/views/bighorns03242007?full=1'><img width='640' height='427' style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/views/bighorns03242007.sized.jpg" alt="" /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>The Bighorn Mountains in the distance with the snow still on them really caught my eye. We might see some snow her closeup later in the week. Preliminary forecasts are predicting up to 2 feet of snow in the area.…
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Medicate To Death
The story in the paper yesterday about <a href="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/D/DRUGGED_TO_DEATH?SITE=MTBIL&SECTION=US&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT">drugs and murder</a> was very interesting. It touched on a pet peeve of mine. The dosing of our children with prescription drugs to control them easier.<br />n<br />nIn a nut shell these sorry excuse for parents got prescriptions for ADHD and by hook and crook got more…
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Translation
Sometimes what a hired hand says needs a little translation. I thought I would jot down some of it here. When you interview them o course they know how to do it all and they are the best you've ever seen at it. Then once they start working watch out for some of these phrases.<br…
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Stretch
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/Calves/strech03152007?full=1'><img width='640' height='427' style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/Calves/strech03152007.sized.jpg" alt="" /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>I disturbed this poor little calf so he got up and is stretching out. Taken 3/15/2007.</center>
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Business Climate
Mike over at <a href="http://thelastbestplace.blogspot.com/2007/03/home-again.html">The Last Best Place</a> has announced he is moving from Montana to elsewhere. His reason why he is leaving really caught my eye.<br />n<br />n<blockquote>To make a long story short I made the difficult decision to move the nuts and bolts of my operation to NoDak, where the business climate is…
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What?
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/misc/what03142007?full=1'><img width='640' height='427' style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/misc/what03142007.sized.jpg" alt="" /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>Nylon and the heifer were both looking at me very expectantly. What they were expecting I don't know but the expression was there. I always find the evening light interesting like in this photo. The different tones give it a…
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Hell In A Hand Basket
Trolling through the news headlines I caught <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/03/21/ap/strange/main2593908.shtml">this story</a>. Now I always say that it takes all types to make this world but the type that does this is beyond my comprehension. So I keep trolling the news and come across <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSN2036816420070321">this story</a>. These stories just show how powerful the sex drive is…
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Hiding
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/Calves/hide03152007?full=1'><img width='640' height='480' style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/Calves/hide03152007.sized.jpg" alt="" /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>This calf truly thinks he is hiding from me in the sagebrush. It wasn't working real well for him. Taken 3/15/2007.</center>
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Clouds
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/Cow-Pixs/cowsclouds03152007?full=1'><img width='640' height='427' style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/Cow-Pixs/cowsclouds03152007.sized.jpg" alt="" /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>Some cows scattered across a hillside looking for a little green grass. There is very little coming yet but they are sure starting to chase it. Taken 3/15/2007. </center>
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They Deserve It
If you are not going to allow high quality US beef into your country, you deserve the <a href="http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/nation/200703/kt2007031515483911950.htm">highest beef prices</a> for your consumers. It isn't rocket science people.<br />n<br />n<strong>You end up as you deserve. In old age you must put up with the face, the friends, the health, and the children you have…