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Best of the bayou: Swamp People

It took a little self-analysis before I finally locked onto the reasons why I’m hooked on the reality TV show “Swamp People,” that History Channel offering set in the Louisiana bayou where alligator hunters deal

New York state of mindless

As if we needed another reason to shake our heads at the true ineptness of New York state. (Personally, I’ve stopped shaking my head. It really began to hurt and everyone thought I had developed

A different kind of deer drive

“Working on the highway laying down the blacktop, working on the highway all day long I don’t stop.” These lyrics, first sung by Bruce Springsteen back in 1984, kept going through my head as my

Experiencing the Bird in Utah

Utah gave me The Bird – and that was a good thing. I’m sitting here in my room at the Cliff Lodge of Snowbird Resort – The Bird – located in Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah.

On the water with the coach

Life is funny sometimes. Julie O’Neill, a friend from Pendleton Center United Methodist Church, asked me for a favor. Would I consider being part of a Christmas present to her new boss, University of Buffalo

Old school at work and play

To put it mildly, I’m technically challenged. That may explain why I still use a compass instead of a GPS unit, don’t re-load my own rounds, rarely use a cell phone and have never sent

Home on the water again

It was like putting on that old pair of L.L.Bean pack boots… the ones with the worn-out padding and the laces you have to wet to get through the little holes on the side. They

Sights and sounds in the turkey woods

June is here but it was a good May and full of memorable moments in the woods. The last week of a rather quiet turkey season, I was sitting in a favorite calling location when

Mad dash to Memorial weekend

Memorial Day weekend is a time to kick back, relax and enjoy some camping with family and friends. Our church, the Pendleton Center United Methodist Church, offers us some great fellowship opportunities and we have

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