Haha

Fishing

After three nights of fishing we came up with just shy of 300 smelt. I'd say Thursday night was the best, Ross and I caught 98 in six hours. Ross only fished a little over half the the time. We fished out of the flip over that night and it was cold and windy. Late Friday afternoon using the quad, we managed to pull the ice house out to the smelt grounds. I was nervous about this due to a band of frozen slush about 12 meters wide that we had to cross, going out Thursday night I was falling through to the top of my boots.

I pulled the ice house about 500 meters west down the shore line and took a run at a narrower part the the slush band at 20 MPH, the path was like a gigantic arc. I was quite relived that it had come across.

All the struggle aside, the new ice house is so nice to fish in. Warm, most of the time I'm in a tee shirt. I'm hoping to go back up Wednesday night...

What I'm doing

Headed north this morning, rolling the dice that there will be sufficient ice to fish Crystal Lake. Won't be in the new ice house, its setting on a trailer at my dads, he's come up with a hand full of reasons for not going up this weekend. I've got the quad and a portable shanty on a trailer behind the Trooper right now, I'm just waiting for Ross to get up. We've got to go over to my folks on the way and pick up maggots(bait) and a battery...

Read this, yes you ...

I enjoy discussing politics, but first lets get up to speed

Sublime

piano men

Listen and understand

Stuff that made me laugh

I just can't help myself

I heard this last Wednesday on Rush and was LMAO ...Paul Shanklin is a national treasure...LOL

Go ahead try it anyways

HowManyOfMe.com

There are people with my name in the U.S.A. How many have your name?

Who'd thunk it

This is one of the main reasons for the lack of jobs and the faux "jobless recovery" that's being pushed to hide the on going recession...The policy's of this current admin and the given results are being pushed with malice. No one is that stupid.

Post Turtle

While suturing a cut on the hand of a 75-year-old Texas rancher whose hand was caught in a gate while working cattle, the doctor struck up a conversation with the old man. Eventually the topic got around to Obama's Presidency. The old rancher said, “Well, ya know, Obama is a “post turtle.” Not being familiar with the term, the doctor asked him what a “post turtle” was. The old rancher said, “When you’re driving down a country road and you come across a fence post with a turtle balanced on top, that’s a “post turtle”. The old rancher saw a puzzled look on the doctor’s face, so he continued to explain. “You know he didn’t get up there by himself, he doesn’t belong up there, he doesn’t know what to do while he is up there, and you just wonder what kind of a dumb ass put him up there.”

Hahahahaha

I can't believe they could keep it up so long

As someone said... "If there was a radio station broadcasting and no one was listening, was it really on the air?"

Is this the change you wanted

JFC !!! I can't even watch stuff like this without wanting to do things I can't publish.

Korallenriff

I used to have a large saltwater reef, economics was it's end...here are a few photos.

Ya don't say, almost sounds like fraud ?

I can honestly say there was never a doubt in my mind after a certain point that the entire global warming / climate change was "Bravo Sierra" All that was necessary for a critical thinker to do was to "follow the money" Let alone that F'n serial liar Algore was up to his neck in this scam. I can't give you the date, but I know it happened.

Here’s more of the blatant lies and fraud…someone should be going to jail !

Huh ??? ; )

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Inspiring

From Rodger

Shine

My wife is in this video...

It brings a tear to my eye

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Lunch

Setting here eating the the last of my fish for lunch...I guess that means I'm going fishing this afternoon...

Today

Left out early this morning with the ice house in tow, headed towards my folks in Howard City...I've decided to use the double axle trailer for the trip to Frankfort as well as the 3/4 ton Duramax truck. The Trooper struggled with the grades.

Told ya so.

