August 2010

TOUGH LOVE & HAYBALES

August 30, 2010

It’s been said that parents need to let their children make mistakes. Protecting them 100% of the time, while most likely keeping them clear of emergency room trips, dirt under their fingernails and having to move out before the age of 35, does nothing to teach them about real life. Kids learn valuable lessons from [...]

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TONY AS MY WITNESS

August 12, 2010

Like any other fishing morning, Saturday started very early and with a strong pot of coffee. Tony arrived around 5 and we wasted some time talking at the kitchen table, having misjudged first light by about a half hour. By the time we got to the marina, loaded my gear on his boat, untied the [...]

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THE BEAUTY OF TORTURE

August 4, 2010

OK. Before you jump to any conclusions, I’m talking about the view from my office window today. Some patient, fortunate and obviously twisted soul decided it would be advantageous to put this beautiful, handmade guide boat on display not fifty feet from where my butt is parked till roughly 5 o’clock-ish. …and I’m supposed to [...]

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