Could artificial insemination become illegal?

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Could artificial insemination become illegal?

For those of us on dairy farms, the thought of artificial insemination becoming illegal sounds like a dreadful story straight from the spooky plotlines of the “Twilight Zone.” Of course, that television show focused on science fiction. However, the potential of artificial breeding becoming illegal could move from the fiction to the nonfiction section should a ballot initiative in Colorado be enacted by the state’s citizens.

The current Colorado state law that the ballot initiative looks to revise then goes on to describe some despicable sex acts between humans and animals. With that scare tactic set, those with animal rights agendas take the next step: “Sexual act with an animal also includes any intrusion or penetration, however slight, with an object or part of a person’s body into an animal’s anus or genitals.”

Would that portion of the proposed ballot initiative make artificial insemination illegal?

It’s hard to say “no” to that question.

May 12, 2021 Morning

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Good morning! What day is it? Hump Day, of course. 🐪 We can leave out the Homesteady humor today, as I am pretending today is a virtual Friday, although it’s not because I still have to work on Thursday and Friday from Lake Pleasant at least for one more long weekend. Two weeks to Flower Moon 🌕 . By then it will warm up and we will have daisies and flower power. 🌼 Did you see the 8-14 day out look? Summer is coming! Partly cloudy and 46 degrees in Delmar, NY. ⛅ There is a west-northwest breeze at 15 mph. 🍃.

Today will be mostly sunny 🌞, with a high of 63 degrees at 3pm. Seven degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around April 24th. Northwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. One more real chilly spring day with that stiff wind. Had a real strong gust blow through some time last night. No power or branches down right nearby who knows. A year ago, we had cloudy skies in the morning with a few breaks of sun the afternoon. The high last year was 54 degrees. The record high of 91 was set in 1881. There was a dusting of snow in 1996.❄

With that wind 🍃 I’m not expecting a real warm day but hopefully the clouds will push away. Windows are closed at home. Might open a few later for fresh air. A bit chilly but the sun helps when it is out from under the clouds and the sky is quite blue to the north.

I was thinking of working in the office 🏢 today, but now that the plumbing is fixed and I won’t have that distraction I have nothing to worry about and I can work from home. I’d rather do that as during downtime I can pack for the weekend. Next week at this time, I’ll be well on my way to downtown on the bus 🚍. The reduced bus schedule means an earlier departure for me. I sure hope they bring back the express bus stop and added services at rush hour. Back to in person work two days a week next week.

I’m thinking I will leave at 7 AM tomorrow and spend the day working from Lake Pleasant Thursday and Friday. ⛺ I’d like to camp at Mason Lake where I have cell service but I don’t think that’s open yet.

Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:53 pm with sun having an altitude of 65.6° from the due south horizon (-5.2° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 2.7 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 7:28 pm with the sun in the west-northwest (289°). 📸 The sunset is in the west-northwest (296°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 8:08 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 13 seconds with dusk around 8:39 pm, which is one minute and 4 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 At dusk you’ll see the Waxing Crescent 🌒 Moon in the west-northwest (294°) at an altitude of 5° from the horizon, 251,833 miles away. 🚀 The best time to look at the stars is after 9:20 pm. At sunset, look for partly clear skies 🌄 and temperatures around 56 degrees. There will be a west-northwest breeze at 8 mph. Today will have 14 hours and 32 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 10 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will be partly cloudy 🌤, with a low of 39 degrees at 5am. Eight degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around April 21st. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight. In 2020, we had cloudy skies in the evening, which became partly cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 29 degrees. The record low of 30 occurred back in 2005.

A picture perfect weekend on tap. 😎 Saturday, a chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Maximum dew point of 46 at 7pm. Sunday, a chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Maximum dew point of 48 at 8pm. Typical average high for the weekend is 71 degrees.

As previously noted, there are 2 weeks until Flower Moon 🌕 when the sun will be setting at 8:21 pm with dusk at 8:55 pm. On that day in 2020, we had hot weather mostly sunny skies and temperatures between 90 and 64 degrees. I think it might be that warm this year too. Typically, the high temperature is 74 degrees. We hit a record high of 94 back in 2010.

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