Hello Darkness my old friend…….Yeah, that song. No matter what my career choice or location has been, I thrive starting early in the AM. Just me and the darkness. Seriously, in the dark. Wednesday night, I told the kids to leave the shop. We couldn’t get a deal right. It
Rolling blackout?!?! Seriously???? Who makes these terms up? And NO warning when the “rolling blackout” is going to hit. Imagine a hog farm with a farrowing barn full of babies. A greenhouse full of plugs and young plants. Damn! Give them some warning so that they can get a
Thank you to all that called, bid and/or bought in last night’s buck sale. I wasn’t sure if any of them would get a bid as right now, I have no desire to own another piece of livestock. I could understand why the rest of the world would be of
It is currently Juan degree outside. One. The plunge continues. One damn degree. I know it could be worse. Way worse! Weird thing today. I woke up thinking about eating chili and I really wanted a chili dog. This afternoon, I was getting ready to leave Shattuck, so I called
I’ve never had a buck sale in February before. This will be the first and last Feb. buck sale for me. I don’t have a clue how it will go. The current weather conditions will play a role–one way or the other. Either bidders will be trapped inside due to
Destruction is not one word. It isn’t. It is two words–Doe Goats. Sure, there are more destructive elements in the world, such as weather. But, in the animal kingdom, it is hard to find a more destructive creature. How you say? Well let’s list it. 1–Curse words–pick one, use em
I’ve never had a desire to be a full-time farmer…..till now. I now understand how those notherners that farm full-time with no livestock make it through the days during the winter months. They all have a big ass, well insulated, heated shop. They weld, tinker and work on equipment during
I’ve had plenty of people reach out to me about what equipment we will be selling. Honest answer. I don’t know and I’m not going to think about it until I don’t have goats around here. I’m sure that there will be some creep feeders and feed troughs. Maybe some
That many millions of dollars spent, a year of planning, the largest stage in the world and THAT was the half-time show? That sucked. I only watched a minute or so of the actual game. I wanted to see some good commercials and the half-time show. None of which was
We all take stuff for granted. But there are some volunteers that are simply more important than others. I could rank a list but I won’t. There is only one on this list and that # 1 is Volunteer Fire Departments and the people that volunteer. No, I have never
