Veeder: Roaming bull might be a curse I put on the ranch

Veeder: Roaming bull might be a curse I put on the ranch

WATFORD CITY, N.D. — This spring, toward the end of calving season, I remarked about how well things seemed to be going after my father also remarked how well things seemed to be going. And then, even though I knew better, I dared to add, “No bottle calves yet,” and he told me, quite seriously and repeatedly, that I had cursed the entire ranch. My dad, in case you missed it, is one of those superstitious ranchers. What was I thinking? Fast forwa…