Chuck was like 17, I was 14…The best thing about Chuck was that he had wheels, I needed wheels to get me to my dealers place in Grand Rapids, I was a mid level distributor… Ted Nugent was going to be at Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, I talked my folks into letting me go, my first concert …Tickets were procured. Chuck managed to talk a senior, Anne into going and the group was rounded out with an friend of mine Brad…Chuck was geeked about getting this date, if I was him I’d would’ a ditched us kids…The show was great …Ted came out swinging on a rope, the guy was amazing…

Back in our home town, Chuck wheels into the 7-11 and prepares to roll a joint…I immediately voiced my objections, not about smoking a joint, but the location…Chuck trying to be suave in front of Anne, and dismissed my objections. Lighting the joint and putting it into a power hitter, chuck takes another hit and passes it back as he’s pulling out of the parking lot, I see the cops parked right a crossed the street…They come right after, and pull us over, chuck gets hauled to jail and Anne drives Brad and I home…the next day I say …I told ya so !

It just a joke !

Right place, Right time

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The Grand Rapids civic center was a smallish arena, almost intimate as arena's go. Headlining the show was Ozzy, it was the summer of 1981 August 30th. Opening for Ozzy was a little know band, Def Leppard... While not overly impressive, these guys where just kids then, they played a good set. I never really saw it coming, but as it came down out of the lights, end over end, I was there to catch it...the first of a few drum sticks I'd catch in all the shows I'd end up seeing...Surly catching a stick was high lite.But what I was most impressed with was Randy Rhodes, Ozzy's guitarist. I've seen many of the best and he was one of them. Seven months later he was gone...I'd go on to see those kids a few more times, I still got that stick...

Growing old

Today I saw the doctor for the first time in a decade, of course he put me on blood pressure meds...I knew that it was only a matter of time...he also gave me grief for using creatine, I knew that was coming too.

In some ways, November's today

Night Train

Gel

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Climategate: You should be steamed

Read the entire article

But who are the skeptics? A few examples reveal that they are numerous and well-qualified. Several years ago two scientists at the University of Oregon became so concerned about the overemphasis on man-made global warming that they put a statement on their Web site and asked for people's endorsement; 32,000 have signed the petition, including more than 9,000 Ph.Ds. /snip/ Last year 60 German scientists sent a letter to Chancellor Angela Merkel urging her to “strongly reconsider” her position supporting man-made global warming. Sixty scientists in Canada took similar action.

Haha...Oh, the joke's on all of us

Not even a year

Why Switzerland Has The Lowest Crime Rate In The World

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Cold last night !

As I approached my truck this morning to start it and get it warmed for the trip I was to take, noticed something odd on the inside of the drivers side window. Opening the door and upon further examination I deduced it was frozen soda.



Of course my eyes begin to scan the interior for the source...it came from the back...



And the source...Somehow this can of soda made its way into my truck and was forgotten, I'm thinking kids, since I very seldom drink the stuff...

How time flies

My Christmas / New years vacation is on it's last day. Rising at 04:30 tomorrow to see the gym is going to be tough; even more so, that I've not been there for weeks... I've spent the last two weeks do pretty much whatever I felt like doing and to be honest, I'm ready to go back to work. I don't know if its just the specter of knowing I have to go back that won't let me completely relax, I hope retirement is better.

As of yet I don't have any plans for this last day, I should go fishing, but I may opt for something entirely different...


Yesterday I rigged up a towing system for the ice house using cables that I salvaged from the trash at work 5 years ago, see I knew I could use them for something ! I was leaning towards a rigid tow bar system, but I think this will work out better. I've got another week to do a few more odds and end, debating on a paint job. But that would mean getting it back into the shop...

Beautiful day

Another beautiful day here in West Michigan, still very cold 15 degrees, but the sun is out and shinning bright with a little lite snow... I'm working on a towing system for the ice house...

Ordinance

Ice house video

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Okay, now I've beat the ice house topic to death ... hahaha ...no more for a while.

