Fishing and (mostly) fun

  • Background was always in the background…”to be”

    Background was always in the background…”to be”

    As a younger person, I wanted “to be” many things over time. Like a singer (but I couldn’t sing), a musician (but it never came naturally), a stoner/drifter (at that, I excelled for a while – never meant to be coke/meth/opioid addict; oh well, I survived that too)…but never did I see myself doing much Read more

  • Cordell Hull; 3rd place with some luck.

    Cordell Hull; 3rd place with some luck.

    It has been a minute or two since I put down any words about a tournament. But for the two years since I retired as a mfg engineer, I have been telling myself I was going to fix that and talk about my often less than average fishing skills.  So….here we go.  A tale of Read more

  • Avoiding me today…

    Avoiding me today…

    or…how to avoid cookie dough… The beauty of aging is the knowledge gained.  I can finally see myself applying lessons that taught me to be, and to do better. It would be a lie to say I learned from everything I should have, but I see a person I could have never imagined at 16 or Read more

  • The new “Woke” insult…you are a minority!!

    The new “Woke” insult…you are a minority!!

    I was told yesterday that I am now a minority by a republican MAGA supporter – then they threw in the obligatory “woke”…that isn’t an insult to me by the way.  They said it, not because I am a 62 yr old white male and our race is being taken over by immigrants like we Read more

  • Wars – Witches – and searches; house, internet and for help

    Wars – Witches – and searches; house, internet and for help

    Prelude in three parts…I believe there is a point to be made…but, bear with me. _____________ “On Halloween morning, 1938, Orson Welles awoke to find himself the most talked about man in America. The night before, Welles and his Mercury Theatre on the Air had performed a radio adaptation of H.G. Wells’s The War of the Worlds, converting Read more

  • Conquering Waterloo…I mean Walmart

    Conquering Waterloo…I mean Walmart

    Ok.  I went to the Walmart to pick up some stuff. I put on regular pants, and shoes…still not comfortable with pajama pants and fuzzy slippers yet…and traveled over to get a few groceries and maybe hit up some after Christmas sales. I hate Christmas, but since I am retired now, I look for silly reasons Read more