As America by the millions tuned in to last Sunday’s Super Bowl on their flat screen, hi-def., high-res, plasma infused TV sets, it gave this Boomer pause to think back to how it once was with television sets. In the early years after the war, most families didn’t own a TV. It was the early to mid-fifties when sets became affordable enough that middle-income families could buy one. But what … [Read more...]
Farm Pond Action
As winter begins its stretch run, the best place for cabin fever-stricken anglers may well be farm ponds. Smaller bodies of water warm more quickly than do their larger counterparts. Plus, a full day’s sun in the shallow end of a farm pond can increase 5 or 6 degrees in a single day. Cold blooded as they are, fish gravitate to warm water, now is a great time to fish for big bass in farm … [Read more...]
Cobia Update
Dr. Ken Neill, III Cobia is closed for 2017. Well, the fishery is closed in federal waters and with a new administration settling in D.C., and we will see if it stays closed. But for now, it is closed for the year. Based on estimated catches greatly exceeding the allowable catch the previous two years, and the assumption that states will keep cobia open in state waters, federal waters … [Read more...]
Donny Osmond Lighting
By Nancy Brewer While in Dallas for the Lighting Market earlier this month, I was delighted to have the opportunity to meet Donny Osmond. We all remember Donny and his sister singing their hearts out on the Osmond’s show. Well, now that Donny is all grown up, he is now working in lighting, my field of expertise. The Donny Osmond Home Collection by Capital Lighting … [Read more...]
Cooking With Parchment paper
Some cooks are slow learners. Take me, for example. I go through cans of Pam like cotton candy at a carnival, trying to coerce my culinary concoctions to avoid sticking to the pots and pans. Sometimes they stick and sometimes they don’t, but even if cookies – for example- fail to cling to the baking sheet, the Pam residue leaves a sticky mess when it’s time to scrub down the dishes. Recently I … [Read more...]
A Time To Sew
As readers of CvilleBuzz well know, I love to fiddle in the backyard with my small vegetable garden. I find it to be almost a spiritual endeavor. To sew a tiny seed, seemingly dead, into the moist earth and watch it come to life, pushing its way through the heavy dirt in search of sunlight is simply amazing to me. Any actual plants or fruits of my gardening labor are incidental. I just love to … [Read more...]
The Perils of First Grade
Digging deeply into the memories of childhood, this Boomer shudders at the thought of the early years of school, namely kindergarten and first grade. How I survived remains a mystery. In the 1950’s, there was no pre-kindergarten, in fact, kindergarten was optional. I remember it as a waste of about 5 hours a day. The teacher read silly stories and we spent much of our waking hours (yes, there … [Read more...]
Tautog Action
Dr. Ken Neill, III In Virginia saltwater, tautog are the main target. Some nice catches are being made on the coastal wrecks. The water is still warm enough that even the inshore wrecks are still holding a lot of sea bass that you have to weed through to get to the tautog. The coastal striped bass fishery has not developed. There is some catch-and-release action inside of the bay. … [Read more...]
Sight Fishing in Carolina
By Capt. Alan Caine This winter on the Cape Fear Coast has been mild with most days over 60 degrees. The downside is that it has been a windy year, which makes fishing tough. The water is crystal clear, offering great sight fishing opportunities with fly or light tackle. However, most redfish this winter have been on the smaller side. Redfish grow quickly in their early years, so … [Read more...]
Sonny Bryan’s Texas Smokehouse
On a recent trip to Dallas for the Lighting Show, Nancy and I decided to spend one evening out to see what this Texas barbeque is all about. I have seen numerous Texas restaurants on the Food and Travel Channels and we wanted to eat at a tried-and-true barbeque joint. We asked around and decided on Sonny Bryan’s Smokehouse. With seven restaurants in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area, they came highly … [Read more...]
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