It is fall break in Oklahoma.  Which does not mean a day off?  Practice at the Ag Building, deliver some online goats, sent a few turds to the sale barn, back to Fargo to look at some wethers, drilled some triticale, sorted some goats, load the trailer and head to Pfeiffer’s to deliver a few more goats and maybe find a bargain.        Speaking of turds, I stopped in at

      Too many irons in the fire.  That would be me.  Tuesday was wicked busy as Blue & Gold/DJs money was coming in, we were hosting the Woodward PI group Opening Ceremonies/Greenhand Quiz contest.  The Woodward PI Group is  all of the FFA chapters in Woodward, Ellis, Harper and Dewey counties.  And in between, I took a group of kids to help cover silage pits at the feedlot north of town.  And some

       It was a FUN day at Shattuck High School.  First, I’ve been in Tulsa for the past week.  Next, I realize now that there were 3 football games on this Monday night schedule.  And…And….and did I mention that this was Blue & Gold/DJs meat sales delivery day.  It wasn’t a fun day, but it actually went fairly smooth.  Great Help always makes things go better.  Tomorrow, opening ceremonies/greenhand quiz contests at Shattuck.

     I’ve been away from the keyboard for almost a week.  The world is probably a smarter place as a result.   I have been at Tulsa since last Monday morning.  How did Tulsa go?      Well, the Shattuck FFA faired well.  We did very well in the FFA exhibit building with grass boards, photography, news boards and horticulture type stuff.  Lots of grands and reserves.        The livestock judging contest

     This has NOT been a fun weekend, although there were some highlights.  I woke up about 1 am on Friday morning and hurt all over.  I felt like stomped dog crap.  I wasn’t sick to my stomach and no headache.  I just hurt.  I stumbled through Friday and then crashed on the couch Friday about 3:45pm  till Saturday morning.  This meant that I missed steaks and good times at Charlie’s with friends and

The following words are not mine.   I saw this on facebook and I appreciate what the author is saying.  I think it applies to all species of livestock. “Long-Necked, Freaky-Fronted Females Need Not Apply In 1971 the Canadian Rock Group, Five Man Electrical Band, released the song “Signs” which popularized the line “Long Haired Freaky People Need Not Apply”. While this song was fighting the “establishment”, I feel the show ring of today is

     Yes, we had a flush today.  I traveled to Schneberger’s. It was good.  The flushes….not so good.          But it was still good.  I took two older, proven does.  You know, the kind that should be flushed.  Sure, they are 8 years old.  I got a bit of a lecture during the first flush, that it is a waste of time to flush a doe older than 5 years of

      Everybody has a loss.  It is a part of life.  I can’t explain it nor can you.  It happens.  We don’t have to like it and we can’t change it, but it still happens.  I lost a cousin.  He was also a trusted advisor as he was one of the best welders in this part of the world.  I lost a friend that I liked to BS with about things, nothing, everything.

     I got word from favorite Nebraskan that Big Rumour had sired the res. grand market doe at the Ak-Sar-Ben show.  Ron Simonson has had a banner year with the Big Rumour kids.  I got word today that a Rumour Has It x Joe Dirt wether named “Mike” was grand at the Arkansas-Oklahoma State Fair in Ft. Smith.       This past Saturday was the State Fair of Oklahoma.  This isn’t a true

     We are outside watching this supermoon total eclipse of a blood moon that hasn’t happened since 1982 and won’t happen again until 2033 or something like that.  I’ve been watching through some hi-end binoculars that I got for Christmas several years ago. Tammy has her camera out.  And Duke….well, Duke has a .22 rifle with a tactical light shining into the night looking for the big skunk.  He isn’t happy with the two