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Update on my father in law, he's doing great! He is now able to get out of bed by himself, and sit down in his wheel chair. Hows that for inspiration to quit smoking.

I don't know how old you are, but I used to be the same way. I'm 29 years old, started smoking around 14. Currently trying to quit, and I wish I never started. It's very, very, very hard to quit... Not only the physical addiction, but it becomes a way of life. For 15 years, after lunch, I went out for a cigarette. I lit a cigarette when I go on the boat... Last Friday, I can't tell you how many times I reached into my pocket to grab a cigarette, and I didn't even have any with me. It's hard. When I was in high school, I worked out every day, I played hockey, football, went running every morning, and was in pretty good shape. In football and hockey, I almost always won the sprints, even being a smoker. When I applied myself and tried, I was always at the top of the class for the mile run, pull ups, etc. But, it catches up to you. I'm still in pretty decent shape, I'm active, I have a dog, so I do alot of physical stuff with her. We are hiking up the mountains regularly, long walks on hilly roads, etc. Even still, I'd be lucky to run down half the block before I pass out, huffing and puffing. Makes me feel old saying crap like this, but people always told me I would regret smoking when I got older. I thought yea right, I'm probably the healthiest, fittest, strongest person I know, what's going to happen... I used to think the other people were just lazy, and didn't want to work out, that's why they were in such bad shape. I figured if they did half the exercise I did, they wouldn't be complaining. lol. Then one day, it catches up to you, and at that point it's a complete ***** to try to quit. Talk to someone who has lung cancer, throat cancer, emphesyma, chronic bronchis, heart problems, etc. and ask them if they enjoy their life. I bet they said the same things when they were young, "only live once" etc. Ask them if they could go back in time, how many of them would still pick up that cigarette. Ever see someone with lung cancer or something along those lines? My father in law was a smoker for a long time, he developed a tumor on his voice box and throat cancer all at once. Literally within a month, he went from healthy (comparitively, at least) to skin and bones. He went into the hospital the day after our wedding. He couldn't eat, couldn't talk, lost probably 100 pounds, and now has to go through chemo. He has gotten so week, and needs so much physical therapy he almost can't handle it. He needs help to walk up stairs... A few years ago, his thoughts were, "may as well enjoy life". I can promise you, he is not enjoying life...

Since nobody has replied as to why, the blue and fawn are dilutes of red and black. Though there is no personality difference between colors, the dilutes often have skin conditions and allergies. Most reputable breeders do what they can to stay away from producing these color pups, and breed more for the black & reds. When looking at pedigrees, it's important to see BOTH the parents, not just the sires. In terms of hips, though all reputable breeders should test for hips, and elbows, it's actually fairly rare for dobermans to have hip displasia, and many of them have excellent hips/elbows. While hip displasia CAN occur in dobermans, there are alot of other things that should get the emphasis, such as DCM. Many of the dobermans you will see with hip and elbow problems are a direct result of being bred above the breed standard. The extra size and weight is not only very rough on the joints, it also severely limits their mobility, agility, and endurance. Your average doberman owner would never notice this until they see their dog "attempt" to run with healthy dobermans bred to standard. A doberman should certainly not be ruled out if it does not have excellent hips, if everything else checks out to be good. Different breeders breed different dogs, so it's important to think about what you want before considering breeders. Some breed for confirmation, some breed for working sports. All dobermans need a very significant amount of exercise, mental stimulation, training, socialization, and a job to do to be at their best. Dogs from working lines will tend to be more drivey, since you have viszla experience you should be used to a drivey dog. Most viszla's have a fairly high prey drive, you'll notice that with dobermans, they also have a very high pack drive. They want nothing more than to be with you, he/she will likely follow you around, and become your shadow. You'll notice that they are VERY tuned in to you, and many times you won't even have to talk. It's like they just understand. Awesome, awesome breed, and for those that have the desire to properly raise a doberman, most are with the breed for life.

