Cobia have begun their migration out of the Chesapeake Bay and some big boys have already found their way down to Nags Head. Capt. Reese Stecher and parties are scoring with cobia to 70 pounds and more. The fishing is terrific now, says Reese. “We are catching ribbonfish, lots of false albacore, some sharks and some big red drum in the ocean. Back in the sounds, we are catching limits of speckled … [Read more...]
The Voice of a Lifetime
Music has played an important part in the lives of Boomers. We have seen it progress from the big band sounds, to jazz, to rock and roll, to rockabilly, folk music, California music, the British Invasion, soul, heavy metal and now rap, if you can call that music. We have also seen and heard some amazing voices, particularly female. There was Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, Barbara Streisand, Dionne … [Read more...]
Frog Watching
This is pretty sad, but the highlight of my day comes each afternoon after work as Nancy and I have cocktails beside our goldfish pond. The cocktails are nice, but they aren’t the highlight. The highlight is watching our frogs and hoping they catch a bug in midair. For us, this is exciting , and yes, it’s sad. But frogs are truly amazing creatures. I think we have three now in our … [Read more...]
Really Easy Ribs
Baby back ribs are one of our go-to meals and I have cooked them a hundred ways – wrapped in foil and slow cooked as well as tossed on the grill and basted with a sweet sauce. A week or so again, Nancy said she was I the mood for ribs on a day I was playing golf. I decided to put them in the slow cooker, but for a change, I didn’t use any barbeque sauce. I seasoned them only with salt … [Read more...]
Bye Bye, Catbirds
Pack up all my cares and woe. Here I go, singing low Bye, bye catbird This shows how old I am, that I would remember some of the Jerome H. Lemrick’s lyrics to Bye Bye Blackbird. It also speaks to the annual departure of one of my favorite backyard birds – the catbird. They came as scheduled this April, two catbirds, and they hung around constantly in my yard, visiting … [Read more...]
A Round at Heritage Oaks
Weather permitting, we are playing golf again every Wednesday, my day off. Last week, we chose my favorite course, Heritage Oaks in Harrisonburg. Heritage Oaks is owned and operated by the City of Harrisonburg. Lots of municipal courses are grossly mis-managed as are many government-run projects. But not Heritage Oaks. For starters, it is a most friendly and welcoming course. After you … [Read more...]
Log Cabin Barbeque Restaurant
We had played a round at Heritage Oaks Golf Course in Harrisonburg and were headed back across the mountain. I suggested we stop and eat at Log Cabin, a barbeque restaurant in Elkton, not far from the entrance to Massanutten. I had eaten there before on several occasions and found the food very good – not as good as Lexington Barbeque, of course, but still good barbeque The … [Read more...]
Making Apple Rubber Jelly
My wife Nancy has become quite the “canner”. We have more Mason jars in our basement than Wal-Mart. Regularly, Nancy cans jalapeno peppers, tomatoes, pickles, doorknob peppers, pickled okra, beets and whatever our gardens produce. She is also into jams and jellies and recently put up 9 pints of peach preserves that are simply delicious. She calls it her “Liquid Gold”. Really … [Read more...]
The Natives of August
Native trout fishing in August? Absolutely. Our mountain streams are full and brook trout are sipping flies and bugs from the surface. With more rain on the way, the great brook trout fishing should only continue. All this water also bodes well for the coming spawn in October. So often, brook trout nests are exposed to predators because of drought conditions, but not this year, or so it … [Read more...]
The FBI Has Really Changed
This week, an FBI agent admitted to lying to authorities about the FBI’s involvement with the Russia collusion hoax. More inditements are likely to follow as the trail of corruption leads to the very top of the G-man hierarchy. There once a day when the FBI represented the ultimate in integrity. Times have changes. My dad was a Special Agent for the FBI under J. Edgar Hoover in the 1950’s, 60’s … [Read more...]
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