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Woman’s Best Friend
So somebody got in trouble two weeks ago. My four legged kid, and the red headed stepchild (Ryan’s dog Indy) decided that since the parents were away they could continue to visit the Boss Man’s Wife....
View ArticleWoman vs Beast
The in-laws came to visit last weekend. It’s always enjoyable when they come up to the ranch, and this time was no different. After branding on Saturday, I needed to go through a couple group of...
View ArticleTop Five Peeves of the Weekend
I had a difficult weekend. Okay truth be told I was pretty much a train wreck. It did give me a great list of my top 5 peeves of the weekend. 1. Those idiotic water bottles that use like 20% less...
View ArticleWhat Would You Take??
The Boss Man and I had our Father’s Day trip yesterday on the Nebraska Grazing Lands Coalition/Nebraska Cattlemen tour. We had a great day and I have tons of fodder for future blogs. We cut out from...
View ArticleBlog of the Week
If you haven’t heard the new “Fluffy Cows” craziness, evidently you live more in the boonies than I do. I still haven’t decided if this is a positive for our industry, or a fad that will pass with...
View ArticleDr. Feel Good
With the extreme drought situation this last year, we are still suffering from the repercussions. The hills are starting to look better with the much needed moisture, and the cattle pulled through well...
View ArticlePass It On
I read a great letter today that was posted on the BEEF website. It was from a ranch mother whose child is battling cancer. It was a tearjerker. There’s a benefit coming up for the family this...
View ArticlePassing on the Legacy
I attended the Nebraska Cattlemen Midyear this last week. The meetings took place between The Prairie Club Golf Course and the Valentine High School. One of the highlights for me was listening to a...
View ArticleThe Beef State
I have to chuckle whenever I cross the state line into Nebraska. I’m a big supporter of “Nebraska-The Good Life,” but considering cattle outnumber trees almost 10 to 1 here on the ranch, “Home of Arbor...
View ArticleNational Forgiveness Day
The Committee for Education and Cultural Action started National Forgiveness Day in 1998. The name has since been changed to Global Forgiveness Day. Happening on June 26 of every year it’s a time to...
View ArticleBlog Vacation!
Happy early Fourth of July! In honor of Independence Day, I’m taking the week off of blog writing….okay truth be told, with a family reunion at the ranch, work, catching up, and trying to keep my...
View ArticleGuess Whose on a Rant?
I hope everyone had an amazing Fourth of July. Ryan and I survived the family reunion… well barely, thanks to a little firework incident. The family is gone, and it’s back to the grind. I just...
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“They Say It’s Your Birthday”
Thirty three years ago today, the Boss Man and his Wife were “blessed” with a perfectly ornery, opinionated, hard-headed, bull nosed…the list can go on for a while….child. Yep, it’s my birthday, and...
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Get Your License Plate!!!
As I mentioned in a previous post, the Nebraska Cattlemen and Nebraska Cattlemen Foundation have brought forth the possibility of reintroducing “The Beef State” license plate. Well, the votes have...
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Oh Tear!
I have a little bit of a stubborn streak…especially when it comes to inanimate objects. I’m not a hoarder, even though I do have a couple plastic containers full of old notes which I’m sure will come...
View ArticleCounting Sheep
What does Google, NIKE, Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, the Boss Man, Uncle and myself all have in common? We are nap takers! A daily power nap is almost a requirement around here with early mornings,...
View ArticleWeekend Visitors…and Underwear!
And on the eight day, God created the ranch tourist. My enjoyment in dealing with those that come out to visit the ranch I’m pretty sure goes back to before I was in grade school and asked that age...
View ArticleInnovations on the Land
This last week I had the opportunity to attend Innovations on the Land in Lincoln. The symposium, which I’ve mentioned before brought together nationwide Leopold Conservation Award winners for...
View ArticleWhat’s In the Straw?
My second cousin came to visit two weeks ago. She is a horse loving nine year old from Carlsbad, New Mexico. Babies scare me; I have this phobia about dropping one, but a nine year old I was looking...
View ArticleHere’s to Another 125!
We had a shindig at the ranch recently in celebration of our 125th. The year 1888 must of been a progressive one as we share the anniversary with the Nebraska Cattlemen, the closest “metropolis”...
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