Observations

Alright; its not orgasmic, not really even in that same realm, but I just took a very long, hot shower and with a brand new razor shaved of weeks worth of growth. Such a great feeling, I feel like I'm ready to start a new year. I know what your thinking,"WTF is up with that ?" Well, I just felt like sharing...

It's the end of the year as we know it ...

I don't do resolutions. I do however resolve to have a better garden this year as well as a new 23 quart pressure cooker. And to not instigate any armed insurrections against the corrupt government; although, participation is a wholly different topic...

Shopping

This evening Ross and I went out to Best Buy, he was going to spend birthday and Christmas money on a new flat panel monitor. We settled on a LG 20" wide screen. After that we hit Manards, right next door for a new lock set for the shop back door. The handle came right off in my hand today. I had a extra key made for the ice house door too...

Working inside the shanty

I pushed the shanty up to and just inside the overhead door so I can open the door and work inside





I've put in benches and shelves...I'll be putting in a couple of fold down work benches too.

Change

I really need a change of scenery, both physically and mentally, more of the latter. I've a feeling of traveling an endless road, not sure if I'm moving forward or the landscape is passing me by.

Fishing

New ice house: update

I was able to get the new shanty out of the shop. Still needs a door and trimmings...I've been hitting the gravel pit taking 10 or 15 fish at a trip, I hate cleaning more than that at once...

12/26 The door is on and I've got the heater running...still much to do.

Christmas Day

Nothing but coal here...Maybe I'll do better at the folks place... Pouring rain here, better than the ice we where getting last night...

Me Too !!!

Ice fishing

Hit the gravel pit pond first thing this morning. This pond is small and produces well at first and gets fished out quickly. I was out for a couple hours and managed a 1/2 limit. I made a short video clip while I was out there...

I've been neglecting this space lately, due to many factors...Busy, busy, busy...all week each night I've been butchering that deer and that task is complete. Ive got the next two weeks off from work and have a list of to do's a mile long : )

Strange how things happen

This morning I was all about being done hunting for the year...And I was really, but as luck would have it, I shot a deer this morning. When hunting with a muzzle loader its practice to fire the loaded round when putting the weapon into storage, it possible to pull the breech plug and remove the powder and bullet, but I would rather just fire the round off...

All that said, I was going to fire the loaded round but thought I would first walk to the edge of my folks yard, which drops off abruptly down it the old creek bed...I'm doing this because I know deer bed down in this area, today was one of those days...On my hands and knees creeping around at the ridge, just out of sight of the two deer I saw, I put myself in position for a shot...Only to have the deer I was watching move into heavy brush and out of the shooting lane despite my calling to it... just then the second deer stands and walks into the lane, it was now or never...The shot wasn't great, but good enough, though the elbow and lung...The deer ran about 20 meters and expired...

Personal notes

I'm conceding defeat to the deer at this point, as a benevolent loser this season...I passed up shots I could have taken, Oh well...

My sights are now focused of the upcoming ice fishing season, I've got a shanty to finish and plans to retrofit another.

Storm of the century

I'm home early today, just for the opposite reason sometimes I'm not home until 20:00...This part of Michigan is supposed to be getting a "big winter storm" I'm not holding my breath. The media in these parts are famous for playing up the winter weather...

Climavangelist!

Doug Giles, father of Hanna, the now famous ACORN hooker is on a roll here Lots of laughs in this one, well that is if you haven't been drinking the global warming Koolaid...Maybe you have, it's not too late to say; hey, I was lied to...

LMAO

Gone Hunting

I'm off today; off of work, even though I've already had numerous calls from the office. And off to the forest for a weekend of hunting, muzzle loader season begins today.

The ‘science’ of global warming

Mark Steyn writes this

And you should read it !

Yes, this is an American

Read this

Injured

Even typing is painful. I pulled a shoulder muscle lifting this morning and now I'm really beginning to feel it. The ibuprofen has brought it down from Samurai sword cutting my arm off to extreme charlie horse...right now I'm not sure what's better

This goes without saying

I came pretty close to posting this as my profile pic at IP tonight...Just in that mood !

