A Good Story

I like a good story, particularly when it involves animals. I never watched the Walt Disney animal movies, even though the stories were good, because animals always died (Old Yeller, Bambi) or were separated from their family (Dumbo.) This is a happy animal story, Walt Disney has been gone a long time. It was raining …

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The County Fair in Five Acts

Act I:With help from Chris Ledoux I love the music of Chris Ledoux. I've never been to a concert and it would only be the most dedicated fan who'd catch his show now as he's been gone for several years. This time of year always reminds me of one of my favorite Ledoux lyrics, “there's …

Foot rot or not

I haven't had to call a veterinarian for several years. At birth, cows and calves probably need veterinarian services the most and we have neither. I also purchase our steers and heifers with their herd work (dehorning, vaccination, etc) already performed. This week I called the vet. I don't want our cattle standing in water …

Letter to Dave

Dear Dave, After one full week of sunshine, I am drunk on vitamin D. We have lived under the pressure of low barometric readings for so long that I've lost half an inch of height. It feels so good to have a little light and to miss out on some of the rain. Dry and …

Project Fly Trap

   "I ended up changing out the flimsy plastic to a combination of 1/4 plywood and screen fabric.-4-6-12 GN" I will always trade one single large effort for several smaller ones, this is the inspiration for most of my projects. I want to create something that will work for years to come with little or …