I thought maybe most of my readers and subscribers at CvilleBuzz would go for the great recipes, the gardening and birding tips or for memorable trips to yesteryear and the days of Boomerhood. But, nooooo! They like old jokes - the older and cornier the better. So here are a few more old golf jokes. What’s the difference between a bad golfer and a bad skydiver? A bad golfer … [Read more...]
Packing Heat: Squirt Guns
I suppose if a child brought a squirt gun to school these days, he or she would be tased, wrestled to the ground, bound in chains and then really bad stuff would happen. For Boomers, squirt guns at school were a way of life. We considered them to be part of the Second Amendment – the right to keep and bear plastic weapons that would soak your fellow classmates. We did not need a concealed/carry … [Read more...]
Downy Woodpeckers
When my son was a little boy, his name for Woody Woodpecker, the cartoon character, was Woody Pecker. Funny, but when one of our children misnamed something like that, it stuck. Grits, today, are “grips”, a la my youngest, Laura, and biscuits are “bisticks, as my oldest, Angelin, said as a child. So when we see a woodpecker in the backyard or at the feeder, it’s a woody pecker. I believe my … [Read more...]
Charlottesville – Then and Now
By Charles Crenshaw When people find out I was born in Charlottesville, they generally say, “You must have seen many changes.” And they are right. I was born in Charlottesville and have lived in or around here all my seventy-five years, except for my military time. I have seen many changes, some for the better and some not so good. The corner “mom and pop” store locations, for … [Read more...]
Grilled Trout
The Game Department is hard at work, stocking trout in all the appropriate mountain streams and lakes, and fishermen are having early success. That means stocked trout will be welcomed guests at numerous dining room tables, which is good and bad. The bad part is that stocked trout are lacking in flavor, and any flavor they may have tastes like fish food pellets, not crawfish. Hatchery trout spend … [Read more...]
The Best Bet? Tautogs!
By Dr. Julie Ball Most news is centered around the weather, which seems to be the most interesting thing going on right now since choices are limited on the saltwater fishing front. Ocean striped bass are still a no-show in Virginia’s legal waters. These fish are wintering so far off the coast, it’s not likely inshore anglers will encounter them again until they return to the Bay to spawn. … [Read more...]
Old Golf Jokes
The Pope met with the College of Cardinals to discuss a proposal from Shimon Peres, the former leader of Israel. "Your holiness," said one of the Cardinals, "Mr. Peres wants to determine whether Jews or Catholics are superior by challenging one of us to a golf match." The Pope was greatly disturbed, as he had never held a golf club in his life. "Not to worry," said the Cardinal, "we'll call … [Read more...]
Don’t Fence Me In
I’m preparing for the coming garden season. I’m ordering seeds, testing the soil, planning my early and late plantings and mending fences. Mending fences? Yep, that’s the only way I have been able to salvage some of the fruits of my labor. Deer, you know. Back yard gardeners, you see, have a deer problem. More than drought, more than a late cold snap, more than a swarm of locusts, deer … [Read more...]
Perch Jerking
“Perch” Maynard was a long time guide on the New River before up and moving to South Carolina in order to battle redfish and speckled trout rather than smallmouth bass. “Perch” received his nickname from the legendary fly tier and fishing guide, Chuck Kraft. Chuck teasingly told Maynard that when it came to fishing, he was little more than a perch jerker, and the name stuck. “Perch” wore it … [Read more...]
Thoughts On Selling Your Home
By Judy Savage It’s often tough to have to sell your home, to leave the neighborhood and all the friends you have come to know and love. But when there is no choice but to leave – to sell your home – here are some tips that I have found over the years that will help maximize the return on your investment. First of all, when trying to sell your home, sometimes you need to turn the … [Read more...]
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