I am sure that somewhere, probably in the midwest, this weekend, a goat was born during this cold spell and that goat will be a special buck prospect that will be named….wait….wait……wait for it…….Polar Vortex. I can tell you this much, that goat was NOT born at our piece of
This title may not make sense, but it should. I’ve always tried to follow this rule, but I have deviated from time to time. My dad instilled in me, “that no matter the species, you are raising meat in the end. Don’t jeapordize the end product.” We have always had
I’m not saying that I was any busier than you were. I don’t even want to compare my days to others. I just know that today was a full day. I fired up the smoker early. I haven’t been a brisket cook before, but I have been paying attention to
How come social security is running out of money but welfare isn’t? The first group worked for the money. The second group doesn’t. Why are veterans benefits being cut, no pay raises for military personnel and our military is smaller than pre-World War II but we haven’t cut
The price of a herd-changing buck can be over-powering. It looks like this Bama football team may be over-powering. The desire to stay inside instead of doing chores in mid teen temps can be over-powering. But, right now, at this time there is something over-powering me. My left eye
I’ve got something to say. But I don’t remember what it is. Had a guy, that has me beat by a few years, tell me that the memory is the first thing to go. Then, he told the second thing. But I don’t remember what it was. I’ve noticed,
Judging is an integral part of the livestock business. As a producer, one has to constantly ask theirselves questions about judging. Questions such as: What are the show ring judgers looking for? What do my animals need in order to make them sell higher? How does this sire match up
Not a name, although I did work for a school superintendent at Waynoka named Dale Ross. That dude was good to work for. He didn’t want any credit for school success, he just wanted the credit for hiring good people that made Waynoka schools successful. Not a bad way to
Yep, 16 years ago tonight, the Kelln Klan was shacked up in a rental house in Waynoka. Our home north of Waynoka had flooded that summer. We had holed up in an apartment in town for a couple of months and then moved into an available house in town. Tammy
I like to read, watch and listen to random trivia. Worthless crap that will only be valuable if any of you ever need to use me as a lifeline on that millionaire game show. I also like to kind of learn about the behind the scenes info of successful people.