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Congratulations on being a righteous guy, and on the new dog. The dark side of the truth of these things is that, in the country [round our farm for example] abandoned dogs are the norm, as opposed to "lost" ones. All have their collars removed. All are frightened and hungry, ready to be food...

This is what Memorial Day means to me. RIP my friends and brothers, "for we were soldiers once, and young." "Mansions of the Lord" performed by the Cadet Glee Club of West Point - YouTube Len.

I also use Nachogrande's wood chip mix, apple and hickory. Sometimes just apple. I keep the temp as close to 225 as I can, and insert a probe thermometer into the turkey to determine when it gets to 163-165. One of the most important things is to let any meat that comes out of a smoker rest...

I've played for over 40 years now. Played a lot of affordable guitars early on, and when I was ready to move up I finally landed with the Martin D28 that I'd wanted for decades. Been through the gamut....played college bar bands, then weddings, special events, backed up voice recitals for...

You are in our prayers here, too. Len

A genuine gentle-man. Safe in the arms of God. RIP, Pete.

Same as others...learned in the Army, then built on that teaching... I can still hear SSGT Forbes saying "keep your booger hook off the bang switch until I yell at ya!!!!"

I may be wrong here, but in the WWII days, it was also called the "bomber crush." After several missions, the headsets they wore made some remove the stiffeners in the cap [that keep it in shape] to make it more comfortable, which shaped the hat as it looked...the more missions, the more...

Jay, you're in my prayers. [Colon CA survivor, too!] From Psalm 31: But I trust in thee, O LORD, I say, "Thou art my God." My times are in thy hand; Len

I've tried every bag there is out there it seems. Cheap ones are, well, cheap. The one I'm happiest with [Christmas gift from the mrs.] is the I-shot pro. I-SHOT, Range Bag, PRO SHOOTER [not in any way affiliated with the company!] Three padded sleeves inside for guns, a removable ammo...

I couldn't laugh at all! The prequel to this story was that a couple of years ago my nephews got together and gave me a life-size "Dr. Evil" stand-up cutout, complete with a motion activated voice. Whenever you'd walk close to it the speaker would play some of his lines from the Austin Powers...

Hey, Art, it was in a little strip mall near the S. Polk and Ledbetter area... Len.

Last week, we had a couple of inches of snow, and it was still pretty cold for late March. I got up on Saturday and stumbled down to the coffee pot, which my wife had already fired up. Coffee in hand, I took Jess and Jimmy outside for their Labrador Retriever morning "constitutional." After...

The Michigan thread got me to thinking... Our farm is about 30 minutes south of "the Bridge," and for me, the gateway to the UP is also my favorite diner in the state. "Clydes," also known as "the home of the Big C." The Big C is a huge cheesburger, done right. Almost too big to finish in...

Things will be a little more stringent than you may be used to. Having said that, we are a "shall carry" and "castle doctrine" state. We have a very large population of hunters, sport shooters and CPL holders. You will find many like-minded individuals, a lot of gun clubs, and a few better...

"H.M.S. Ulysees" by Alistair Maclean. I'll loosely call "Lonesome Dove" a historical novel, and one of my favorite all time books. "Dear and Glorious Physician" by Taylor Caldwell. "The Source" by James Michener. That's just for starters! Len

Of course you're right. Civilized behavior goes a long way. To answer your question, about why some landowners are so touchy... Over the years I've posted on what hunters do when they cross or hunt my land. They've: Cut my fences to make paths for the deer/elk/ATV's/snow machines. Ignored...

Anyone that's ever read my posts knows how I feel about dogs. Nuff said. That the guy who shot the dog is nothing better than vermin is understood. I have seen a lot of the same stuff on our farm that Redlevel speaks of. The damage, poaching and theft are rampant. And, while I field and...

I'd always been a fan of Mauldin's cartoonist work...and was shocked, when after watching the "Red Badge of Courage" for about the tenth time last week, to realize that Bill Mauldin actually appeared in the movie with Audie Murphy! It never dawned on me that it was the same guy! Remarkable...

In for a routine physical. The doctor, with his electronic clipboard, asks a bunch of questions, checking them off one by one. Most of the answers are in the chart already, and have been part of my history for quite a while. You could tell he was not comfortable with the process, and was...