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title: Home
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cardImage: charolette
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motto: <small>My name is Thomas Christensen</small><br />I am Milliron X
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description: The homepage of Thomas A. Christensen II
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## Milliron X - The homepage of Thomas A. Christensen II
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I am an engineer by training, a rancher by upbringing, a techie by experience,
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and a filmmaker at heart. I've got a soft spot for Brown Swiss dairy cows (just
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in case you couldn't tell by the background image), and am sometimes called "one
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of those crazy, Wyoming dairy cow people." I love anything to do with cattle or
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technology, but especially anything to do with both of them.
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_Christian, American, Conservative, Pro-gun, Heterosexual - any questions?_
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### What is a "Milliron X"?
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#### It's a [cattle brand], of course! My cattle brand!
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The **milliron** is the bar with a bend in the middle. It does not represent
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anything physical or textual _per se_, and is therefore a rather unique element
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in cattle brands. Millirons are difficult to modify into another brand, and
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provide a guarantee of authentic ownership.
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**X** is the letter of mystery and mystique. For nerds, it's the unknown in any
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algebra problem. Ranchers and cowboys will associate it with big names like the
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"Bar X" and the "Double X." In either case, it lends itself to a sense of
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withholding, prestige, and power.
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Together, these two symbols represent the qualities I strive for in each of my
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works: authenticity, originality, power, depth, and prestige.
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[cattle brand]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livestock_branding
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