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How To Catch Fall Crappie! Tips on how to catch fall crappie can be boiled down to one thing; finding them, determining just what is on their menu for today and then present it in a way that is pleasing to their palates. In short, you have to 'sell' the menu! After... ( added 40 days 5 hours ago.)

A True Big Catfish Story! It is fun being part of a big catfish story that has a fantastic ending, even for the fish! In addition to having a restful time on a warm black night at the edge of the river bank, I had only received a few bug bites and I hadn't fallen into the... ( added 56 days 12 hours ago.)

How To Know If You Have Relationship Trouble! If you are in a relationship, you have relationship trouble! It may not have reared its ugly head lately, but it's there! One moment you have no clue that there is a problem and the next you're blind sided by your spouse or significant other... ( added 81 days 14 hours ago.)

Take Out The Trash! One Of 4 Ways To Save Your Marriage. If you're down to searching for ways to save your marriage on the internet, there must be some serious disharmony in the home. Sometimes getting away from the daily routine can turn dismal looking situations into turning points for... ( added 91 days 15 hours ago.)

How To Make Compost Cheaply! Knowing how to make compost cheaply is a crucial element in the success of any horticultural adventure. For many, the thought of actually constructing or even buying a compost bin is a daunting challenge. For those of us who know little about... ( added 100 days 5 hours ago.)

How I Stopped The No-See-Um Itch! There were no bugs at Beaver Dam Creek. Another Friday night of fishing had begun and there wasn't a mosquito in sight as I set up my lawn chair about 3 feet from the river. The sun was going down and the reflections from the water were scattered... ( added 111 days 12 hours ago.)

Rules For Fishing For Catfish At Night! The sound of the tug boat chugging up the river, pushing heavily laden barges filled with grain, quieted the tree frogs and crickets that shared the night with me as I watched the tip of my catfish rod jerk feverishly. After the initial tug on... ( added 122 days 4 hours ago.)

Ghosts In My Vegetable Garden! I have never believed in ghosts, but since my encounter with an angel in my hospital room earlier in the year, the possibility that apparitions may actually exist is something that I must pursue. I knew something was weird when I walked to my... ( added 159 days 6 hours ago.)

Vegetable Garden Rehab! My back hurts, my arms ache and I'm sunburned. With the soil warming up to temperatures favorable to seed sprouting, the farmer in all of us is ready to take hoe in hand and test the hortacultural waters. I'm planting a vegetable garden this year... ( added 183 days 18 hours ago.)

Heaven Loves Shrimp Scampi! Only those who are allergic to shellfish would doubt that Shrimp Scampi is probably on the menu in heaven. St. Peter himself no doubt munches on the garlicky treats from time to time. I'm not sure if they're cooked on a stove or grilled over... ( added 216 days 6 hours ago.)

Stuck By A Catfish! Am I Going To Die? Every fishing trip has its own story. This is one of excess and retribution from the catfish gods for catching more than my legal limit of fish on a gloriously warm and rainy morning in the spring. Although it was a few years ago when this event... ( added 225 days 15 hours ago.)

Life Lessons Learned From A Mockingbird! My Mockingbird gets up with the sun and I awake with a tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet and a final tweet before he takes a breath to start the concert again with the same five notes. It's a wonderful way to greet a new day. Granted, most mornings I... ( added 234 days 9 hours ago.)

Out Of A Job? Think Barbeque! The barbeque business is flourishing in these hard economic times! The barbeque restaurants that we've seen most of our lives are still going strong and bringing in new customers daily. The reason is simple. Barbeque has always been reasonably... ( added 244 days 6 hours ago.)

Build Your Own Bird Feeder! Spring is on its way and all our backyard birds are hungry. With daffodils blooming and crocuses beginning to pop their heads out of the soil, we tend to forget that food sources of seeds from autumn plants have long been blown away by winter... ( added 253 days 6 hours ago.)

Barbeque On A Budget! For those of us who wouldn't dare let a little snow and cold get in the way of outdoor grilling or smoking, we're now faced with an even more daunting adversary; a tightened food budget! With all the sad economic news on television, it's no wonder... ( added 267 days 10 hours ago.)

No Snow At The Boat Show! We had a few snowflakes last week that danced in on a frigid Canadian cold front that froze most of the USA. The sight of a few snowflakes in my backyard had me longing to head for the beach! But since it's still cold on most of the sandy shores... ( added 285 days 3 hours ago.)

Barbeque On A Beautiful Winter's Day! The weather guy says that today is going to be beautiful! A bright sunny day will keep the temperature in the low 70's and a gentle southerly breeze has made me forget that tomorrow will be a day when I'll see a few flakes of snow. God made... ( added 294 days 15 hours ago.)

Midnight Bandits And My Cat Spike! My cat Spike was mad! He is used to eating breakfast around 7:00 a.m., but I didn't awake until almost 8:00. I heard his meowing in the garage and from the sound I knew he was still in his bed, but complaining that breakfast had not been served!... ( added 300 days 14 hours ago.)

It Is Never too Cold To Go Fishing! When weather conditions are bad outside, I sit inside with a roaring fire and remember the time when I was brave enough to tackle the elements, hitch up the boat and head for the river. The lousier the winter weather, the better the fishing for... ( added 312 days 15 hours ago.)

No Aluminum Christmas Tree For Me! Christmas memories can come from the most unexpected sources. While browsing through stacks of boxes for this year's holidays, I found myself staring at a box containing an aluminum Christmas tree of the 1960's. I love Christmas trees! Whether... ( added 344 days 6 hours ago.)

A Billion Here, A Billion There! Less than intelligent politicians in Washington, DC are plentiful and to some extent acceptable. When they do something smart however, it's time to acknowledge that feat. CEO's of multibillion dollar companies on the other hand, are generally... ( added 352 days 16 hours ago.)

We'll Give Thanks At Thanksgiving For What God Has Kept Us From! Thanksgiving in my family has always been the day that friends and relatives get together to thank God for His blessings on us for the last year. We'll have the kids and grandkids over, the house will be noisy and the aroma coming from the turkey... ( added 1 year 9 days ago.)

Aluminum Christmas Trees And A Stroll Down Memory Lane! Now that I'm officially a senior citizen, I find myself strolling down memory lane more than ever before. I'm also more aware of just how much our world has changed since we were kids dashing to the first McDonalds in our town. You could buy a... ( added 1 year 10 days ago.)

Who's Lying The Least, My Choice For President! At the beginning of this vicious presidential race I complained that there wasn't a lot of difference in the two candidates, John McCain for the Republican Party and Barack Obama, a Democrat. Being a political conservative, I thought that John... ( added 1 year 17 days ago.)

Become A Millionaire While You Sleep! My Kind Of Work! In a moment of insanity, when my brain must have escaped for Guadalajara, I replied to an email that asked if I was interested in a home based business opportunity. Since then my mailbox has been stuffed with postcards, brochures and letters... ( added 1 year 23 days ago.)