Left Iowa

Yay!!!! The politicians have left to New Hampshire, South Carolina, and so on. If I had participated in the Iowa caucus my vote would have been for Nikki Haley. Unfortunately, unless some kind of miracle takes place, Trump wins the Republican nomination.

It Just Never Ends

So, two weeks ago I was mounting a WW1 French rifle on a wall for display when the nine pound, heavy weight slipped out of my hand and landed on my toe. Boy, did that hurt. Went to the doctor and had x-rays. They are not sure that it isn’t frost bite which is a separate issue. Whatever, it looks like no ice fishing for a while. “It’s always something!”

Cold Water Creek Banquet

This Whitetails Unlimited local chapter will be hosting their annual banquet on Saturday, March 2, 2024, at Lavender Crest Winery, Colona, IL. It begins at 4 p.m. with dinner at 6 p.m. Tickets are $55 per single, $35 for spouse or child age 15 or under. Ticket order deadline is February 21, 2024. For more info contact Cindy Jackson @ 309-373-1 154.

Sports

Tough lost to the Packers, 24 – 21. Friend, Bob Mays, Geneseo, is a big Packer fan. I told him he should take something for that. I’m not a Hawkeye fan, (Go, ISU) but that Clark gal for the IA Hawkeye ladies BB team is awesome. Betcha they will be in the champion game. I hope the Notre Dame ladies make it to the the big game, but it is doubtful that will happen. They do have a good team and are fun to watch, especially that freshman, Hannah Hidalgo. I don’t know if Coach Ivey ever intends to play Olivia Miles, but if so, what a one guard, two guard punch that would be.

Assassinate President Harry Truman

I never knew about this, but in 1950, two ardent Puerto Rican Nationalists tried to shoot President Truman when he was at the Blair House. At 2:30 p.m. Truman was taking a nap when the two assassins shot their way into the Blair House using a German Luger and a P-38 pistol. Two White House guards were shot. Truman came to the window and one of the assassins was just 31 feet from the President, but he had not noticed Truman until it was too late.

One of the guards, who was shot, still managed to shoot and kill the assassin. The other assassin had been shot, but managed to live. He was sentenced to death, but in 1952, President Truman commuted his sentence to life in prison.

Humor

Why didn’t the oyster share his dessert? Ans: He was shellfish.

What did the raspberry say to the other? Ans: “Look at the jam you got us into.”

Why is monastery food so greasy? Ans: It’s all cooked by friars.

Quote of the Week

“A jackass can kick a barn down, but it takes a carpenter to build one.” Sam Rayburn.