Author: Educated Cowpuncher

American by birth and the Grace of God, a Patriot by choice. I have worked in Agriculture all my life, punching cattle for 27 plus years. Currently I own and operate a goat rental business, travelling Kansas using goats to manage weeds, brush and invasive trees. I have a BS in Animal Science from Kansas State University. In my spare time I write Cowboy Poetry and I am working on my educational book about raising meat goats. I raise ABCA registered Border Collies and AQHA horses (from time to time I raise a colt).

The B-O Ticket Stinks

So there are rumors that Joe Biden will not be the nominee for the Democrat ticket in November. But then there are others whispering that Biden will have Hillary Clinton as a running mate. WE all know where that will lead, Biden dying the day before he is sworn in or shortly after. Then we have whispers of an Obama, perhaps Michele aka Michael, being the running mate. Others suggest that Barry Obama will be the running mate. Let’s face it, the Democrat party is getting really scary.

So, IF we get an Obama on the ticket with Biden, the rank and file Democrats who loved Barry will vote for the first black woman or re-elect the first black president. IF this happens, we will immediately fall into a gun grabbing, land grabbing, rights grabbing disaster that would set the whole country into a civil war. How do I know this? Well, this patriot won’t stand for it and I know many others who would agree. It won’t be pretty. There is more than our country at stake, it is life at most basics that will be at stake. The unborn will be murdered at unbelievable rates and then the elderly over 75 will also be at stake. And that is just the beginning. They will go after Christians (because the dems love muslims over any other religious group) and force the churches to shut down (they are already trying this through the virus Executive Orders) then they will go after anyone who stands up for the Constitution (that be me) and they will either put us in re-education camps or kill us outright. I prefer to be shot, thank you very much. Because If shot and I die, I win, I go to Heaven for eternity and I don’t have to worry about this life any longer. They won’t be able to re-educate me, I will be the one teaching others.

No, we can’t have a ticket with another Obama because it is too dangerous and even the moderate Democrats know this but are being forced to stand behind any plan of the sort. It is the PEOPLE that will have to make the decision and the Democrats are already plotting to over through the elections with mail-in ballots (stuffing the box so to speak). We can’t allow this to happen. All this stinks to high Heaven and as the saying goes, “You have bad B-O” So does the DemocRAT party, if they choose an Obama, we will have a B-O ticket that stinks.

Passion

I have always been passionate about things I love. God, The Bible, America, The Constitution, Agriculture, Horses, Dogs, Goats and goodness. I have over the years had to re-invent myself but these things I remained passionate about. These are the things that sustain me, give me the personality that I have. I am ever the same, yet changing to fit my immediate situation in life. Some think I am hateful about my stance on things, others admire my ability to speak freely without fear. I am what I am, I fear little, love much, probably much more than I should. I am fearless for those things I am passionate about. Hate me if you must.

I imagine the passion that the Founding Fathers had when they made the decision to stand up against King George, knowing and understanding as Benjamin Franklin said, “We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.” I want that passion for our Constitution to be as deep seated and real now as it was then. Perhaps then, we could stand against the tyranny of those who seek to undermine the President and his great leadership. It is sad that we have gone so fare to the left that we have to be held hostage to their stupidity and illogical ideologies. One person cannot fight against them but many can.

Just as the country was being shut down, there was a run on guns and ammunition. Why? Because those who bought guns know it will come down to fight back or be silenced. Our freedoms are worth fighting for and our liberty and freedom is at stake.

It is my hope that those who read my comments also have that passion. It is time to fight back against tyranny. Start the ripple and watch it spread. God bless!

Too Much Milk, Really?

Well the dairy farmers have been told to dump milk or drop production and take a big cut in milk. In other words, the processors are telling the farmer they either need to quit or take a deep cut in income because there is too much milk and no place to go with the milk. The processors are making excuses, in my opinion. They say they can’t keep up with processing milk that isn’t being sent to schools. They can’t make enough cheese, butter and other milk products fast enough because there is too much milk since all the schools and restaurants are closed down. Okay, let’s think about this a little bit.

