A few weeks back, Nancy and I were treated to a live production of one of nature’s most amazing shows. We watched a spider at work. My wife is not afraid of many things. I once saw her try to catch a snake with her bare hands in our goldfish pond. But Nancy is definitely afraid of spiders. If there is one around, she knows about it. We were sitting on the porch at our rental cottage at … [Read more...]
Little San Francisco
Charlottesville is not yet in the same class as San Francisco as far as the prevalence of street junkies, filth, and drugs, but Mr. Jefferson’s town is making progress. Where there once was an historically significant statue of one of the greatest military generals of all time, there is now a cluster of tents in a city park. The newly hired City Manager, Sam Sanders, removed the park’s 11 p.m. … [Read more...]
Homemade Ziplocs
We go through Ziplocs at our house like Taylor Swift does boyfriends. Sometimes we’ll put old Ziplocs in new ones. Not really, but we use a lot of these convenient little storage bags. Since Charlottesville imposed a nickel tax on those little brown bags you get at grocery stores, our Ziploc usage has increased. I hated those bags for groceries, but they were often handy for storage of certain … [Read more...]
It’s King Mac Time
Fall is a great time for fishing. The Bay water temperature has decreased to 68 degrees, which makes fish more active, especially King Mackerel. Some nice Kings were caught off Virginia Beach last week. They require good tackle and live baits are best. Kings are very strong and fast and will smoke your drag! They can weigh up to 50 pounds and offer a great challenge. The rockfish season is in … [Read more...]
Catch and Release Best Practices
By Alex McCrickard/DWR Avoid fighting striped bass to exhaustion. Make sure you have a heavy enough rod and associated tackle to land the fish relatively quickly, especially if you are targeting trophy-sized striped bass. A large rubber net can be beneficial when landing striped bass. This will allow you to keep the fish wet while you prepare to remove the lure, fly, or hook. This also … [Read more...]
Stripers!
By Alex McCrickard/DWR It’s easy to understand why striped bass are known as “everyman’s fish.” They’re fun to catch and are one of the most accessible fish for anglers to target. Add on the variety of different methods you can use to successfully catch striped bass—live bait, trolling, bottom fishing, artificial lures, and fly fishing—it’s easy to understand why they are referred to … [Read more...]
The World Series
On October 8, 1956, I was in 7th grade. At the 2 PM bell, they let students out of their classrooms and those who were interested assembled on chairs in the auditorium. A television set was on. The picture was a little fuzzy, but it was Game 5 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium. The Dodgers and Yankees. Vin Scully and Mel Allen were the announcers. Babe Pinelli was the ump behind … [Read more...]
Rat-A-Tat-Tat
“Rat-A-Tat-Tat” is a common backyard noise for us. That’s because we have lots of mature trees, which attract woodpeckers. Occasionally, we’ll have a pair of Pileated woodpeckers fly through, but more common are our Red-bellied woodpeckers. Their rate of pecks per minute is over 100, thus the “Rat-A-Tat-Tat”. Red-bellied Woodpeckers are pale, medium-sized woodpeckers common in forests of the … [Read more...]
Signs of Our Times
Vacationing Family Poses As Illegal Immigrants To Get Free Hotel Room In New York City … [Read more...]
Bread Pudding
Somehow, I had managed to find two partial loaves of white bread in my stash, and both were over a week old. Usually, I’ll toss stale bread like that out for the birds, but I had a better idea. Bread Pudding! Bread Pudding was a favored dessert in our house when I was growing up. Mom also made good use of old bead and we loved it. Sometimes we’d have it warm, like a pie, but I enjoyed it cold … [Read more...]
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