Bullets and Bologna
Bullets and Bologna Now I’m pretty well domesticated after 38 years of marriage, but I still have enough testosterone dribbling through my system that I enjoy a good action movie when I can find it….
The Cleanliness Conundrum
The Cleanliness Conundrum What is going on here? Over the last century plus, people in “civilized countries”, especially those who live in cities, have improved their hygiene to the point that many people have very…
Some folks say, he’s up there still…
Some folks say, he’s up there still… As a kid I had a habit of checking out the magazine and book section of Magic Mart, which is where I most likely bought a book called,…
Patty and the Cowboys
Patty and the Cowboys Roger convinced Bob to drive his truck and pull three horses in a trailer while accompanying him on a hunt for something Roger had been searching for off-and-on for about five…
Mary Had a Little…Ichthyosaur?
Mary Had a Little…Ichthyosaur? This week’s post is about somebody you’ll think you’ve never heard of. Actually, you’ve known about her your whole life, you just don’t know it. You probably first heard about her…
Sweetwater Days 08, Part 3
Sweetwater Days 08, Part 3 As I said in Part 2 of Sweetwater Days 08, I had cut down and reassembled the table a couple weeks earlier, but I hadn’t had time to shorten the…
Sweetwater Days 08, Part 2
Sweetwater Days 08, Part 2 In Part 1 of Sweetwater Days 08, I told you about some of the things I did before Annie and I took a four-day trip to Sweetwater, our lovely hunting/camping/playing-with-the-grandkids-in-the-woods,…
Sweetwater Days 08, Part 1
Sweetwater Days 08, Part 1 Due to the COVID 19 pandemic, Three Rivers College had taken a lot of days off already this year, so Annie felt lucky that her place of employment was still…
Now THAT’S a Knife!
Now THAT’S a Knife! Most of you have probably seen the movie, Crocodile Dundee, which first hit movie screens in 1986. Paul Hogan starred as Mick “Crocodile” Dundee, an Australian bush dweller. After surviving a…
River Dave’s Cabin
River Dave’s Cabin Now-a-days, with less and less workers supporting more and more non-workers, what do you do when you find someone like 81-year-old River Dave Lidstone? River Dave is an airforce veteran who moved…