Many schools are still providing meals to kids that are low income. Do the kids get milk with those meals at school? Shouldn’t they also get milk if they pickup their meals from the school? I’ve read where one school is not only handing out meals but a half gallon of milk with those schools! If all schools are handing out milk with meals, shouldn’t the processors be sending that milk to the schools? Wouldn’t that be using up some of the bulk milk? Many restaurants are closed but many are offering food-to-go. If they are using milk in their foods, where does that milk come from? Really?

The dairy industry has taken hit after hit in the past ten years, now we have the virus that has made things worse. Yet people still need milk. Walmart and some other chain grocery stores are limiting the amount of milk you can purchase because there is a supposed ‘shortage’, which is a flat out lie! Some stores have jacked up the price of a gallon of milk, which is price gouging and illegal. Only the stores and processors are making money in this situation and the farmers are losing their incomes, some are losing their farms and there are some who have been dairy farmers all their lives are committing suicide in greater numbers each day.

So what do we do? In some states, raw milk sales are allowed and in Kansas, you can go to a dairy and buy raw milk and other raw milk products made by the farmers. You pay about the same price as you would at the grocery store but the farmer actually gets a larger portion of that money (all of it), compared to processed milk. Raw milk is safe and in my opinion healthier because the beneficial probiotics that are killed in pasteurization are still in the raw milk and those who are lactose intolerant are usually able to drink raw milk as the enzymes needed to process it are in the milk.

Another option is to demand that the schools provide the milk to the children when they hand out the meals. Send enough milk for a whole day, not just one meal. This will take up some of the milk supply. The restaurants that are still in business need to use more milk and soon, the opening of businesses will start taking up the excess milk as states open back up. Consumers need to be purchasing as much milk as possible as there is no shortage!

We need to question the milk processors. Excuses that they can’t keep up with processing is questionable. If they have a lot of sick employees, that is one thing, if they are just trying to make more money by forcing a shortage to make prices rise, then something needs to be done. One thing is for sure, we need to question why we have so few milk processors. It used to be every town had a meat locker, milk processor and other small Mom and Pop shops that provided our needs. Sadly the big stores took over and now we have these kind of problems. Sometimes the old ways are still the best ways.

Bottom Line: DRINK MORE MILK, EAT MORE CHEESE, REAL BUTTER, COTTAGE CHEESE AND ICE CREAM!

I’ve Been Quiet

Yes, I’ve been quiet about everything for a few days. I’ve not written anything that is of any substance. I am growing weary of the stupidity of the corona virus rhetoric. I want to get back to work, making money and going about my life without intrusion of the government and stupid people who are still in panic mode.

I can’t watch the news for any longer than five minutes because there is nothing but updates on corona virus, as if there is nothing else going on in the world. I’ve read a few articles about the prisoners that were released from jail or prison that immediately killed, raped or robbed someone immediately after release. Perhaps those government entities that are releasing prisoners in the name of the corona virus wanted to have higher numbers of corona death related cases. It was a stupid move on their parts. Criminals in prison have lost their rights due to their criminality, let them die in prison and save society. This is a harsh opinion but those new victims would have been spared. What happened to the greater good idea. Oh yeah, greater good to release prisoners to keep states from paying for medical care. I still don’t get how they were a risk. They were in an isolated situation, that could limit outside interaction. What gives? Oh yeah, Chaos…..Saul Alinsky’s favorite tool for taking over a society.

Farmers and ranchers are suffering as the meat processors are shutting down. This is sending fears of food shortages. There are too few meat processors in the country. Perhaps we need more Mom and Pop meat lockers to process local meat. Our family has started going to local meat markets, where we know we get USA grown meats. Demand Country of Origin Labeling for your meats and veggies! WE don’t want any more contaminated food from China. We don’t want anymore cheap products from China, they have tried to destroy us with bad food, products and having the drug manufacturing market. Thanks to poor trade agreements. Thank God President Trump seen the bad in the trade agreements and changed them.

I will be quiet now. Rant over.

Conspiracy? Maybe Not

Have you ever wondered who owns the majority of our meat processing plants in the USA? For many years, out USA OWNED meat processing plants were owned by US stock holders or families. Over the years, these corporations have sold out to interests from outside the USA. In other words, our food is being processed in the USA by people from outside the USA, both physically and monetarily. Don’t you think with all the issues we are having with China that those companies are a danger to our food supply chain? Yep, I believe it.

