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Wild-eyed Beaverhead County Montana Hayseed https://www.cookiesandcowpies.com/ Sometimes you're living happily ever after and you don't even realize it.

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Alan @cookiesandcowpies.com · Apr 24

Don't forget to include yourself in the list of things you need to take care of.

Alan @cookiesandcowpies.com · 5d

Saturday vibes --
14 year old Sina on the drums
youtu.be/h19K9Z0fZUs

Foreplay/Long Time (Boston); drum cover by Sina

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Alan @cookiesandcowpies.com · 10d

Did you know that dogs can smell when we’re stressed? The physiological processes associated with an acute psychological stress response produce changes in human breath and sweat that dogs can detect with an accuracy of 93.75%, according to a new study.
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Dogs can smell when we're stressed - Cookies and Cowpies - Great Falls, Montana

Did you know that dogs can smell when we're stressed? The physiological processes associated with an acute psychological stress response

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Alan @cookiesandcowpies.com · 11d

I guess you can say that I’m somewhat of a fan because here I am, still watching them.
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Things I've learned from watching science fiction movies - Cookies and Cowpies - Great Falls, Montana

I've been watching science fiction movies since the 1960's. I guess you can say that I'm somewhat of a fan because here I am, still watching

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Alan @cookiesandcowpies.com · 11d

For the past week, social circles in the hospitable town of Twodot have been taxed to the limit to pay homage to Mr. and Mrs. Gillette Wells, an eloping couple, just arrived from Corning, New York.
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Couple elope from New York for Twodot honeymoon - Cookies and Cowpies - Great Falls, Montana

The Roundup Record February 26, 1909 - Young couple elope from New York and come to Twodot on honeymoon - Harlowton News:

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Alan @cookiesandcowpies.com · 11d

Q: What do you get when you fail your drivers test 5 times in a row in Montana?

A: #13 license plates
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18 to 4 to 54 to 56 to 2 - Cookies and Cowpies - Great Falls, Montana

Q: What do you get when you fail your drivers test 5 times in a row in Montana? A: #13 license plates Though we here in Montana are fairly known for our North Dakota jokes, there are a few made in Mon...

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Alan @cookiesandcowpies.com · 12d

... because race is a social construct

Alan @cookiesandcowpies.com · 12d

Senate voted to nullify a Biden administration Bureau of Land Management (BLM) resource management plan amendment that had effectively banned new federal coal leases on approximately 1.7 million acres in eastern Montana’s Powder River Basin.
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Biden-era ban on BLM coal leases overturned - Cookies and Cowpies - Great Falls, Montana

The Biden-era ban on BLM coal leases has been overturned -- On October 8, 2025, the U.S. Senate voted to nullify a Biden administration

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Alan @cookiesandcowpies.com · 12d

China, previously the biggest buyer of U.S. soybeans, has turned to South American suppliers, causing U.S. soybean exports to drop by over 23%
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How tariffs are impacting farmers - Cookies and Cowpies - Great Falls, Montana

Tariffs are having a significant negative impact on American farmers, mainly by driving up costs, reducing export opportunities

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Alan @cookiesandcowpies.com · 17d

The planet is a pretty active place. No one area is static and as a result of Plate Tectonics no one continent will maintain it’s shape or altitude above sea level for very long.
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Zealandia: the submerged continent - Cookies and Cowpies - Great Falls, Montana

Zealandia: the submerged continent: A submerged continent is a continent or a large landmass that is predominantly under water

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Alan @cookiesandcowpies.com · 17d

I like that Cookies and Cowpies just sort of wanders all over the board. I also like that it doesn’t have any kind of square footing on politics like so many other blogs these days have.
It’s sort of an off-the-cuff blog that doesn’t land in any one single place for very long.

Alan @cookiesandcowpies.com · 17d

Getting lost in the music might be somewhat of an understatement:
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Blonde Maze - Live from NYC (full performance) 2023 - Cookies and Cowpies - Great Falls, Montana

Amanda Steckler, known professionally as Blonde Maze, is an electronic musician based in New York City. A multi-instrumentalist, producer ...

