Kindergarten had it right. You had to take a nap. Every day, you had to take a nap. “Put down your crayons, children. It’s nap time,” the teacher said. Some of the kids drifted off, while others. like me, tossed and turned and fidgeted, waiting to go outside and play “Red Rover, Red Rover” or “London Bridge is Falling Down.” Looking back, taking a nap every day isn’t such a bad idea. I … [Read more...]
Consistently Carmello’s
Saturday was our “Date Night” and we wanted a special experience. It had been a while since we dined at Carmello’s and we chose that restaurant. Would it be as good as it always has been? Yes. The secret to the long-term success of any restaurant is consistency. It must be good every time. One bad experience and you go elsewhere. There are simply too many good restaurants to … [Read more...]
It’s Trout Season
The Virginia Trout Season is fully underway and most all trout waters have been or will be stocked by the end of March. With a few exceptions, the waters affected by Hurricane Helene will be stocked. Virginia contains over 3,500 miles of trout streams, in addition to numerous ponds, small lakes and reservoirs. The total includes over 2,900 miles of wild trout streams and about 600 miles … [Read more...]
Lake Orange: Open for Business
Angler’s Landing, the marina and bait shop at Lake Orange, is open again for business - just in time for the crappie and yellow perch bite, Angler’s Landing rents jon boats and sells bait and supplies for one of the most productive lakes in Virginia. Owned and managed by the DWR, Orange gives up trophy bass in addition to channel cats, redear sunfish, walleye, saugeye, bass, crappie, perch, and … [Read more...]
Oldies But Goodies
A game warden sneaks up on a man sitting on the bank with a fishing rod and a bucket of minnows. “Let me see your fishing license,” the warden growls, certain that he has a culprit dead to rights. “I’m not fishing,” the man said. “I’m training my minnows.” “What do you mean, training minnows?” the warden asked. “These are special minnows. When I let them go in the water, and if I beat … [Read more...]
The Gingerbread Man
I’ve read a few of the children’s books recently and they are Pablum. Vanilla pudding. “Can’t we all get along?” “I feel your pain”. “Don’t hurt anybody’s feelings.” Bull. I remember when children’s books were exciting, and they didn’t always turn out peaches and cream. Hansel and Gretel got kicked out of their own house and ended up cooking a witch in her own oven. Little Black Sambo … [Read more...]
Madison Motors: For the Best Deal
Have you checked car prices recently? The used car business may be hotter than real estate at this point. That’s because many car buyers don’t want to have a $600 monthly bill for the next 7 years if they spring for a new car and used cars are rapidly increasing in demand. The last car I bought was a 2008 Jeep Liberty. I bought it for about $6500 at Madison Motors and drove it for 6 ½ years. I … [Read more...]
Great Buy in Birdseed
Feeding and birdwatching is fun, but if you’re not careful, you can spend a small fortune in food and seeds. Americans spent about 5 billion last year. That’s a lot of sunflower seeds. Recently, I have been buying in bulk wherever I can. I buy Premium Birdseed at Sam’s, for example, at about $29 for 40 pounds of high-quality seed, but that blend does not have sunflower hearts or chips, which is … [Read more...]
Your Call is Important
Recorded voice on the telephone: “Your call is important to us. Please remain on the line until our next operator is available.” What they really mean is: “Actually, your call is not at all important to us, otherwise we would have had a live person on the phone to immediately assist you with whatever problem you are having with (pick one) newspaper subscriptions, Comcast, Credit Card … [Read more...]
Old Charlottesville Businesses
A Reueben Sandwich from Lord Hardwicke's It opened in 1970. It opened at a time when there weren’t that many restaurants in Charlottesville. There were no McDonald’s, no Hardy’s, no Burger Kings, no Domino’s. But Lord Hardwicke’s was now open, and our good friends, Joe and Theresa Davis, went with us to check it out. The place had an English theme. Their signature dish was Fish & … [Read more...]
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