Edgy

Damn...I really feel like capping someone this evening, just cranky for some reason...anyhow...my day went by fast, Mondays are like that for me. After work I picked up oil and a filter for the quad. I had drained the oil and removed the filter last night, after reassembling the filter housing and filling the crankcase I started the motor. It was running okay, had a bit of a stumble now and then, I've got the gallon of gas I put in doped up with 10 oz of Seafoam (carb cleaner) might be why its a little rough...

I'll be hunting again this weekend, I was able to get a co-worker to lend me a black powder rifle, I just have to sight it in for him...black powder season begins the 4th until the 20th...see ya in the woods, okay I probably won't...

04:30

I'm climbing back on the wagon. I haven't seen the gym in two weeks, so at 04:30 I'll be getting up for a 06:00 workout. I was having issues with a separated muscle in my right forearm, still bothering me a bit in a gripping position.

I really need to get back to my lifting.

Right now

This morning I'm making venison burger. I've been trimming meat for the last two hours and I've stopped for lunch. There's at least ten more pounds of venison to trim and then the pork shoulder has to be cubed up, and then the grinding can begin.

Up Date

The venison is all ground and in the freezer...19 pounds

A quick synopsis

11/29/2009

Climaquiddick

I mean really now, someone or many are going to have to do some time over this...These MFCS were getting set to put the screws to a lot of folks (cap & trade) and there are people in Onocchio's administration that would be set up to make massive profits off this. Thank God these unscrupulous bastards have been outed.

Check this out...the more I read the more I'm getting pissed off ...make sure to read the comments as well

If you think you've had a bad day

The rest of the story

This has not turned out to be a productive year in regards to deer hunting. The entire season seems hurried, I'm blaming my work schedule for that. As usual, I'm left regretting the few shots I passed up early in the season. There are certainly fewer deer in the area for whatever the reason, probable man made global warming that caused the rough winter.

All that aside we still have another month of archery season...

Climategate

I've been elsewhere, but now I'm here

Somethings are never really lost, like this page...I always knew it was out there waiting for me to return.

Not that I'm returning...

Life under the Snowbelt

So much for global warming; or climate change as those in house of flawed science and selectively reviewing data are now calling it to cover what weather does…change.

Here in West Michigan, we’re having blizzard like conditions; it’s February, I expect this type of weather. And in four months when its 95, I won’t be shocked either, it happens in summer.

Oh K

Now I've seen everything !

At work

Interesting Vase

This is what I did yesterday, I did have a bit of a head start on it though. Making one of these is a involved process, this one turned out nice. It will be a gift.

If you really want one leave me a comment with contact info and I may make one for you too.

Charades

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I don't know what is about google search on the word Charades, but I get hits on this every day.

Speaking of Craigslist

I mentioned a response on my car for sale, well here's the reply to my 1st reply:

thanks for your response. I am okay with the price and the conditions. I would have come to check it out, but it's just that i am a very busy person and i am out of state for now. I would make Payment to you via Certified Cashiers check and i understand it must clear your bank before you release item to me. I will also be responsible for the pick up and shipping. So, all you will do as soon as you get the payment check is to get it cashed, deduct your money for the item and send the rest to my shipper whose name and address will be enclosed in the envelope of the check, so that they can come for the pick up at your residence.
Hope i can trust you with my money? cos i dont wanna be scammed again.
If this is okay with you, please get back to me with your....
Names, full contact address(city,state and zipcode) and your phone Number.
Do get back to me asap so that i can issue out the payment check to you via UPS next day delivery. kindly remove the item from site so that no one will contact you for it.
Regards.

