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What a Dodo

Jaclyn Wilson
Dec 4, 2024
Dec 4, 2024

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Still suffering from Thanksgiving overindulgence? I think we did pretty well here. I gorged myself on one plate and then ran out to the shop to finish some projects to not be enticed by leftovers. I took a relish tray and a charcuterie board up to the Boss Man and Boss Man’s wife that was left over from soup and wine which was the extent of my volunteerism this year.

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Jaclyn Wilson is more than a rancher, raising Red Angus cattle at Wilson Ranch near Lakeside, Nebraska. She’s an artist with a welder’s torch. She holds leadership positions with several agriculture organizations. She can be reached at jaclyn@flyingdiamondgenetics.com. This column represents the views of one person and are not necessarily the opinion of the Midwest Messenger.