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(Dec. 19)--Christmas affects most all of us, whether you consider yourself a believer or not. For some, it is a time for a few days off. For others the excitement centers around the kids and watching their excitement of new toys. And then for some, it is a dreaded time for whatever reason, whether it be no money or simply stress. For 20 years, I dressed as Santa and went to neighbors and surprised their kids. Nothing seemed more exciting than Santa coming through the door with gifts. For a lot of people Christmas is a special time to get together with family and most often to eat too much. I hope you will encourage your family to do nice things for the elderly and less fortunate. Making candy or popcorn balls or simply taking time to stop and visit with them, will often be the best gift you could give them. Besides, it will instill a lot of good qualities in your kids. Most cattle feeders are somewhat depressed and tired of losing money. I have seen it when it was worse--but also like it when cattlemen are making money. Most stocker operators are not making anything on what is being sold now, but definitely liked it when their feeders were bringing $110 to $120 per cwt. That doesn't work very well if they bring $93 per cwt., fat. Grains will have to get cheaper or else fat cattle prices will have to get better before we can get much momentum in these feeder cattle prices. Regardless of the cattle market, take some time this Christmas to remember the real meaning of Christmas. Life is too short to be stressed out and unhappy. And most of the time you are the only one that can control that. It is mostly just making up your mind to be happy. Editor's Note: Jerry Nine, Woodward, Okla., is a lifetime cattleman who grew up on his family's ranch near Laverne, Okla. Date: 12/26/07
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