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Alan @cookiesandcowpies.com · 17d

If you ever get the chance, grab a copy of, and read the Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery journals -- Informative, enlightening, and at times funny.
Lewis and Clark first encountered the Grizzly in eastern South Dakota --
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Montana is bear country - Cookies and Cowpies - Great Falls, Montana

these bear being so hard to die reather intimedates us all; I must confess that I do not like the gentlemen and had reather fight two Indians

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Alan @cookiesandcowpies.com · 17d

Living and working and playing on Montana’s Rocky Mountain Front is pretty epic when you stop to consider just exactly how wonderfully the entire area is built.
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Thrust faults of the Rocky Mountain Front - Cookies and Cowpies - Great Falls, Montana

Living and working and playing on Montana's Rocky Mountain Front is pretty epic when you stop to consider just exactly how wonderfully

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Alan @cookiesandcowpies.com · 17d

... as French author Albert Camus profoundly reminded us: “Fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth.”

Alan @cookiesandcowpies.com · 18d

These filters, based on your past habits, are making your world smaller and in the process promoting the polarization of society.
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The Filter Bubble: What the internet knows about you - Cookies and Cowpies - Great Falls, Montana

The Filter Bubble: When you search on Google for something you want to know more about, your search results reflect those sites that everyone

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Alan @cookiesandcowpies.com · 18d

Alan @cookiesandcowpies.com · 18d

The ordinance prohibits sleeping, camping, or storing personal belongings in public spaces, with penalties including daily fines up to $500 and potential jail time of up to 10 days for repeat violations.
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Bozeman's ban on urban camping has arrived - Cookies and Cowpies - Great Falls, Montana

Bozeman implemented a citywide ban on urban camping effective October 1, 2025, following years of escalating issues with homeless

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Alan @cookiesandcowpies.com · 18d

Meanwhile in Montana

Me: "Um .. I'd like to renew my drivers license"
MVD: "Did you bring your fourth grade report card?"

Alan @cookiesandcowpies.com · 18d

I'm pretty sure that the best thing to do right now is to eat at least five cookies

Alan @cookiesandcowpies.com · 18d

No primary election was held this year because the number of candidates for each position did not exceed twice the number of available seats, per Montana election rules.
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The 2025 Municipal General Election in Great Falls - Cookies and Cowpies - Great Falls, Montana

The 2025 Municipal General Election in Great Falls, is scheduled for Tuesday, November 4, 2025. This election is being conducted as an

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Alan @cookiesandcowpies.com · 18d

The Granaries of Lindoso, known locally as espigueiros (or canastros), are a remarkable collection of traditional elevated stone storage structures in northern Portugal.
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The Granaries of Lindoso - Cookies and Cowpies - Great Falls, Montana

The Granaries of Lindoso, known locally as espigueiros (or canastros), are a remarkable collection of traditional elevated stone storage

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John Jenkins @oteachjohn.bsky.social · 19d

John’s Splinters! Still, reflections of Autumn in Meadow Pond. Gentle passage into night. Apples trees, conifers in yard filled, warblers, kinglets etc. hard to photo under dark clouds. On our walk, changing light. Sun on peekaboo! 50ºF headed to 71. Ya’ll be careful out there!

Alan @cookiesandcowpies.com · 19d

Reports indicate that more than 450 locations in the U.S. alone shuttered in late September 2025, with total closures potentially reaching up to 568 company-operated stores when including Canada.
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Starbucks to close over 400 shops - Cookies and Cowpies - Great Falls, Montana

Starbucks is in the process of closing over 400 stores across North America as part of a major restructuring effort led by CEO Brian Niccol.

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Alan @cookiesandcowpies.com · 20d

Montana’s Hunters Against Hunger is a statewide program that enables hunters to donate legally harvested big game meat to help combat food insecurity across the state.
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Montana’s Hunters Against Hunger - Cookies and Cowpies - Great Falls, Montana

Montana's Hunters Against Hunger is a statewide program that enables hunters to donate legally harvested big game meat to help

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Alan @cookiesandcowpies.com · 21d

ELVIS --
Making America Hot Again
#shuffledance #cuttingshapes #shuffledancemix
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Elvis Presley - His Latest Flame (Remix)

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