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36 CALF News • February | March 2021 • www.calfnews.net smoking lounge, one of my cigar connoisseurs from the petro- leum industry stated the oil field was rebounding and there was a glut of unleaded gasoline, thus the price should be stable well into the spring of 2021, making me ask, “What gives?” WithWashington holding the “house” advantage, just one card dealt could bust of our hand to over 21 and run the cost of gas up and furlough millions in the oil and gas workforce, crippling America’s energy independence. In perusing Will Verboven’s last column, Canadians Have Election Anxiety (“The View from Up North,” Dec. 2020/ Jan. 2021 CALF News ), I believe I could amend his title to include Americans, meaning those from below the border have the same feeling. As Will wrote, “In Canada, we already have a federal liberal government that can be described as governed by eco-socialist ideology. It would seem from this foreign observ- er’s view that the new Biden administration may also harbor eco-socialist opinions on many issues, including agriculture and food production.” In 2019, United States agriculture, food and related indus- tries amounted to $1.09 trillion or 5.2 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP), with farms accounting for $136.1 billion or .6 percent of the GDP. As maligned as agriculture, whether it be crop or livestock production, is in socialist “green” ideology this is a gamble in which the “house” again holds the advantage. Combined with the annual new available jobs just in this field amounting to 50,000, I shudder to think that these numbers can’t outweigh the “house” perceived odds. Another number that has recently surfaced is 25, as in the 25 th Amendment of U.S. Constitution. After a recent insur- rection of the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., and the Democratic Party rise to control, they are demanding to invoke the 25 th Amendment on the sitting president who has fewer than 10 days in office. I’m sure they don’t even know what is in four sections of the amendment that actually deals with the order of succession to the presidency, not the removal of the president. Even grasping at straws, Section 4 procedures are limited and involve the vice president, a majority of cabinet secretaries and other officials. Congress must designate by law to provide a written statement to both the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives that the president is unable to fulfill his duties, not accuse him of perceived wrongs. I believe this and the intense hoopla over the march to and subsequent unlawful and unac- ceptable attack on the Capitol are smoke screens covering up the real issue that more than 70 million Americans have – that the election was wrought with fraud. Still behind my “ranch gate” and staying safe, I shuffle my deck of cards to deal a hand of solitaire, thinking, “Are my odds of winning better than succeeding in what appears to be some trying and scary times for the next year and beyond?”  warm and cooked taste. The 240-day aged beef is such an incredibly unique taste, I have to be careful how to define it based on each person’s experi- ence with beef.” Every customer at Knife receives a sommelier just as amazing as Turney, filled with the con- fidence you expect from an expert of fine dining to hand- pick your meal. He described 44 Farms Black Angus genetics program from calf to plate in perfect detail, all while pouring glasses of Mt. Brave created by Napa Valley’s “Mountain Man” Chris Carpenter. If you’re looking for Wagyu, he can share the history of HeartBrand Beef ’s Akaushi, the treasured Japanese “red cow” breed with more than 100 years of lineage that was never supposed to leave Japan. You can thank a loophole within the 1992 U.S.-Japanese Trade Act for allowing a handful of heifers and bulls to board a Boeing 747 from Japan to America. Those cattle were the foundation of American Akaushi, the breed HeartBrand Beef preserves and DNA tests to ensure a pure bloodline to every plate today. From the intimate ambience, to the attentive staff, down to the most important detail – the beef – my experience at Knife is one I cannot wait to repeat. Here’s to hoping the rest of 2021 brings an occasion to splurge for that renowned 240-day aged beef.  EXCEPTIONAL BEEF Continued from page 35 Chef John Tesar's cookbook, KNIFE Texas Steakhouse Meals at Home . BEYOND THE RANCH GATE Continued from page 32 Betty Jo Gigot bjgigot@calfnews.net In case you can’t tell, my granddaughter and her guy had a ball eating out at Knife Steakhouse in Dallas, which is featured in this issue’s “Where’s the Really Exceptional Beef?” column. Can’t wait to go try it. Last, we say goodbye to Virl LaMunyon, a dear friend from Perryton, Texas, and Harvey Dietrich, one of God’s characters and one of my favorite interviews of all time. Bless them both. P.S. My word for the year is onward , and I am looking forward to all of us moving onward together. Happy New Year.  GYPSYWAGON Continued from page 5