If you are like me…there are several seasons or outdoor times each year that you can really get cranked up about and turkey season is for sure at the top of the list. It seems pretty clear through the years that you are one or the other; you have turkey hunted and are experienced or [...] Read more »
Spring Weather
I certainly hope that by the time you read this column, things have truly shaped up around here…but as I sit here on a snowy and cold Monday, March 25, I have to scratch my head and think back a few weeks and columns to our furry little guy, the groundhog, and wonder at how [...] Read more »
Troutapalooza
2013 is deemed “The Year of the Trout” in Missouri; they have nicknamed it Troutapalooza and frankly there is much to offer. Knowing that you can quickly get to the “Show-Me State”, to the heart of the Ozarks, in less than 5 hours…you may want to plan a trip westward and enjoy some of the [...] Read more »
A Great Surprise
As surprises go…sometimes there is a negative associated with a surprise. The past few trips to Missouri has had some surprises, the worst was our transmission going out on the way home, almost catching the Suburban on fire, etc… and oh…the $3,000 bill that one gets with a new transmission. You probably can understand that [...] Read more »
Rainy Days and Sundays
The truth is that we could have been shoveling the several inches of rain that fell upon Lebanon, Missouri as the U.S. was ‘springing forward’ this past Saturday night; knowing that the area has been drought stricken for a couple years, I am going to give the situation a casual but cold look the other [...] Read more »
5 Things to Do This Spring
As you sit and read this edition of the Journal….you may be thinking or preparing to head out for spring break; our schools will be on spring break from Saturday, March 9 through Friday, March 16. Vickie and I will be spending our time just west of Lebanon, Missouri…at Bennet Spring State Park. I have [...] Read more »
