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		<title>Happiness&#8230;Through the Actions of a Child</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy &#8211; characterized by or indicative of pleasure, contentment, or joy Last week, while I was heading someplace, I was listening to John Stossel, on my XM, “What Really Makes People Happy.” I spent the next few days thinking about this question. I thought about myself and what makes me happy? Late Saturday afternoon, my son could not have provided a better [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=commonsenseagriculture.com&amp;blog=9178180&amp;post=1424&amp;subd=commonsenseagriculture&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>I Have Great Respect For Clint Eastwood, but&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:50:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m curious what other folks thought about the Chrysler advertisement at half time of Super Bowl 46, starring Clint Eastwood. First, I thought it was very well done&#8230;elicited emotion response, focused on the importance of being an American, the importance of working together, the importance of the individual, a powerful ad. Then, when Clint Eastwood made the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=commonsenseagriculture.com&amp;blog=9178180&amp;post=1417&amp;subd=commonsenseagriculture&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Versatile Blogger Award</title>
		<link>http://commonsenseagriculture.com/2012/02/05/versatile-blogger-award/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:12:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[First, I would like to thank Tracy (@NEwheatie), author of NebraskaWheatie and Cheryl (@DayAngus), author of farmchiclogic, for nominating me for the Versatile Blogger Award. It is an honor to be thought of in this way. What is the Versatile Blogger? In my opinion, it is a neat way to recognize blogs and share appreciation. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=commonsenseagriculture.com&amp;blog=9178180&amp;post=1409&amp;subd=commonsenseagriculture&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lego Break!</title>
		<link>http://commonsenseagriculture.com/2012/02/03/lego-break/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:25:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[{EAV:882981607ca8d64b} We had to take a quick break after lunch and feed the&#160;imagination, before continuing with ranch work.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=commonsenseagriculture.com&amp;blog=9178180&amp;post=1394&amp;subd=commonsenseagriculture&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Food, Farmers, Demons and Monsanto</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:13:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Demonizing companies and individuals through the use of misleading and false information is never productive. More times than not, fissures are created, within families, communities, states, the country and even the world. It is very acceptable to question actions and results, but let us remember to remain objective in our assessment, research the origins of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=commonsenseagriculture.com&amp;blog=9178180&amp;post=1384&amp;subd=commonsenseagriculture&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Horses, Welfare and End Of Life</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:17:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At first I thought this post was a bit tardy, however, it seems there has been an uptick in discussion lately. I am referring the re-authorization, by the Federal government, of funds to pay for the inspection of slaughtering horses for food. Now, for those of you who have not been following my blog, tweets [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=commonsenseagriculture.com&amp;blog=9178180&amp;post=1381&amp;subd=commonsenseagriculture&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>2012 Farm Bill: Is It Finally Time?</title>
		<link>http://commonsenseagriculture.com/2012/01/30/2012-farm-bill-is-it-finally-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have written in other posts on my thoughts regarding the Farm Bill. Once again, we have the opportunity to make changes that could turn a program into a true safety net&#8230;meaning it would send producers back up, after falling, not catch them and not let go, or worse yet, promote a state of long-term [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=commonsenseagriculture.com&amp;blog=9178180&amp;post=1366&amp;subd=commonsenseagriculture&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Waco</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:50:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are reading this post, I survived my flight from Houston to Waco. There was another post, programmed to release on Monday, if I had crashed. Have you ever approached a plane and had the hair on the back of your neck stand up&#8230;even a little bit? I fly a fair amount&#8230;enough to probably [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=commonsenseagriculture.com&amp;blog=9178180&amp;post=1372&amp;subd=commonsenseagriculture&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Degrees, Could They Be More Useful?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:54:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I saw the article on Yahoo last week, ‘College Majors That Are Useless,’ I was reminded of some thoughts I had last May when it first ran on another site. After digging around my laptop a bit, I finally found some notes I had jotted down. First and foremost, I do not believe that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=commonsenseagriculture.com&amp;blog=9178180&amp;post=1352&amp;subd=commonsenseagriculture&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Yahoo and Agvocating&#8230;Time To Look In The Mirror</title>
		<link>http://commonsenseagriculture.com/2012/01/20/yahoo-and-agvocating-time-to-look-in-the-mirror/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:43:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I can’t help but shake my head in disbelief at some of the responses coming from some in the agricultural community in regards to the article in Yahoo News that listed the “College Majors That Are Useless.” I am particularly disappointed when I see individuals who are “teaching” others how to utilize social media to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=commonsenseagriculture.com&amp;blog=9178180&amp;post=1343&amp;subd=commonsenseagriculture&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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