First the meat packers are bought out by Cargill and who knows who owns Cargill but there are only FIVE meat packers in the USA handling all the beef. Tyson is owned by Cargill and I won’t go into all the other companies but I will say this, JBS is owned by Brazil stock holders. With all the outside interests, wouldn’t you be a little nervous? I am.

Then we bring in Country Of Origin Labeling (COOL) that was shot down by Congress a few years back (Thanks Senator Pat Roberts for nothing). This would have required all meat packaged to have a country of origin label, so consumers could choose where their meat came from. Why? Because the USA is importing beef and exporting it as well under the trade agreements. Meat coming into the USA doesn’t go through the stringent inspection process before coming to the USA. That meas that meat could have been laying on a dirty floor before it was shipped to the USA. Yeah, that is gross but it happens. So, COOL go shot down, food comes in that isn’t inspected closely and it gets into our food chain. GROSS!

Now comes Corona Virus. Smithfield is a pork packing plant and guess who has investments in that company? China. That country also gets chickens, pork, & beef that is slaughtered in the USA, shipped to China for processing, then returned to the USA. Do you really thing this is a good idea? I don’t.

Now suddenly all the meat packing plants are shutting down because of the CoVID-19 virus. Why? Hmmm, could China be behind it all? Possibly.

Do you think our food chain should be supplied by other countries? Do you think that food from China can be safe? Do you really want to risk it after we know baby formula from China had lead in it? The dog treats from China caused thousands of dogs to have seizures and die (My parents had a dog that ended up with seizures from eating Chinese doggie treats). Toys from China have lead on them. Do you really thing we should buy anything from China, just because it is cheap? I don’t.

Farmers in America feed the world. We are quite capable of producing most of the food our country needs (Save goat meat, we don’t have enough goats to feed the ethnic populations.). Our dairy farmers are dumping milk because the processors are screwing the farmers with low prices paid to produce, then jacking the price up in the stores. The meat packers are screwing the beef producers by lowballing fat cattle, then selling steaks for $16/pound. Who has interests in these companies? China or outside country entities. Enough is enough. It is time to buy American and buy from the local producer because the big processors have too many questionable investors and tactics.

Conspiracy? Maybe, maybe not.

Losing Faith in People

I get it, I really do; I’m sick of this virus, I am sick of the government trying to tell me what to do. I also understand that some people need the government telling them what to do as they are totally incapable of using common sense, common courtesy or their brains. Chase County, Kansas has a State Park that was packed with people when the fear of catching COVID-19 hit Kansas. The sheriff saw the danger in people packing the park and didn’t want people who carried the virus to spread it to the small county. It was self defense in my opinion. He ordered the people out of the country, closed the park and issued an order if you were from Wichita, Kansas City or other areas heavily hit with the virus you were to be ticketed for loitering in Chase County. I thought it was a good deal, even though it could be considered legally problematic.

I lived in Chase County for many years and have ties there still. I know the county has maybe 3200 residents and most are over the age of 50, which makes them more a target for the virus. While I think we should all get back to business, I don’t think we should deliberately expose people unnecessarily to the virus and this is exactly what people were doing by hiding out at the Lake. Then they would come to town to buy supplies, exposing others to the virus. Where is the logic in this? Chase County is largely agricultural and has a small tourism draw but they have already cancelled the Symphony on the Prairie and many other events in the county. People, just stay away.

In the county I live in now, there are many folks from Wichita who own property here. Every weekend they come to their weekend properties fully exposed to the virus from Wichita. I still find it amazing that we still haven’t had one case here. But these folks aren’t just hanging out in public places, they are on private property away from others. What little contact they have with the locals is getting gas at the station, out in the open. They bring all their supplies from town and they are fine. There is a big difference in these two situations.

I have lost my faith in people. In many ways, they are protesting to go back to work, which is good, yet there are some of those who think they can do around without an regard to people and deliberately endanger some populations because it’s their right to do as they please. This is where common sense, courtesy and logic fly out the window. Sometimes I think that the Old Western Laws should apply to these type of folks. You’re from Kansas City?!? GET A ROPE!!! Or better yet, don’t feed the pigs tonight son, we have fresh meat for them. Yeah, those types of people deserve the best. NOT.

