{"id":3960,"date":"2020-11-16T00:39:35","date_gmt":"2020-11-16T00:39:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kellnlivestock.com\/?p=3960"},"modified":"2020-11-16T01:33:36","modified_gmt":"2020-11-16T01:33:36","slug":"rattling-around","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kellnlivestock.com\/site\/rattling-around\/","title":{"rendered":"Rattling around"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There has been a lot of stuff rattling around inside my skull. \u00a0Some good, some bad.<\/p>\n<p>Months ago, there was a joke amongst some of my friends that Ellis County was covid-free because it was so effing dry that no virus could live out here. \u00a0Well, we got an ice storm 2 weeks ago. \u00a0Ice, snow and rain brought us much needed moisture. \u00a0Guess what blew the eff up since then? \u00a0Yep. \u00a0The rona has found its way to Ellis County. \u00a0Nobody&#8217;s life is threatened but there are a lot of sickly people. \u00a0 And to answer your question, no, I have not been tested. \u00a0I&#8217;m good. \u00a0Keep on keeping on.<\/p>\n<p>I have had a hard time recovering from my newest purchase. \u00a0I in no way was planning on buying Duke a brand new pickup. \u00a0But the current used vehicle market is retarded. \u00a0It was literally cheaper to buy him a new pickup. \u00a0Of course, he will soon have something that Kela has never had&#8211;vehicle payments.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of Kela, she is back to work full-time on The Mandalorian set. \u00a0She has to be tested 3 times per week. \u00a0She is working long hours and thankful to be working those hours.<\/p>\n<p>Were the Beastie Boys the best at making videos? \u00a0I say that visually, Shania Twain was the best, but yes, the Beastie Boys made some cool videos.<\/p>\n<p>Back in the mid 90&#8217;s, we lived at Waynoka, OK. \u00a0Great place. \u00a0A new energy company opened up a field location there. \u00a0This company was called Chesapeake Energy. \u00a0Tammy went to work for them in 1997. \u00a0She worked there for 15 years. \u00a0She really liked working with that company.<\/p>\n<p>When they first opened up and were giving out free hats and stuff, I made comment that the logo looked like the logo from Callahan Auto Parts. \u00a0Yes, from the movie Tommy Boy. \u00a0Chesapeake didn&#8217;t make brake pads but it wasn&#8217;t long until they changed their logo. \u00a0Not sure that I had anything to do with the change.<\/p>\n<p>After last year, I feel confident in how to breed Next Friday, UZI and the Mandalorian. \u00a0I also have a set of does bred to AI. \u00a0We are currently breeding for April and then May kids. \u00a0I have a lot of time, effort and money tied up into breeding these does. \u00a0Can&#8217;t wait.<\/p>\n<p>1n 2017, I spent a small fortune on limb removal and tree trimming. \u00a0Only 3 years later, and I am once again dealing with limb removal. \u00a0Elm trees are good for a tree trimming business. \u00a0I had everything cleaned up but then Saturday brought 50 PLUS mph winds that removed more limbs from tree tops.<\/p>\n<p>46 days left in 2020. \u00a0The last 2 weeks haven&#8217;t been fun&#8211;family with cancer, a friend with cancer, \u00a0a mentor with cancer, friends with covid, a friend with a heart problem that led to a stroke, another friend dead of a heart attack\u2026\u2026I&#8217;m good but dang! \u00a0 Tammy and I spend more time laughing at her little Cavapoo dog. \u00a0I don&#8217;t like him but he makes us laugh. \u00a0My values seem to have changed during this pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m ready for a concert.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, I fed out 4 steers. \u00a0This year, I have 8 on feed. \u00a0I already have 4 spoken for and I have yet to advertise that I am feeding any. \u00a0Maybe the most valuable thing that I have is 9 butcher dates in Feb, March and April. \u00a0Yes, that 9th one is for a pig that I am feeding. \u00a0I like high quality meat.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s to wishing all of you nothing but horseshoes and shamrocks. \u00a0May tomorrow be better than today.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There has been a lot of stuff rattling around inside my skull. \u00a0Some good, some bad. 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