(This comes by way of the Internet, but how true!) How all the kids born from the 30’s through the 70 have managed to survive. First, we survived being born to mothers who may have smoked and/or drank while they were pregnant. The took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can and didn’t get tested for diabetes. Babies were put to sleep on our tummies in baby cribs … [Read more...]
Win A Great Gun From DU
As Dirty Harry would say: Do you feel lucky, punk? Do you really feel lucky? If you do, check out the 3rd Annual Virginia Ducks Unlimited Christmas In July Gun Calendar raffle sponsored by Green Top Sporting Goods. Here’s the deal. DU calendars will be sold for $50 each, all net proceeds going to waterfowl conservation, of course. But there will be drawings and daily winners among those who … [Read more...]
Frittering The Squash Away
Squash! What a versatile vegetable! I really enjoy squash no matter how it’s cooked, but a favorite way when I have a little preparation time is Squash Fritters. I had never eaten squash fritters until about 20 years ago when we went out to eat at a little seafood restaurant called The Sandpiper near Gwynn’s Island. I had Fried Grouper that night and one of the sides on the menu was Squash … [Read more...]
A Trip To Jim’s Drive-In
How far would you drive for a hot dog? For me and my friend George Gillespie, put us down for an 80-mile round-trip jaunt from above Covington clear across to Lewisburg, WV and back. We went exclusively for a couple of Jim’s Drive In hot dogs, perhaps the best dogs on the planet. And I should know. I grew up on them. I don’t know exactly, but Jim’s Drive In probably dates back to the late 40’s. … [Read more...]
The Red-headed Woodpecker
“Come look at this woodpecker at the feeder,” my wife Nancy called to me last week. “What about it,” I replied, fully expecting it to be a red-bellied or maybe a pileated woodpecker. But when I glanced out the window, I was stunned. It was a genuine Red-headed woodpecker, the first I can ever recall seeing in our yard. There are many types of woodpeckers and most have red or at least some … [Read more...]
Lighting Tips
What woman would think of wearing the same jewelry every day? For that matter, what man would wear the same necktie to work every day for 15 years? Though lighting in your home is meant to give you years of service, it's not meant to be permanent. A light fixture is not set in granite. Sometimes, it's nice to make a change. One of the best and the least expensive ways to update your home is … [Read more...]
More Muskies
By CWF Volunteer Allen Easterly As a Complementary Work Force (CWF) Volunteer, I recently had the great pleasure to assist Region 2 and Region 4 Fisheries personnel begin the process of obtaining more musky for release in Commonwealth waters. During two separate trips, two teams of three or four conducted an electro-fishing expedition on a portion of the James River where there is a very high … [Read more...]
Striper Update
Stripers Forever recently sent an Action Alert to its members warning that Chesapeake Bay commercial interests are again demanding higher kill limits on striped bass. They want to roll back the modest conservations measures put in place during 2013 and return to the harvest levels that contributed to coast-wide recreational catch declines of up to 90%. According to Stripers Forever president, … [Read more...]
Nags Head Heating Up
TW’s Reports: Though Tuesday started off with downpours and rough water, the day cleared by late afternoon and there were fish caught. The Little Bridge anglers had another successful day catching lots of keeper trout and, again, some big Bluefish. Ray Leitch and family from Staunton, VA caught keeper Trout and Bluefish. And don’t forget there is another place to sound fish on the causeway … [Read more...]
Play Ball!
April meant one thing to a young Boomer male. Play ball! Baseball. America’s past time. We didn’t have video games to play. There were no malls in which to gather. We didn’t ride horses. We didn’t have swim meets. In the spring, we played baseball. We played catch before school. At recess, we hit pop flies. At lunch hour we’d get in a few innings of 9 on 9, and, of course, when we got out … [Read more...]
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