And being the smart a** I am here's what I wrote back:

Hey Deb,

There's a problem, see I'm on the run from the law. So I have to keep a low profile so I can't go into banks or anyplace with camera's where the FBI might see me. This would have to be a in person deal, I'm very familiar with dealing with large sums of money and contraband and am always well armed, so as to insure a deal goes off without a hitch, well except for that last one, but he drew first. Anyhow I'm really anxious to unload this car the upholstery is freshly clean and there's also a new passenger window, so I hope you’re not just yanking my chain.

Fall back

Tomorrow I will fall back into the rut of working out in the morning before work. I’ve taken off a month due to a vacation and starting a new position at work.

Craigslist

I really like Craigslist classifieds, I've made three sales over the last 30 days. No fees, no hassle. I would have not likely ever been able to make those sales on ebay. I've got a car up for sale right now and have gotten a response already.

Yes, I still come here

Someone has to. I've been busy, haven't we all heard that excuse before. Most of November I was hunting and now at work I've been promoted to manager, but luckily, I still get to keep all my engineering responsibilities, yes that was sarcasm. Overall it's been a smooth transition.

Hiatus

I'm out of the office until the 26th. I hope to, among other things put some venison in the freezer.

Weekend

Folk's place

Sarah on the quad

Ross and Sarah helping Grandma

TGIF

The week went well, was able to get quite a bit of work done. Today I picked up a new wheel bearing and axle for my Accord. With any luck I can get it back together this weekend.

The day after Hump Day

Not to much going on, my back is getting better, worked out this morning, no more sharp pains. Glad tomorrows Friday. I spent this evening tearing apart the drivers side, front end of my Honda. Needs new axles, ball joints, and at least a new wheel bearing on the side I've got apart. I really do enjoy working on cars, especially when I can take my time.

Oh!!! my aching back!

Everything was fine until I moved from my chair this morning, like a sword through my lower back. As of now I can't really tell if its getting better, I don't think the three hour design review meeting this afternoon helped. I normally don't get sick or have pains like this, I lifted at the gym this morning and can't really remember doing anything to hurt my back. The only way this may have happened is when I was doing sets of fly's, I normally sit up at the end of the set and set the dumbbells in front of me; today, once I just set the weights down to my sides while still laying on the bench I think thats what did it.

This weekend

Instead of hunting like I should have been doing, I've been playing domestic God all weekend. Today's chore was to fix a damaged chair. Before and......

After, better then new. Yesterday it was a tear out and rebuild of the commode, but I'll spare you the pictures of that.

charades

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At work

Amazing huh, no not really, well you had to be there I guess.



Sorry for the coarse shop talk, no its not me.

Work stuff

This is the culmination of much hard work

I've always wondered about this

Cleaning fruits and vegetables its not really surprising, just good common sense.

See whats going on here

glumbert.com - Can you count the passes?

Cool

Urban Hunter

I’ve taken up urban squirrel hunting, not as much for the love of hunting, but to rid the neighborhood of the tree rat. With many walnut trees in close proximity to my property the nuts draw them in, them being the “Red squirrel” (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) they’ve ran out all the fox and gray squirrels and have taken over the habitat….more to come.

Eye opener

As I drove east on Cleveland to turn north on Ravenna road and drive the last 10 mile leg of my 40 mile commute, I saw something remarkable. What I saw from a distance, at first confused me, a truck backing up in the opposing lane. As I drove near the truck came to a stop and a boy of 10 or 11 hopped out to help an elderly gentleman who was struggling to pull his trash cart to the curb. Driving by and watching the boy and the old man work together to move the cart made me think. Would I have done the same? Sadly, I don’t think I would have. What bothers me most is I’m not sure why I can say that.

LOL

I can't even remember where I snagged this picture from, but every time I see it in my photo I laugh. Hope you laugh too. Click to enlarge.

UPDATE: Go here and read more about Birdman weapons systems, I did and laughing even harder than before.

