Cows

Nothing much to report. I just went to the farm with my dad yesterday. My dad, uncle, grandfather, and I had gone to the farm to put up a barbwire fence. Once it was done, Dad took the tractor to the back on the land to check on the cows.

Cows are stupid. I knew this already, but I didn't realize how stupid they were until I saw them up close.

Most animals realize that when doing something hurts, stop doing it. Not cows. Several of the cows started curiously nibbling on the barbwire fence we had put up. They would lick it or take a bite, convulse in pain, and then take another bite a second later. This would go on for a good a ten of fifteen minutes. It was quite amusing. (Hey, I was on a farm in the middle of nowhere, what else am I supposed to do?)

Don't shit where you eat. Most people know this in a literal sense, and even most other animals. Not cows. My dad had trained the cows to follow him using cow treats. Whenever they saw him on the tractor, they'd come running towards him. Dad coaxed the cows to come into the new area we had created with the fencing by dumping a pile of cow treats in the area. Almost all the cows entered the area immediately and started eating. And pissing. And shitting. ALL IN THE SAME PLACE! I'm honestly surprised cows don't die from their own filth.

Of course, the flip side of all this is that if cows were smarter, they'd be much harder to kill and that means less beef for everyone. That's not a world I want to live in.

But yeah, that's pretty much all that's happened recently. I'm making the big move to California soon. Expect updates when I'm on the road.