I mowed my onions today, and such a shame. It looked like a bumper crop on the way. I don’t grow grass very well, probably since I have not fertilized since Spiro Agnew resigned as Vice President. Fertilize? Why encourage the little green pests? At least once a week, I’m out there pushing away with my mower, getting the grass under control when I could be out on the golf course making a … [Read more...]
Great Golf Quotes
These have been around for a while, but they are classics and well describe the game of golf. - If profanity had any influence on the flight of the ball, the game of golf would be played far better than it is: Horace G. Hutchinson - They say golf is like life, but don't believe them. Golf is more complicated than that: Gardner Dickinson - If a lot of people gripped a knife and fork as … [Read more...]
Signs of Our Times
Squirrels Begone – And Bears
I was having a conversation the other day with someone who said that they must have Mexican squirrels because they were eating bird seeds which had pepper on them. I noted that they weren’t using the right kind of pepper repellant. There is one that absolutely works - Cole’s Flaming Squirrel Seed Sauce. This is some kind of hot sauce! But it’s all natural with no chemical additives. It’s the … [Read more...]
The Devil’s Cookies
The Devil made me do it – bake his cookies, that is. I had a box of Betty Crocker Devil’s Food Cake Mix in my pantry, and I decided to make cookies instead of cake. They were sinfully delicious. If you like ooey, gooey chocolate cookies, give this recipe a try. They are bad to the core and easy to boot. First, get a box of Betty Crocker Devil’s Food Cake Mix. If you are a regular … [Read more...]
New Garden Toy: A Cucumber Trellis
I am chomping at the bit to start digging in my garden. I have planted a few peas, beets, onion sets and lettuce, but I must bide my time before the summer garden goes in. Still, that doesn’t stop me from buying garden toys, and I have a new one – a cucumber trellis. I have found that most cucumber vines like to climb if there is something nearby to cling to. They’re up and at ‘em like Jack … [Read more...]
Surfing Anyone?
Going to the OBX this summer? Like to swim in the ocean? So do sharks, like this huge hammerhead caught in the surf this week by Luke Beard at Ramp 49 in Frisco. He caught him on a human toe from the morgue – just kidding. It was a finger. But if you don’t mind swimming with the sharks, jump in. Elsewhere on the OBX, the surf water temperature still hasn’t reached the magic 60-degree mark. It’s … [Read more...]
Trout Heritage Waters for 2023
BY DWR Celebrate trout fishing with friends and family on Trout Heritage Day! Some may find this day reminiscent of a traditional opening day of the trout season. DWR fisheries staff stock select waters on the first Saturday of April to create an announced stocking event and give anglers the feel of an opening day. Add a bit of a challenge to your Trout Heritage Day by aiming to complete … [Read more...]
Reading, ‘Riting and ‘Rithmetic
I heard recently that some of the schools were adding sensitivity training to mathematics. “Five plus five is usually ten. How do you feel about that?” When Boomers were in school, there was nothing sensitive about the three R’s - Reading, ‘Riting and ‘Rithmetic. We also read lots of American history, and in our books, Americans were the good guys. Nathan Hale, Paul Revere, George … [Read more...]
Camping: For Better or Worse
“I take thee, camping, as my lawfully wedded hobby. For richer, or poorer, for better or worse, in sickness and in health, and until heavy rains do us part.” Yes, some of the best days of our lives involved camping, as well as some days you’d like to forget. This will begin a series on some of those memorable days gone by. Nancy and I decided that camping might be a fun family … [Read more...]
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