Today at Work
The part time job I've been working has me helping adults with disabilities. I get to help them with a variety of different programs available to them through a local…
Bob Long, Jr. Gallery Show
My friend Bob Long Jr. is being inducted into the Illinois Outdoor Hall of Fame at the end of March. But that's not what this is about. Bob is also…
Now I don’t Feel so Bad
I write one page of masterpiece to ninety-one pages of shit,” Hemingway confided to F. Scott Fitzgerald in 1934. “I try to put the shit in the wastebasket. I think…
Greenfish and Sustainable Fishing
This blog entry is my submission for the GreenFish and Outdoor Blogger Network Writing Prompt Giveaway What does sustainable fishing mean to you? What fishing practices do you engage in…
Plan B
Or in my case, I think I'm up to Plan Q. With the job market only just starting to rebound, it’s no surprise that we’ve received a large number of…
Of Bucket Lists and New Years Resolutions
Toward the end of any given year it seems that you start to read more about making bucket lists and New Years resolutions. I don't recall ever doing either. I'm…
One More Cast Fly Shop
For the fly anglers that live in the Chicago area, at about 8 a.m. this morning I received an email from Joseph Meyer, owner of One More Cast Fly Shop…
Well, Merry Christmas then…
Throughout my brief, part time work day I have to deal with people. Not always pleasant, and today was one of those days where the unpleasant ruled. I kept thinking…