By Dan Dauw
Geneseo Current
Go, Bears!
Yes, I know it was only pre-season, but I liked what I saw the three games they played, Dolphins, Bills and Chiefs. It’s anyone’s guess, but they will win more games than they did last year (6).
The other day I was talking to Vic Blanchetta, who is a big Bear’s fan, on his take about the “Monsters of the Midway.” He said, and I agree, if ‘da Bears were in a different division they probably would not end at the bottom.
The other 3 teams, Packers, Vikings and Lions are expected to be really good this season. The Bears start the regular season playing the Vikings on Monday night, Sept 8, @ 7:15 p.m. They finish the season playing the Lions in early January.
Good Win, Cyclones!
Hey you hummers, we butterflies can use this feeder, too!
Boy! That was some game between Iowa State and Kansas State. It was played “across-the-pond” in Ireland. A good share of the game was a bit sloppy on both sides of the ball. The win for ISU was a good way to start off the season.
They have a lot of good players and an excellent coaching staff. I think they are going to have a good season.
Stole my rod ‘n reel
Thanks to one big catfish encountered last Friday, it pulled my
rod ‘n reel into the lake. I was fishing from shore using two rod & reels. I had been battling a big catfish on my ultra-light rig with 6 lb. test line. My other pole I had setting on the ground while I battled Mr. Whiskers.
Well, the catfish took a fast run for it and my line snapped. Unfortunately, the cat crossed my other line and it snagged that line pulling the rig into the lake. There is no way of knowing it, but I wonder if it was the same fish that I had caught two weeks ago? It went 10 lbs, 8 oz, and I had released it. Oh, well! I needed a new rod ‘n reel (not really!!!).
Ham ‘n Bean Supper
Just a reminder, the Geneseo Izaak Walton League will be hosting their annual public “Ham & Bean Supper” on Saturday, September 6th, from 4 – 7 p.m. It will be held at the Ikes Park, 1 mile north of Geneseo on Rt. 82. The cost is $10 per adult and children under age 10, $5.00. There will be live entertainment, a 50/50 drawing, plenty of good food and free parking.
WW1 Book
I just finished a very interesting book on WW1. I had purchased the book about 10 years ago, when on a fishing trip to Kenora, Ontario. It tells about a Canadian soldier, Frank S. Iriam, who was a sniper during the years 1914-1918. He kept a very lengthy diary of his experiences.
The author of the book, Glenn R. Iriam, was the son of the soldier. The name of the book is “In The Trenches, 1914-18.” It is a totaling fascinating book. The carnage during those war years had to be horrible on both sides. There was so much new weaponry developed during The Great War that a soldier was extremely lucky to have survived without injury or death. “In The Trenches, 1914-1918” is by far the best book I have ever read about WW1.
“Kilroy Was Here”
Those words can still be found somewhere, someplace! It was especially used during WW2 and the Korea War, but those 3 words were also seen during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. So where did the saying originate from?
A popular belief was a fellow named Kilroy was a welder. When he finished welding a job he stamped the piece, “Kilroy was here,” meaning the piece was completed correctly. It was sort of a proof mark.
Humor
Lorna is threatening to throw me out of the house because of my obsession with acting like a news anchor. “More on this after the break!”
People think that grass don’t be wet in the morning, but it dew!
Quote
“Politeness is the ritual of society, as prayers are of the church.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson