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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: 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: Fermentation

October 5, 2022
Gus Brackett

Two years ago, my frustrated son sarcastically asked me, “Dad, could you make our steer feeding program any more complicated?”

“I accept your challenge,” is the reply that every parent should respond to a sarcastic child.


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The Outside Circle: Statistically speaking

September 20, 2022
Gus Brackett

"Since I acquired a mortgage and an operating note, a two-dollar bet for a game of chance has lost its thrill."


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