Dig a hole in the ice... We do better ice fishing by far than we do in the summer. Especially if you find a lake with nice pickerel. Nothing beats pulling out a fiesty pickerel out by hand. Bass fishing in winter is a waste of time in my opinion, they don't really move too much. You can dangle a tasty treat right in front of their nose and there's still a good chance you won't get it. In winter, I'm going to perch or pickerel, both stay very active under the ice. We caught some decent bass last winter, but I'd take a small fiesty pickerel over a big, sluggish bass that doesn't fight at all.

they're not big, if you kept your distance, and kept kicking it, or jumped on it's back or something it would be over pretty quickly... yea, they're a pretty badass lil animal, but i don't think they're as big a deal as people make them seem. If you jumped up, and landed on it with all your weight, game over. I'd definitely fight one for 200k.

I work in a recession proof industry, and have been working 80 hour weeks for the past month, having 1 day off in the past 5-6 weeks... I've only been fishing a handful of times this year, and haven't even been on the site much because i've been busy. We run a good company, and with people less willing to just give their money to anyone, many of the "competitors" are disapearing, and we're on track to beat last year in income, which was our best year ever. I haven't bought much fishing stuff this year, but only because I haven't had the time to get on the water, so I haven't really needed anything.

and then they could say they had a killer day, caught one every single cast! lol

I love ***. I also use tackle warehouse, and many times I shop on Ebay for the best deals. I buy bulk hooks on ebay, so much cheaper. I got 50 3/0 keel weighted hooks last year for like 25 dollars, can't beat it. I find ebay to be great for bulk purchases, but I normally look at tackle warehouse first.

I lost a fish last weekend, this thing hit like a ton of bricks... It felt like the biggest fish i've ever caught in my lake, all of a sudden it jumped, looked like it was about 11 inches.... I don't understand??? My rod was bent in half like you couldn't believe. I got only a very quick glimpse as I watched it spit my lure, but I couldn't believe what seemed like such a small fish would pull like that... literally almost yanked the rod out of my hands. I sat there with my jaw on the floor for about 5 minutes lol. I usually don't get too upset about losing a fish though, it's a part of fishing, and sometimes happens. Of course I don't enjoy it, but I don't beat myself up too much about it.

we just had a dam fixed here in town, and everyone was saying the same exact thing, NONE of which proved to be true, and after the lake filled back up, the fishing was as good as ever.

wow, glad to hear you're ok... I had that happen with a split shot a few months ago, it came free, sounded like a gun went off, and nailed me right in the back of the hand.

when my buddy gets a good one, he says "holy sxxt... get the net ready!" but we have never, not once carried a net on the boat lol.

me too! When I look over and someone is unhooking a fish, it's kinda like I don't understand... Didn't even know you had one on. I usually say "I got it" then i'll talk to the fish as i'm reeling in, saying things like "come on girl, you can make it"

if you THINK catching a fish on the first cast is bad, you will most likely have a different outlook after you catch a fish on the first cast... confidence down, and for whatever ridiculous reason you won't focus the same... Actually believing that catching a fish on the first cast means you can't catch a fish for the first day is the same as believing in magic, and wizards. It's little kid stuff imo.

I've looked this up, and the laws almost FAVOR the criminal, at least in my state. You can NOT shoot anyone that is retreating, and even if they're actually coming AT you, you are required by law to try to exit the premesis and not shoot. If there is a nearby door, you are required to leave. The only time you are allowed to shoot is if you cannot escape any way, and your life is in danger. Personally, I would have no problem pointing a gun at someone, telling them to get their *** on the ground, and keep them there until the officers came. I would not shoot unless it was a last resort, but at the same time, I don't want them to get away and be able to either come back, or rob someone else. I find it to be rediculous that if someone is taking your belongings, there's basically nothing you can do about it without getting in trouble. If I HAD to shoot, I would aim for an arm or leg if I had the opportunity, enough to drop the person, but not enough to kill. They're better off sitting in jail paying for their crimes then being dead, and me being in trouble and having to defend myself for murder. In reality, this would not work, because if you didn't kill the person, there's a good chance you're going to get sued, and lose. Gotta love the system.