My Favorite Spammer
My spam filter does a very good job of weeding out the nonsense. Every day I go into my dashboard and have to delete between 50 and 100 spam comments.…
Where’d the Water Go?
Because of the drought this year, the creeks around me were lower than I had ever seen them. With an afternoon off, on a whim I decided to go wander…
To: Fox River Waterfowl Hunters Below Yorkville
From: The Guy That Lives on top of the Hill Above the River Some advice... When you put your boat in the river at 4 a.m. at the boat ramp…
Dear Cabela’s — No More Boots from You!
The best wading boots I've ever owned were a pair of Cabela's boots that I vaguely remember being called Guidewear. They had all leather uppers and rubber soles that weren't…
Was Nice out there Today
My wife and I don't sit still well. Our usual routine at the end of a day is to go for a walk at either the nearby forest preserve or…
Consider this Source
This is a long post, but I needed to get this done. Filamentous Algae Mass of long, stringy, hairlike strands; usually green in color but may become yellow, grayish or…
It’s a War Zone out There
North of the river from where I live are fields of corn and soybeans, virtually all harvested. I've been seeing hundreds of ducks and geese every day for the last…
My own version of Injun Summer
This post first went up on November 14, 2010 and was called I went for a walk along the Fox River on Sunday... It's that time of year again and…
You Know how to do That?
I wish I didn't remember how to change an alternator. Then I wouldn't feel compelled to do it. But a dead car and limited financial resources has you staring down…