Olebiker

My brother-in-law left this morning. Thank you, Jesus! He left for Biloxi, MS to hit the casinos before going back to Louisville later on this week. I love the guy, but he had been here since Christmas Eve and all he wanted to do was sit on the couch, drink beer, and watch game shows and other daytime-type television. Oh, and smoke. I wouldn't let him smoke in the house but I may as well have let him since he carried that nasty funk on his clothes. Speaking of stink, I finally had to ask him to go wash off some of his aftershave since it was making everyone in the house gag. I had four days off and the weather was gorgeous. I tried to get Sluggo to go fishing with me, but he wouldn't get his humongous butt off the couch. SWMBO said that if I took off and went fishing and left her alone with him that I had better sleep with one eye open that night. I did get him into the truck and took him to the St. Mark's Wildlife Refuge to check out the alligators, but he wouldn't walk more than about 100 feet from the truck once we got there. I finally got disgusted with him and took him to a biker bar and made him buy me lunch.

Kinda like our honeymoon.

Go to your room, Dom. For your penance you must say 10 Hail Marys, 10 Our Fathers, and listen to the entire catalogue of Barry Manilow.

That Nissan 6 hp is all the motor you will ever need for a 12 foot jon boat. It's very reliable.

"Anyone know any KVD haters" Todd Faircloth? ;D

What's even worse is that this guy is a guide!

. . . and I'm still mad as all git out. Check out this guy: http://www.aroundthetournamenttrail.com/14pounderlaketalquin.html He caught a 14+ pound bass, full of roe, and killed it. Grrr! I know he had the legal right to do it, but I sure have no respect for anyone who would do something like that. He could have brought it in to Ingrams, had it weighed and photographed and released it to spawn.

I think Lefebre is going to have a tough time convincing any new sponsors to sign him up. How do they know he won't go around badmouthing them after his contract is up?

Barone is quickly becoming my favorite outdoor writer.

There are very few people in my shop today except me. We will be sent home around 3.

My father and I fished out of a 14' Starcraft for a long time. It was safe, well built, and a good value.

I am working : today, singing at Mass this evening and then going to Daughter Number 1's house for dinner. Gonna sleep in tomorrow morning then get up and make a Derby Pie and wait for both daughters and their families to show up for dinner. We have reached the age when no one expects us to come to them for Christmas. Only problem is that my wife's brother is coming for Christmas. He'll be here tonight. I love him to death, but he smokes and can't seem to understand that I don't want him to throw his cigarette butts in the yard. He thinks I am kidding when I tell him not to do it.

Stay away from Governor's Square Mall lest you get seduced too. I got stopped by a beautiful young woman there who proceeded to do the buffing, polishing, and whatever thing on me too. She was from Israel. I, however, spent no money. I am way too old to be swayed by the charms of a woman less than half my age.

That looks like an old Bomber Bushwhacker.

This is my personal best, 9.6 pounds. I caught her this past Labor Day:

I run Avast on one computer and AVG on another. I am happy with both. We used McAfee for years until an upgrade within the last year slowed my computers to a crawl. It's a common problem with McAfee.

I have run into this at Bass Pro Shop. They would have a sale on their Bionic Blade rods online but not in the stores. I'm not sure understand the logic of it.

I have had Alltel for yars and have been very pleased with their service. However, when the service goes over to Verizon, I will switch to someone else.

I'm going to start fishing more than club tournaments this year, so I have to work on being more aware of how I am spending my time on the water. Like a lot of other folks, I am going to work on learning to fish a jig.

Aren't daughters great? My two girls are married and have babies of their own, but it seems like yesterday that they were as small as yours.

A Perfect Women ;D He distinctly said "Something that doesnt need a huge amount of attention." Most cats thrive on benign indifference. All you have to do is give them fresh water and a bowl of Meow Mix every day and clean the litter box every once in a while. I recommmend no less than every two months.

People think of the Shriners as those guys in the funny hats and little cars, but they have been a blessing to my sister and her family. I don't know how they could have made it without the Shriners hospitals in Louisville and Tampa.

Jason, you ain't right. ;D

I never heard my father utter even a mild profanity until he took up fishing. I was about 17 and Dad and I were bass fishing on Rough River Reservoir in Kentucky. He hooked what felt like the mother of all bass. When it came in sight I told him it was a carp. He blurted out, "Is that what that SOB is?" ;D

Brut is sponsoring the Sun Bowl this year.