{"id":578,"date":"2013-04-11T01:22:48","date_gmt":"2013-04-11T01:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kellnlivestock.com\/site\/?p=450"},"modified":"2013-04-11T01:22:48","modified_gmt":"2013-04-11T01:22:48","slug":"just-thinking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kellnlivestock.com\/site\/just-thinking\/","title":{"rendered":"Just Thinking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; What in the hell was that weather all about yesterday? &nbsp;5:30 am on Tuesday morning, I did chores in shorts and a t-shirt and was completely comfortable. &nbsp;By noon, I was digging under the seats of the pickup trying to find a coat. &nbsp;Thankfully, I found a pullover. &nbsp;Wind, Rain, Sleet, Hail, Snow, Thunder and Lightning. &nbsp;ALL AT THE SAME TIME! &nbsp;What? &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Things that I would pay somebody to do to help me or my kids.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>1&#8211;Fishing guide&#8211;At a big lake or on the ocean, you have to have a guide. &nbsp;Costa Rica&#8211;great guides, big fish and killer good pineapple. &nbsp;Lake Texhoma&#8211;I&#8217;ve been without a guide and caught 1 striper. &nbsp;Several times with guides&#8211;lots of fish. &nbsp;Another week or two and I&#8217;m going to pay another guide. &nbsp;Already sent the deposit. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>2&#8211;Penmanship&#8211;If you want me to write something that is legible to the rest of the world, then you better write it for me. &nbsp;My penmanship is horrible. &nbsp;I was told in 4th grade that I need to be a doctor. &nbsp;I didn&#8217;t know what it meant at the time. &nbsp;It has steadily gotten worse, the older I get. &nbsp;When I was meats judging at OSU, we had to write reasons. &nbsp;My scores automatically started at 48 instead of 50. &nbsp;Minus 2&#8211;penmanship.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>3&#8211;Guitar lessons&#8211;No, my extensive experiences on the Wii playing Guitar Hero don&#8217;t count. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>4&#8211;Showing sheep&#8211;If my kids ever want a sheep, first, I will cuss a lot. &nbsp;Then I&#8217;m going to pay somebody to go buy them and to look at them a time or two before crunch time. &nbsp;I&#8217;d probably pay somebody to shear them also. &nbsp;I know how to select, feed and show sheep. &nbsp;I don&#8217;t like it and I don&#8217;t want to do it. &nbsp;I&#8217;ll pay somebody that does like it.<\/p>\n<p>5&#8211;Ice&#8211;I&#8217;m sick of scooping snow and ice. &nbsp;Although, the exercise doesn&#8217;t hurt me, I&#8217;d pay somebody.<\/p>\n<p>6&#8211;Sports&#8211;If Duke wants to get serious at any sport, I&#8217;ll send him to camp(s) and get him better coaches. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>7&#8211;Online goat sales&#8211;Yes, I&#8217;ve sold goats online way before the rest of the world thought it was a good idea. &nbsp;Now, it&#8217;s what all the cool kids do. &nbsp;I can tell you this much, they are work to get the animals to look right without looking fake. &nbsp;Hats off to all that do such a good job now. &nbsp;I understand the time and work that went into the sales and I appreciate it&#8211;whether they have hair or not. &nbsp;I&#8217;d gladly pay somebody to fit, show them and photo. &nbsp;I&#8217;d just cook ribs, bologna and drink beer and everybody would be happier.<\/p>\n<p>8&#8211;Mechanic\/carpenter work&#8211;I don&#8217;t like working on anything that has an engine, belt, pulley, gear, electrical as well as precise woodwork. &nbsp;I&#8217;m out. &nbsp;There are numerous types of people in this world. &nbsp;There are artists, sculptors, inventors&#8211;those that create things. &nbsp;There are mechanics, carpenters, engineers, electricians&#8211;those that fix things. &nbsp;Then there are people like me&#8211;those that tear that stuff up and create jobs for the first two types.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; What in the hell was that weather all about yesterday? 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