Awesome Challenge

Last week I was e-mailing with a friend, Tony Petreikis. He and his wife, Laura, were local Conservation Police Officers. They are retired and livening the good life in Wisconsin. They are big anglers and have set a goal of fishing in all 50 states. That includes fishing the great lakes which they have done so except for Lake Huron.
They have 22 states checked off. I know of another friend, Don Morrison, who lives in North Carolina and is working on playing golf in all 50 states. Knowing these fellows I think they will achieve their goals.

Do fish sleep?

I know a lot of you have wondered that for years. Well, the problem is fish have no eyelids so it’s hard to know if they are dozing off, or ready to take your bait when fishing.

When I wasn’t Old

Growing up on Fridays I think we mostly had fish sticks for supper. Ha! I guess we wouldn’t go to heaven if we ate meat. It’s kind of funny, but we still go out for dinner on a lot of Fridays.
In my opinion, “Sweet Peas” has great fish and Lorna likes their ribs. On special occasions, it’s a trip to “The Cellar.”
Another food I had in my younger days was chicken pot pies. I didn’t care for them as they had too many peas mixed in.
Way back when, I disliked peas, broccoli and beets. As one gets older tastes can change, but beets are still a “yuk” for me.
I remember we had a next-door neighbor that would leave her house and would always sing. It drove my mom nuts because she said no one’s that happy. Her husband built a boat “inside” their house. He had a mistake in his calculations and could not get it out of the house. He finally got his saw and somehow got it outside.
We had good neighbors although one fella was a newsman for a local TV station and he thought he was a pretty cool dude. He was kind of a jerk.
Growing up we went to Sunday mass at Sacred Heart Church, Moline. I always remember one time the Monsignor chastised some people for coming late to mass. I’ll bet they never came back after that! My mom never cared to go to church, but my dad did. Before I check-out I should go to that same church, just for old times sake.

Sports

Some great games over last weekend. Notre Dame beat Penn State in football and the ND women’s BB team won even though they were without their number one scorer, Hannah Hidalgo. Iowa State pulled out an overtime win beating Texas Tech in basketball. Let’s hope the Geneseo H.S. can do better in basketball. “Some days are diamonds, some days are stone.”

Feed the Birds

Just a reminder that our feathered friends enjoy eating seeds, suet, and water during these snow covered days. I felt sorry for one blackbird that comes to our feeders. It has a piece of string about five inches long that seems to be caught under its peak. It drives the poor bird nuts as it try’s everything to get free from the pesky thing.

Humor

“I’m making a documentary on how to fly a plane. We’re currently filming the pilot.”
When you wear a belt of $100 bills, it’s just a “waist” of money.
Lorna asked if I’ve seen the dog bowl? I said I never knew he did.
Whoever stole the copy of my Microsoft office, I will find you. You have my word.
A friend of mine said he only believes in 12.5% of the Bible. I guess that makes him an “1/8th”iest. (Note: As I am typing this, coyotes are in our backyard).

Quote of the Week

“I want to be forgotten, even by God.”

Robert Browning