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The outside circle is an old cowhand reference. As the crew musters first thing in the morning, the cow boss will ask, “Who wants the outside circle?” In any pasture, there will be a far corner that requires a horse and rider to travel farther than the rest. Gus Bracket often volunteers for the outside circle – where there is nothing to distract him from pondering life’s big (and not so big) questions.

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The Outside Circle: Emotional support cows

September 13, 2023
Gus Brackett

My mental health is directly tied to my animals. If my cows are anxious, then I am anxious. If my cows are unsettled, then I am unsettled. If my cows are content, then I am content. I, of all people, should understand the role of an emotional support animal, but there are some things I just don’t get.


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The Outside Circle: My dam fears

August 8, 2023
Gus Brackett

The dam breaching seems to be a solution desperately searching for a problem. Over the past 20 years, the federal government has spent $17 billion on hatcheries and fish ladders to improve salmon runs.


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The Outside Circle: Raising kids (little humans, not little goats)

July 31, 2023
Gus Brackett

“If showing cattle is about raising steers, it’s a waste of time. If it’s about raising kids, it’s worth all the time in the world.”


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The Outside Circle: The Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers

June 6, 2023
Gus Brackett

Rural America tackled innumerable problems with the scale of cooperatives. And there are other examples of cooperation outside the Rochdale principles – neighbors buying a truckload of an input (feed, fertilizer, fencing supplies, pipe) to share a bulk discount, neighbors banding together creating a truckload for a video auction, farmers pooling equipment for harvest.


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The Outside Circle: A culinary guide to insects

May 8, 2023
Gus Brackett

If mankind’s survival relies on me eating insects, let me be the first to say … it’s been a good run, would the last human turn out the lights, and better luck to the chimpanzees or whoever takes our place at the top of the food chain.


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The Outside Circle: Senior quotes – quotable and otherwise

April 5, 2023
Gus Brackett

“Don’t pick anything weird for your senior quote.” – Mom


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The Outside Circle: That's a good question

March 9, 2023
Gus Brackett

Why does the stock water always fail on the day you leave on a trip? A day or two earlier and you have enough time to fix it. A day later and you will talk a hired hand through the fix.


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The Outside Circle: Ranch trucks

February 9, 2023
Gus Brackett

The officer finally asked me, “Is there anything on this truck that is road legal?” I laughed, which was really awkward when I realized he wasn’t joking.


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The Outside Circle: Redneck robotics

January 13, 2023
Gus Brackett

Every time I worry about the robots taking over, I will ask Alexa to play my favorite radio station, and my little entertainment robot will instead play Radio Iran … in Farsi. I will chuckle to myself and breathe a sigh of relief. We’re not that close to the technological singularity.


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The Outside Circle: The beard

December 30, 2022
Gus Brackett

“Are you growing a beard?” is a question I get a lot this time of year.


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