Saturday

Ross and I went up to my folks Saturday with a couple of objectives in mind. One was to convert the electrical system on the old 8N tractor from 6 to 12 volt. That went well; of course I didn’t stop there. I became frustrated at the inconsistent flow of fuel and pulled the tank. Of course it was full of crud, mostly rust flakes, no big surprise the thing is 54 years old. Pressure washing the inside helped, there’s still rust in the tank; the only other solution is to replace it or have a radiator shop acid wash and coat it, both costly. I guess I can live with a little rust in the sediment bowl.

Secondly, I wanted to shoot dad’s new revolver, he hadn’t even shot it yet. What a beautiful weapon! Taurus model 617 total titanium in .357 Mag, he started out 7 rounds of .38 special, after shooting through that we went to .357 Mag, he was impressed to say the least by the difference between the two rounds. This weapon is amazingly accurately, for a 2” barrel, much better than the Ruger SP 101 in .357 Mag that I used to carry. Go here to check out the specs.

Beer snob

Dog days, it’s that time again in Ravenna when anybody who’s anyone in town gathers at the park for an evening out. There’s food, fun, beer, and music at Ravenna’s Dog Day’s.

I must not be anyone or just anti-social because I’ve lived here for 14 years and the other night was the first time I went. The kids always go, its two blocks away and they love playing the games the church always sets up.

The kids had been down there for a while, I thought I would amble down and have a look’ see. Well it was everything I imagined it to be, the kids were engrossed in the games, the band was playing and people were having a great time. I made my way towards what I believed to be the beer stand, it was a token set up so I found a near by booth and bought a $2.50 token which I soon turn into a $2.50 Bud light.

Yes I’m a beer snob, I only bought this beer out civic duty, and it goes to the Lions Club. I can’t remember the last time I had such a tasteless beer. I normally choose to drink draft beer if at all possible, Guinness, Heineken something with taste. I sat at a picnic table watching the kids nursing my can of pilsner, it was soon gone and I had had my fill of dog days. I headed home, packing some of the loot the kids had won.

Turf pest

This is my first ever "hand kill" of my lawn nemesis Scalopus aquaticus AKA "the mole"
I had noted the grass around the pool was getting long and trim. Not wanting to use the weed whacker near the sides of the pool I opted for the traditional hand shears. Bending down to begin the job, I saw movement in the grass and the unmistakable fur of this varmint. With little hesitation I skewered the pest. My aim was true, right thru the center between the shoulders. As I lifted the creature, still run thru on the shears it showed little life and quickly succumbed to its injuries.

This is my 2^nd kill for the year. Walking across the front lawn this morning I saw evidence that there’s been a replacement for my earlier kill. Fortunately these pests are very territorial; one in itself can wreak havoc on your turf.

Interesting flowers

I've yet to try to identify these small flowers, in this picture, if you look closely you should be able to see the bee collecting nectar. Click on picture to enlarge.
Update: After a bit of research it turns out that this a very interesting plant. Monotropa Unflora, the ghost plant, also known as Indian pipe.

Happy 231st Birthday America

As I was hiking this morning I came across the remnants of this birthday celebration. The scale of this mess is not captured by this single photo Not that I was surprised by this total disregard for the environment, just bent me the wrong way.

A few weeks ago Ross and I spent a few days in Grand Marais, staying with my folks at woodland park. Above is a shot from the roll away(log slide) at Grand Sable Dunes, 300 feet above Lake Superior.

While waiting on the dock in Munising to take the Pictured Rocks boat tour, this plane landed, do you call it that in the water? picked up a passenger and took off. The weather that day was prefect, practically no wind out on the lake.

I was taken on this same cruise when I was Ross's age, I think I enjoyed the sights more now than 30 years ago.

My only regret is the lack of a quality camera, these photo hardly do this scenery justice.

This outcrop is Indian Head, yes it sorta looks like a Indians head, use your imagination.


This is spray falls, the captain said this was a bonus to see they normally don't cruise this far but, due to the great weather the boat made good time. I would recommend this cruise to anyone with a few hours to spend in Munising.