Illinois Fall Trout Season
It starts this coming Saturday, October 21, at 5 a.m. The closest 3 locations are Moline’s Prospect Park Lagoon, Hennepin Canal Parkway, Sheffield (Opens at 6 a.m.), and Centennial Park Pond, Rock Falls. All three are excellent locations, but the key to getting a good spot is to get there early. Make sure you have, on your person, both your Illinois fishing license and trout stamp. Trout can just about eat any bait thrown at them. My favorite are minnows, but red worms, small lures, corn, and waxies are good choices, too. Trout are real battlers, easy to clean and taste, oh so good!
Compliments to Eye Surgeons & H-H Hospital
I don’t know all the names I came into contact with concerning my recent cataract surgery. However, I’ll throw out some names I can remember from Hammond-Henry Hospital. They were Dr. “Adam,” Theresa Peterson, Ms. Carton, Ashley, Kelly, Sonya, Sheryle, and Nicole. I think the ladies were all RNs, but maybe not. The three doctors at Eye Surgeons were Dr. Fenzl (surgeon), Dr. Heden and Dr. Benevento, Bettendorf.
I’m sorry I missed other names, but suffice to say, all the individuals I came in contact with were very nice and professional. If need be, I sure would recommend having the cataract procedure done. It is really amazing on the clarity and sharpness I can now see. So, a sincere “Thank You” goes to the caring and kindness of those at the H-H Hospital and Eye Surgeons.
A Dan D Spooky Poem
It was on Halloween night, under a full moon light;
I had been to a party not far from home, I took an odd way back so no place to roam;
I walked a short cut through the din, I became lost as a thick fog rolled in;
I heard strange noises, thinking, is this the right path to take?
I walked through an old cemetery near Dead Man’s Lake;
I heard owls hooting in a large oak tree, I should not worry, they won’t scare me;
I made it home and a little frightened to be, I opened the front door and was shocked to see,
Dracula sitting in a casket and watching TV.
Rain
It has been said that the best time to plant grass seed is in the fall. I hope that’s true as a few weeks ago we had Curb Appeal, Carbon Cliff, do some landscaping which required lots of grass seed planted. Yes, we used both our sprinklers, but Mother Nature does it best. I suspect most farmers, if not in a drought area, do not need the moisture during harvest time. So, I guess some days are gold and some days are stone.
Identity Theft
At last week’s Geneseo Kiwanis meeting, the guest speaker was Shanda Wood, Card Services, Administration Officer, Central Bank, Geneseo. She gave an excellent presentation on identity theft. It was surprising to me that a lot of problems come from check fraud. Most of us use plastic, but there is enough check writing to make crooks pay attention. They can clean checks with a solvent that washes the information and signature off. She talked about phone fraud and how to beware of scam artists. Speaking for ourselves, we get a lot of fake phone calls. With Caller ID if we don’t recognize the name or phone number we let the answering machine do its thing. Most always they never leave a message. Real important, huh?!
Senior Humor
“ I used to dread getting older because I thought I would not be able to do the things I wanted to do, but now that I am older, I find I don’t want to do them anyway!” “I’m getting on in years and I probably should have moved south by now.” “Ha! High time, parts of my body already have!” Sounds I don’t hear much anymore: Coffee percolating. A telephone operator saying, “Number please?” Ice being chipped with an icepick. What did the ghost teacher say to her class? “Watch the blackboard and I’ll go through it again.”