What I have found out about cows, I am not shocked. They require a lot of care. They don’t just hang around and cut the pasture lawn.
If you take good care of your cows, they will produce dairy products, meat and calves for years !! I think I would like a Jersey cow, not because she comes from New Jersey but because she eats less.
Politicians and myself are competing to see who can act most panicked and use the most exaggerated claims about economic crisis — yet the fundamentals of the U.S. economy are, in fact, strong. Productivity is high; innovation is high; the workforce is strong and well-educated; unemployment is, but nothing compared to the recent past, there are no shortages of resources, energy or goods.
Why has a credit market problem expanded into a panic? One reason is the media and political systems are now programmed for panic mode. Everything’s a crisis! Crises, after all, keep people’s eyes glued to cable news shows, so the media have an interest in screaming crises. Crises make Washington seem more important.
My last blog post featured a famous photograph of the depression. I panicked! Then on Monday night my football team totally self-destructed and I PANICKED !!
I may have forgotten, but games like the one on Monday night do happen to teams in the NFL, even the good ones. Sometimes, even a less talented team can play real well, and a more talented team can play poorly and a blowout happens. Was it ugly? Yes. Was it painful to watch? Yes. The season will go on, the team will move forward, and the Giants are still in first place in the NFC East.
This weekend was a perfect example of how unpredictable the NFL can be. If I walked into a Vegas casino last week and bet the Rams to beat the Skins, Cards to beat the Cowboys and Browns to beat the Giants outright with no spread, I would have gotten astronomical odds. Yet, it happened. Losses happen. The Giants weren’t going to go undefeated. They weren’t going to go undefeated on the road again. Eventually the odds catch up with every NFL team. That’s what the NFL is. There’s no reason to panic.
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AUTHOR:
DATE: 10/16/2008 20:34:36
I’ve learned that there is no elevator for success. You have to take the stairs. -age 49
I’ve learned that if you depend on others to make you happy, you will endlessly be disappointed. – age 60
I’ve learned that everything sounds romantic in a foreign language, no matter what is said. – age 27
I’ve learned that the body has a miraculous ability to heal itself. – age 78
I’ve learned that your husband still loves you when there are two brownies left and he takes the small one. – age 39
I’ve learned that nothing gives you more freedom then a few bucks in the bank. – age 46
I’ve learned that milk helps to keep your bones from bending over. – age 7
I’ve learned that I am happy when I am kind to others. – age 88
I’ve learned that the only time I want to sleep late is when I can’t. – age 29
–dusk
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AUTHOR:
DATE: 10/16/2008 16:00:34
More Cow Facts:
Cows are referred to as the foster mothers of the human race because they produce most of the milk that people drink.
The first cow in America arrived in Jamestown colony in 1611. Until the 1850’s, nearly every family had its own cow.
Around 9.2 million cows are being milked on 110,000 farms in the United States. More than 99% of all dairy farms are family owned and operated.
Cows are milked for an average of 3-4 years. A cow must have a calf in order to produce milk.Calves are fed milk until they are 8-9 weeks old.
Before milking machines were invented in 1894, farmers could only milk about 6 cows per hour. Today, farmers use machines to milk more than 100 cows per hour.
AND THIS:
Cows drink about a bathtub full of water and eat around 40 pounds of food a day.
Holy shit…..I mean Holy COW !!!
COMMENT:
AUTHOR:
DATE: 10/16/2008 20:02:30
I’ve learned that you should treat everyone with respect and demand it in return. -age 51
I’ve learned that if I don’t try new thing, I won’t learn new things. -age 38
I’ve learned that when I grow up I’m going to be an artist. It’s in my blood. -age 8
I’ve learned that when I wave to people that live in the country, they almost always stop what they are doing to wave back. -age 9
I’ve learned that nothing tastes as good as vegetables from your own garden. -age 62
I’ve learned that when I eat fish sticks, it makes me swim faster. -age 7
I’ve learned that when you allow someone to make you angry, you have let her/him conquer you. – age 52
I’ve learned that the simple things are the most satisfying. -age 63
I’ve learned that you should never sign a contract with blank spaces. – age 47
I’ve learned that you can teach yourself ANYTHING by reading. – age 48
–dusk
COMMENT:
AUTHOR:
DATE: 10/16/2008 21:40:12
I would like to pet that soft brown cow.