I do hope we can get Kansas opened up with areas that are limited to prevent the spread. But we have to expect those with no regard to expose as many people as possible. I am tired of people ripping into me for going and doing business for my agricultural based business. “You shouldn’t be out and about.” But I am considered necessary, they don’t seem to care. All I know is, I prefer my animals and the further away from civilization the better.

The Attack on Christianity

Numerous cities, counties and states have put the breaks on for Christians attending church services on Easter. Many use the excuse that the virus was spread by Christians attending church services or conferences as a good enough excuse to charge Christians with committing a crime for attending any service. Let’s pull up a moment and look at this logically. First off, the First Amendment declares the government cannot take away the right to worship and this is exactly what governments are doing! Constitutional Rights be damned. They make no excuses but to say Christians are spreading the virus and don’t care about the general population. I say this is bull hockey.

Yes, there was a Christian conference of some sort in the Kansas City area as this virus started spreading. Many who attended the conference were exposed and spread the virus unknowingly. Does that make all Christians carriers? Hell NO! This is just a logical situation. There was a bunch of people at a gathering, someone had the virus, exposed them all and it was off to the races. So to stop the virus, government entities are shutting down churches. First it was limiting worship to no more than ten people, or allowed for drive-in services. Now there are people across the country that are being ticketed and charged with crimes for following guidelines.

This behavior is blatantly UNCONSTITUTIONAL and needs to be stopped. Of course in Kansas our Great Governor ‘I’m a dictator’ Kelly fought the legislators on stopping her ban and won her case in front of activists democratic judges. I say kiss it Kelly, we going to worship in spite of your ban. We are going to worship OUR GOD in spite of your rules. Ten people or drive in worship is not illegal, not a crime. Your hatred of Christianity, pro-life and pro-family ideology is showing through an we can recall your ass. Just remember, Jesus was a politician as he called out the leaders of his time and even called Herod a sly fox, which was a terrible name to be called back then. So if the democratic demons want a fight, they have no idea what they are going to get, after all God is still in charge and HIS people who call upon His name, still worship. You cannot snuff us out. We win if you kill us off as we go to Heaven, we win if you lose your court cases and there will be major cases filed. You see, even in the worst of times, Christians win because we are in a win-win situation, even when we are killed, oppressed and mocked.

AS for me? I will continue to go on with daily life, with or without social distancing, face mask or paperwork. I answer to a higher law.

Too Many Hannahs

Today I decided to deviate a little from my normal train of thought and tell you about one of my goats and how much I have learned about human behavior from this animal. In fact, one can learn all you need to know about human behavior by observing animals. The frightening part is, our supposed superior intellect does not give us much of an advantage over the beasts of the fields and the sad part is, our morality has lowered to the level of the beasts.

Hannah came to our goat herd about seven years ago, when she was five. She is the largest of all the females and she is a problem child. The first year I had the herd out on the road doing weed and brush control, she nearly got my dog, Jinx, hit by a car as she followed the goat across a highway. At that time, I wanted to kill Hannah but I just fired her from my work crew. Last summer, I put Hannah back on the work crew out of necessity as we didn’t have enough goats to choose who got to go on the road, so I am stuck with her until old age catches up with her, and that is when sweet justice will prevail.

Hannah is one of those type of goats you think you can trust but the moment you turn your back, she will do something to upset the whole goat cart. If she sees and opening in a gate or fence, she will go through it, leading the other goats on a wild chase that usually ends up with me commanding the dogs to get her down. That wouldn’t be so bad except for Joy, who loves to hold on and not let go, leaving the goat with some kind of cut. But in some respects, I am not sorry for the pain inflicted upon Hannah because I cannot find a way to teach her to stay where she is suppose to stay. At her age of nearly 13, I highly doubt that she will learn anything positive and her propensity to cause trouble will only give her more ammunition for causing me grief.

I really want to trust Hannah and for a while, I will give her the benefit of the doubt and for a while, things go well, then she turns like a season, unexpectedly and when least prepared. Hannah’s daughter, Havanah is exactly like her mother and as a younger goat, she is more agile and when we get her into the working chute, if we don’t crowd her quickly, she’ll jump out, missing all vaccinations and de-wormings. I think in three years, Havanah has received one vaccination and has never been de-wormed. Neither goat should be in our herd but their resilience and ability to raise quality babies keeps them from the cull pen. You might say I love to hate them.

