So Many Things On Go
The title really says it all for me of late. I am extremely busy at work and that is something that will continue for quite some time. The problem is that I really have so many “extra” things outside of the realm of work that I pursue that I barely have time for anything. Work, [...]
Start of Grass Season 2008
Today the grass season started for us on our main ranch with the arrival of some of our cattle. I guess I should almost called it the start of the Pied Piper as that is what these first two (2) photos look like! May the year be full of rain [...]
JBS The Biggest Packer/Feeder
In a dramatic chain of events, JBS purchased both National and Smithfield Beef today. With this purchase they also picked up 5 River Cattle Company with a one-time feeding capacity of 800,000 on feed! If this one is approved by the Justice Department, they will become the largest packing/feeder company in the USA. The following [...]
Funny Advertising!
A good friend of mine is doing a little advertising here in Alberta for his custom feedyard for cattle. I haven’t seen the ad in Alberta Beef Magazine yet, but I guess it is there and also will be featured in the Alberta Cattle Feeders conference again this year. I couldn’t help myself, so I [...]
-30- For Michael Levy
I was really saddened when I recieved my World Market Update this morning and found that Michael L. Levy, a financial and market analyst that I greatly admire, is calling an end to his career after 40 years in the business. Micheal Levy, is currently the Executive Vice President & Financial Analyst for Custom House [...]
Cattle Border Opening
Today is November 19th and the first day that the border is open to Canadian cattle over the age of 30 months of age. Cattle that cross still have to be verified of their age and past the “feed bans” of 1997, but everything is allowed to go. While this should be an extremely happy [...]
My Name Is “Month End”
Not quite sure what I am getting at with that title? We always do monthly financial statements. That means we are constantly going over our information several times to make sure everything is ready to send to our accountants. Once the information is sent up to them, we work together to piece the “story” together [...]
Where I Live Is Green
It has been a great year with plenty of rain and extreme heat (yesterday was 32 degrees C). That is a recipe for a green landscape until the moisture disappears. That is often the case east of Calgary and that is why I have decided to snap off a series [...]
Motivation Is Everything
Mark had a great post about motivation and had some great insights on working for yourself. I agree with him completely and even commented as follows:
You hit the nail right on the head. Successful people (not just monetary either) are people who are self-motivated. You will never be wealthy unless you are [...]
Silage Fire Again
It was Dad’s 61st birthday party last night. Dad and I spent the day out near High River drinking beer with some superpowers in the cattle industry (mainly packers) and then met the girls at The Keg for supper. We had a great meal and then went down to Kilkenny’s near Brentwood for a few [...]
Step Aside And Watch The Wreck
Dad and I were talking about this last night, but even if the cattle price drops to 0 and every single person in this industry get their ass kicked, we will remain untouched as we are not participating at all. While all the good folks in this industry are getting beat to death, we are [...]
Just About Died Yesterday
Without delay, I will fill you in on what my life has become lately as a VAC Truck driver!!a walking accident waiting to happen.
I had a leak on the check valve of the truck that caused enough H2S to come out to overload my monitor about 20 times.
I had a fucking service crew hand pull [...]
Class 3 Driver
I decided on Thursday night that I should become a class 3 driver and expand my employment options. I wrote the written test on Friday afternoon with 100% and the air breaks course and test on Saturday with 100%. I practised some driving yesterday at Sunterra and do the road test this afternoon at 2pm.
Even [...]
Tanning Update
Tammy and I attended a SmartTan seminar last weekend in Calgary and we are now “SmartTan Technicians’. In fact they are even sending us a certificate to say that we know what we are talking about.
This seminar was wicked for me. I didn’t really know that much about tanning until after this course. I helped [...]
Reason I Shouldn’t Work At Home
There are several reasons that I need to move my office over to the gym. Here are some in no particular order:
Smoking (inside or outside, it doesn’t matter)
No contact with anyone except phone calls.
Phone calls piss me off at home
Tendancy to work on unrelated “non business’ things
TV is there to entertain me
Spending too much [...]
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