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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 14641"><p>My mother always told me that the ranch was dad's barroom, local club involvement and every other activity that most people leave home to fill voids in their lives with. You might say, "He was "outstanding in his field", when he wasn't earning the hourly wage from electrical work." When someone asks if we are being burdened with the cattle, I, like you, make the point that if we weren't spending money and time on the cattle, we would probably be blowing it somewhere else...and getting into a whole lot more trouble. You are correct... if you can make some money doing something you like, then that is an added bonus. The fact is: If you don't pay attention to the $$ in and $$ out, you really aren't much of a manager. Wise stewardship of all of our gifts is a commendable calling. In the US, of course, we also have that entity that is called tax deduction, and without record keeping and GOOD record keeping, the government gets more than their fair share. I guess my real question to you, if I had one, is have you ever TRIED to keep track of the hours you spend???? Because I enjoy the work so, it isn't noticeable to me, until one of the others gets out among the herd and can't tell one from another, doesn't know the personality, doesn't know what to expect from which. Talking and writing about it all of the time can't take the place of the actual hands on. Which, coincidentally, is what makes the difference between an active environmentalist and an environmental activist... one has calluses on their hands and the OTHER has calluses on the uh-huhs..... I just think that running the bulls year round costs more in the long run than keeping them separate. Other than that... lol... we are on the same page.</p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:Sailor_One@hotmail.com">Sailor_One@hotmail.com</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 14641"] My mother always told me that the ranch was dad's barroom, local club involvement and every other activity that most people leave home to fill voids in their lives with. You might say, "He was "outstanding in his field", when he wasn't earning the hourly wage from electrical work." When someone asks if we are being burdened with the cattle, I, like you, make the point that if we weren't spending money and time on the cattle, we would probably be blowing it somewhere else...and getting into a whole lot more trouble. You are correct... if you can make some money doing something you like, then that is an added bonus. The fact is: If you don't pay attention to the $$ in and $$ out, you really aren't much of a manager. Wise stewardship of all of our gifts is a commendable calling. In the US, of course, we also have that entity that is called tax deduction, and without record keeping and GOOD record keeping, the government gets more than their fair share. I guess my real question to you, if I had one, is have you ever TRIED to keep track of the hours you spend???? Because I enjoy the work so, it isn't noticeable to me, until one of the others gets out among the herd and can't tell one from another, doesn't know the personality, doesn't know what to expect from which. Talking and writing about it all of the time can't take the place of the actual hands on. Which, coincidentally, is what makes the difference between an active environmentalist and an environmental activist... one has calluses on their hands and the OTHER has calluses on the uh-huhs..... I just think that running the bulls year round costs more in the long run than keeping them separate. Other than that... lol... we are on the same page. [email=Sailor_One@hotmail.com]Sailor_One@hotmail.com[/email] [/QUOTE]
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