Deep down I think the reason I keep both Hannah and Havanah is because they are a reminder of human nature and in some regards politicians. You want to trust them and for a while, you can, then when least expected, they turn on you and screw you in some way. Hannah has ruined many good electric netting fences. It costs me money to repair the fences, yet I keep her because of her genetic traits that are desirable, even if her behavior is questionable. The only real thing I can count on Hannah for is to be unreliable, troublesome and at times, a good indicator of something being wrong in the herd. IF there is a problem, Hannah is the first to run, hide and run off in the wrong direction, this is the 100% reliability about her I can depend.

I hate this doe with a passion, yet, it is her unreliability that I depend upon, it keeps me on my toes and alert, when I might become complaisant. With Hannah in the herd, I know I have to keep on top of things, to prevent problems. When you think about Hannah and her undesirable characteristics, you can compare her to politicians. You hate them for their unreliability, yet you know they are capable of going the wrong way if you don’t pay attention to them. Yet they are the ones we keep re-electing and we keep track of them and raise hell with them, when they screw up. The one constant is that they cannot be trusted without you watching them constantly. Perhaps I should cull Hannah from the herd, it would make life more simple and quiet. Hmmm, maybe we should do the same to certain politicians, after all, we have too many Hannah’s in Washington D.C,

Faith and Trust in God Will Get You Through

I don’t hide the fact that I am a Evangelical Bible Thumping, Gun Toting, American Patriot. I am a Christian, a work in progress because no human is perfect. I try not to judge and when I see some Christian going overboard with judging, I try to remind them that all have sinned and come short. I have learned in the last two years that the only way I can get through this crazy and sinful world is to have Faith and Trust God to bring me through whatever and everything that I face. This corona virus situation is no different. I have been preaching to everyone I know that they need to keep calm and go on with life but be prudent in how you get out and about. The sad problem I am seeing is that many Christians are in melt-down mode and I just don’t get it.

I was ripped into by a person who claimed to be a Christian, because I wasn’t upset about how contagious this corona virus can be and they questioned if I even took the threat seriously. I do take it seriously but I also believe completely that God’s Plan for me is all I need to think about. If I get the virus and die, I win, because I will get to be with the Lord for eternity. If I get sick and survive, I win, because I will have the immunity built up from being sick once, that I won’t get it again. If I don’t get the virus, I win, as God allows me to stay healthy. In any or all of these situations, because I believe what God has planned for me is the best outcome and His Will in my life.

Do I worry? Of course I do, but I can’t worry that much because I know God has this and all I have to do is follow along and not fight the situation. I worry more about my mom than myself, because I am her caregiver and I am the one going shopping and doing things in public and then coming home, hoping to get sprayed down with Lysol before getting around her. I take precautions and hope others would do the same, although I do know that there are some running around that shouldn’t be.

It is difficult to see fellow Christians in a panic. I hate to call them out but they do need to reconsider their walk with the Lord if they are scared. You must have hope and keep the faith if you a child of God and we must trust Him in all things. The strongest we can be is when we are down on our knees. God bless you all.

Let the Creativity Flow

The country has been basically shut down for about two-three weeks now and boredom has taken over. Cabin fever can be bad for some and for others, they reach a stage when their creativity begins to flow. There have been so many creative ideas and photos shared on social media, it becomes a type of entertainment.

A museum has challenged people to recreate a painting with three items they find lying around their house. People are sharing ideas on activities they can do with their children and some are very interesting. Others are sharing photos of their pets dressed up and there are some asking for ideas to keep their pets busy or entertained. Some folks are even fostering puppies and kittens as they need something to do, during their stay-at-home time.

Then there are those who go the extra mile and re-write songs and turn it into a virus song. The best I’ve seen was a play on Margaritaville song by Jimmy Buffett. Some of my cowboy poet friends are writing poetry.

Americans are resilient and when times get hard, they find humor in the bad situations. Laughing at the situation often offsets the stress. So however you feel, find a way to push that feeling into something creative, whether it be a song, poem, painting, woodwork, or household work. Let the creativity flow. Who knows, you may discover a creative side you never knew you had. Hang on and create, it won’t be much longer and we will be back on our feet.