Things get done by people who: 1. Know what needs to be done. 2. Have an inclination/reason to get it done. 3. Can command the necessary resources...

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2010/09/15/remarks-president-congressional-hispanic-caucus-institutes-33rd-annual-a Were there really any...

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2010/09/18/remarks-president-congressional-black-caucus-foundation-phoenix-awards-d Sheesh, R ....I can hardly wait...

caught a salmon before. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ken_fortenberry/5013136291/ Pink salmon were accidentally introduced into Lake Superior in 1956. In...

......how life might be different if they stopped mowing the lawns at places like Gettysburg and restored them to their condition as of early July of 1863? If...

Thursday, 16th: I headed for the dam after breakfast. I would love to go down-stream, but fear having to be "saved" by Whit and Joanne. The dam is easier...

Tuesday, 14th: No fishing today. There was hard rain after breakfast and I chickened out. Instead I stayed in the cabin, kept warm with a nice fire in the...

Texas Chef Successfully Deep-Fries...Beer! http://www.fieldandstream.com/blogs/hunting/2010/09/texas-chef-successfully-deep-friesbeer I'm so happy.. excuse...

OK, not fishing for any sympathy, but some strategies. Some f**ker let themselves into my house Friday night and made off with my laptop, SWMBOs jewelry, some...

On November 22, 1963, I was driving my 1961 Corvair Monza on Terciera, the Azores, with my young daughter strapped in a car seat, when I heard the news. She...

On Wed, 15 Sep 2010 04:15:02 +0200 (CEST), George Orwell wrote: It's all in the technique! Dude, you couldn't even hold a Coleman...

.. . . or Searuns for that matter. Been making cider and digging garlic and being too overly pridefull of our Jersey style sweet corn so needed a brake and...

If you haven't left for Maine yet, I had to cancel out again this year as this friggin shoulder is very slow to heal. Physical therapy to continue until 23...

Everyone knows that birds migrate. With all the publicity that Monarch butterflies have gotten in recent years, pretty much everybody knows about their...

FWIW, we went by the Orvis store in DT Chicago, and they are having a _huge_ sale - mid-arbor Battenkills at about 35-40% off (they are redoing them) and they...

I am a first time pinger at least on this ng. I have some ??'s to ask Are you around this backwate pool known as ROFF? Giancarlo Gianinni

Geez, it's tailor-made for the late, great George Carlin - a routine on combat troops vs. "advise and assist" troops, ala baseball vs....

(Normally this would be marked as OT but given the political bull**** infesting this sludge pit this is...

What is it about adventures that follow me around like disaster follows Frank?? The news reports that yesterday, Hong Kong was hit by a record...

Dave LC what type of breathing face mast do you use at night ? Remember reading that it had really made your life more happy ! My wife has me lined up for...