Lucy in training

She's currently learning to "sit". And doing a very good job at that.

I hope to have a frisbee partner in the future... we'll see.

Princess Luciana trying to get Holly

She's such a treat. She's not that settled in, yet. Still getting accustomed to the new surroundings.

We were out in the driveway and she saw Holly on the porch. She tried to get through the railing, but couldn't figure that out. She totally missed the stairs. I don't think she's fond of stairs.

Check it out on the video.

Only fish all day, but worth it.

Nick and Chase and I went to Black Shoals (Randay Poynter) saturday to scratch up some largemouth.

Chase caught the first, a crappie, I think, and therefore was the winner of the "hashbrowns". Good on him!

Nick said he lost a healthy one in the first cove to the left, heading south. I think it was on a rattle-trap.

We docked up around 1130 and went back to the truck to warm up. It was a bit nipply.

The water temp went from 48-49 south of the docks and 50-51 up towards the north, more shallow areas.

I got this one on the right bank looking in the "Beaver Spillway". I had tried the left opening and the middle of the spillway and on a whim cast to the right side of the bank that was bare clay with no vegetation next to the water.

When I felt the tap-tap, I figured it was a small fish, so I just tried to keep a little tension on the line. The fish was pretty slow because it was hard to tell if the line was moving. I tugged on the line, felt "La Resistance" and BAM! There he was.

He didn't fight much because I was reeling like a freak! Yelling to Nick to "Bring the Camera".

When it broke water, I realized how nice he was. And then to land him in the boat! "Nice Fish!"

I think all-in-all, we had a good time. It's nice to be able to jam out in a hurry and get to a nice fishing hole with little hassle. Today would have been a great opportunity, but alas, it is better to forge forward than to look backwards.

A huge "Thank You" to our Creator for blessing us with such beautiful natural resources. Amen.

Let the madness begin

i've been dreading this for over 2 weeks. WSB750 has been reporting waits of 3 - 6 hours for early voting.

I told my Daughter we'd have to get up early and maybe we'd be in the front of the line.

Well, we showed up @ 0630 and imagine our surprise!

we've been in line for 30 minutes now.

The line is now twice as long as when we got here.

*UPDATE*
We finished and left @ 815am. The line outside was about a third as long as the line we stood in.

Daredevil Mackie

Shes loving the ramp! I'm just waiting for the "big one". Gotta love it. She's not timid, that's for sure.

Ricky be in the Windy City

Just had some Chicago stle pizza! Sweeeet!

Yet another use for...

Duct tape! Check it out! The ivy is actually taped to the wall! This is at the Days Inn in downtown Asheville,NC. Not the spiffiest hotel I've been in, but a place to sleep and shower nonetheless.

Anyway, for those wondering how to train ivy to climb a wall, study the example above.

An Irish toast...

May those that love us, love us;
and to those that don't love us,
May God turn their hearts;
and if He doesn't turn their hearts,
may He turn their ankles
so we'll know them by their limping.

Creative Office Quips...

1. Obviously you're unable to assimilate my stimulating concepts into your blighted and simplistic world-view.

2. I don't know what your problem is, but I'll bet it's hard to pronounce.

3. Any connection between your reality and mine is purely coincidental.

4. I can see your point, but I still think you're full of it.

5. I like you. You remind me of me when I was young and stupid.

6. What am I? Flypaper for freaks!?!?

7. I'm not being rude. You're just insignificant.

8. I'll give you a nice, shiny quarter if you'll go away.

9. I'm already visualizing the duct tape over your mouth.

10. I will always cherish the initial misconceptions I had about you.

11. It's a thankless job, but I've got a lot of Karma to burn off.

12. Yes, I am an agent of Satan, my duties are largely ceremonial.

13. How about never? Is never good for you?

14. I'm really easy to get along with once you people learn to worship me.

15. You sound reasonable. It must be time to up my medication.

16. You're just jealous because the little voices talk to ME.

17. I'll try being nicer if you'll try being smarter.

18. I'm out of my mind, but feel free to leave a message...

19. I don't work here. I'm a consultant.

20. Who me? I just wander from room to room.

HUH?

People suffering from paraskavedekatriaphobia, the fear of Friday the 13th, can now relax for a while. They won't have to deal with another Friday the 13th until next February