The Struggle with Words
The use of words has always confounded me. I remember English classes where the definitions of terms like verb, adverb, adjective, noun, pronoun and my favorite, the dangling participle, were…
The Last of the Turkey, for now…
I have one last bag full of turkey parts, just the meat to be exact. Just the dark meat to narrow it down even more. No matter how it's injected,…
Thanksgiving Weekend in Missouri
Spent the long Thanksgiving weekend at my father-in-laws house 20 miles east of Branson Missouri. That's the same as saying out in the middle of nowhere. I had planned on…
WGN, Greg Jarrett and The Hometown Voices Tour coming to Yorkville
I already know that most people, after reading that headline, have a blank look on their face as they try to process where Yorkville is located. I get that look…
How to Fish… (A Work in Progress)
The purpose of this post is twofold: 1. I'm hoping fishing noobs stop by, click on a link they're interested in and learn everything they need to know to fish…
If I knew how to write, I’d write like Bob
I think from now on I'm just going to go wander around taking pictures and put them up. Then I'll peruse the writings of Bob Long, Jr. and borrow little…
Wild Asparagus, a Bridge, Beer and Leaf Burning
Who are you? Carnac? What does any of that have to do with fishing. Everything is related somehow. Sometimes you just have to wait awhile till they all catch up…
On the Air with Dale Bowman and Joel Greenberg
Chicago Sun Times outdoor columnist Dale Bowman and his naturalist/author friend Joel Greenberg put on one of the best outdoor radio shows in the Chicago area, Outside with Dale Bowman…
Hellloooooo, is this thing on?
If anybody is set up to receive a notice whenever I post something here, you haven't been getting much of anything in the way of notices. That is going to…