Congratulations
Goes to the Geneseo H.S. Football team on their playoff wins. Let’s hope they have another good win this coming weekend. It gets tougher with each game played, but the Leafs are a good team. Good luck, GHS! Congrats also goes to the Bears on their win over the Giants on Sunday. I do wish they would play the first 3 quarters better so we didn’t have to rely on the last minutes of the 4th Q to pull out the win! However, a win is a win! The Bears play the Vikings next Sunday @ MN. They lost on Sunday so you can expect a tough go of it for ‘da Bears. Anyway, “Go, Bears!”
Raccoons
These bandits are a pain in the butt. They leave their “calling card” on our decks and knock over our bird feeders. I know, they were here when we had our house built in 1977, but they are still a pest. I read recently in the Outdoor News publication that in Fairfield, IL, and Wayne County the raccoon population has increased causing related property damage. This has led the Wayne County Farm Bureau to continue its “Raccoon Roundup” program during this year’s Illinois trapping and hunting season. The organization is offering a $3.00 cash reward for each raccoon tail turned in by its members. The first of four collection dates is scheduled for Nov 18 from 6 – 7 p.m. at the Wayne County Farm Bureau office in Fairfield, IL. Members participating in the program can bring up to 50 tails per collection date and must present proof of a DNR-issued hunting or trapping license. Other collection dates are Dec 16, Jan 13, and Feb 12. I wonder what Henry and Rock Island County thinks about the program?!
Golf Humor
I hope I didn’t use this joke before. Anyway, a nurse says to a recovering patient,
“You’re a lucky man. The doctor took a gallstone the size of a golf ball out of you.” The patient said, “Wow! I’d like to thank him if he’s around. The nurse said, “No, he just left to go golfing!”
Lure ‘em In
Okay! When you head out to do some fishing do you take live bait or do you depend on lures? Maybe both? Let’s say you’re after bluegills. It’s pretty hard not to use a worm and a small hook size. A hungry fish is more likely to grab live bait than any lure made of plastic or metal. Well, that could be de-“baited.” I don’t think you’ll find many bass-pros using live bait. A lure is much easier to use than going to the bait shop for some minnows. Just open the tackle box, pick out a lure and tie it on your line. Lures are not messy. Fish are less likely to swallow the hook(s) using a lure. Still, I am mostly a live bait angler, but if you look in my tackle box there are more than a few lures. Whatever works is the key!
Veterans Day
I think it is nice of so many folks and businesses to thank we veterans, both past and present. I think of those veterans that paid the ultimate price, plus those who received long lasting wounds. Many suffer day by day for the freedoms we enjoy. God bless all of you men and women for your service.
St. Joan of Ark
I saw this little prayer I thought I’d share. Supposedly it was said from the courageous, Joan of Ark. She was burned at the stake for her believes. “If I am not in his grace, may God place me there. If I am, may God so keep me there.”
Humor
I went to the store and found out they don’t make 12” rulers any longer. Get it? Longer/12 inches. Dale Collis, Galva, got his coffee stolen. He got mugged!
Military Humor
1) Did you hear about the accident on base? A tank ran over a box of popcorn and killed two kernels! 2) What do soldiers do when they find a scorpion in their tent? Answer: In the Marines, they kill the scorpion. In the Army, they call their CO and report the presence of the scorpion. In the Air Force, he calls the front desk and asks why there’s a tent in his room? In the Navy, they wonder what a tent and scorpion are?