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Kinda like last year at the KU - MU basketball game in Columbia when he held up a big sign that read: FIVE LEVEL ONE VIOLATIONS!! I get it if The Antlers or some student did it but the head football coach? His Christmas card list is probably not very long.

Well no I don't like MU but that wasn't the point. I don't follow Ohio State in the least so I have no idea who those guys are (other than Harrison and McCord for obvious reasons) or if they even play. I just cut and pasted the list from the article on The Sporting News website. Happy New Year to you as well!

It's not my list - came off of The Sporting News website and said it was the "complete list of players not participating in the Cotton Bowl. Not too sure what the difference is insofar as an opt out - if you're eligible to play and choose not to participate it sounds to me like you're opting out. Entering the portal as opposed to playing also strikes me as opting out but whatever. Elsewhere in the article they say that: The Buckeyes have yet to have a player opt out of the Cotton Bowl due to preparing for the NFL Draft.

Ohio State opt outs for the Cotton Bowl. QB Kyle McCord WR Marvin Harrison Jr.* Julian Fleming RB Chip Trayanum Evan Pryor OL Jakob James Vic Cutler LB Reid Carrico S Kye Stokes Cameron Martinez CB Jyaire Brown Ryan Turner DE Omari Abor PK Parker Lewis *Predicted to declare for the 2024 NFL Draft

If the FDA really cared about our health there wouldn't be a Pop Tart Bowl that's for sure.

Pharma owns the TV networks, they own the media and they own the government. You'd think a fifteen percent rise in all cause mortality since the vaccine rollout would be kind of a big deal. But no - not peep. Still "safe and effective." And Travis Kelce says you can even "get two at the same time!" Now THERE'S a deal.......

Actually I'd say it's number two. Pharma is number one. Count the number of commercials on TV some evening that are for a new life altering drug or vaccine that will cure some new never before heard of illness that they recently invented. And many include the phrase, "And you just might lose a little weight." Yeah right - that's usually the problem in the first place - we're all so darn fat it's ridiculous. Then listen to the list of "possible side effects" that always include exactly what the drug is supposed to treat or cure. The biggest problem is never the affliction - it's the treatment and "cure". One of my favorite quotes is, "Doctors and drugs are only there to amuse the patient while nature heals."

A couple more left? You're a lucky man!

It's not nice to fool Mother Nature..........🧟‍♂️

How 'bout now? I had to pay for an extra night (the rain gods can be fooled but aren't stupid) even though we left for home yesterday morning! Ingrates..........🤦‍♂️

Well THAT was a little less than enthusiastic. The lack of gratitude and sarcasm just might come back to haunt you. Just maybe 🤔.

Let’s see now - around three inches of rain so far with at least another inch and and half to two inches on the way in the next 24 - 48 hours.⛈️ And still no sign of a Go Fund Me page?🤔 Not even a, “Gee thanks Vernon”?🤷🏽‍♂️ Or as Mahomes would say, “Preciate choo”?🕺

Totally agree with this. Bought up a bunch of his stuff soon after he passed but would certainly like to backfill some specific needs. His weedless heads are the best I've ever used and I don't think that there's too many that I haven't tried. His crappie jig head is so good and for so many purposes. And unless you wrap the line of one of his jig heads around a nail on a dock (did that yesterday) they're virtually impossible to lose due to a hangup. Miss that guy.

So I guess I can cross you off the list of prospective donors?

Fished for just a couple of hours Sunday and caught six short smallies, four on a Ned and two on a Keitech all in fifteen to twenty foot of water. Swimming the Keitech and the Ned on the bottom. Lost one pretty good fish on the Ned and Kathy had something pretty good size on a Keitech that broke off that was off of a point in thirty to thirty five foot. Was out for awhile this afternoon but didn’t really work at it all that hard. Threw the Ned and Keitech again and had one short smallmouth right up on the bank on the Ned and missed two other light biters all together. Fortunately it was a dang nice day for a boat ride. Lots of shad in the back of the coves and creeks from Indian Point to Schooner but it didn’t much matter for us. I absolutely HATE fishing this lake in September but Kathy loves it so I always just make sure to bring plenty of beer and bourbon! And golf balls.

Somebody gonna have to start a Go Fund Me page to cover the green fees if you wanna get greedy! As with most operations of this nature sufficient funding is critical to mission execution! I ain’t cheap but i can be bought………

I must be losing my touch - had to get a little creative this time. Originally had a tee time at Payne’s Valley for today which will surely be cart path only and a muddy mess. Rescheduled at the last minute and played yesterday instead hence tricking the rain gods at their own game! I guess when all the great ones lose a little off their fastball they have to learn how to pitch!

Did I not say I'd do my best? You're welcome!

As usual I should've called Wrench......

And from the “Oh by the way” department Batteries Plus was actually able to revive my battery (it will be known as Lazarus from this day forward) and it passed a load test and was at ninety percent capacity which I guess ain’t bad for a battery that’s a little over three years old. More importantly I think we might have discovered the cause of the problem as well. I was talking to a former Evinrude mechanic and he said that in my boat the only thing outside of the motor that could cause the parasitic draw that messed up the battery in the first place is the automatic bilge. Well we disconnected the auto bilge and the battery is now performing flawlessly as are all of the electronics and accessories. The auto bilge deal actually makes sense as since the first day I owned the boat I have constantly had to reset the breaker on the bilge switch. Maybe not every time I use it but probably twenty five to thirty percent of the time. I’ve brought it up to the boys at Cabela’s (now Bass Pro) three or four times and they keep saying there’s nothing wrong with it. Well they’re gonna get another opportunity to take a look next week!

Well I'm here and for what it's worth it poured off and on all the way down here (on my freshly shampooed boat carpet) and things were looking pretty promising last night but then "poof" the rain god's tracking system must have gone on the fritz and it all went east. I'm pretty sure I can conjure up something before the weeks over though! 🧌

Just found out this morning that my three year old X2 is dead dead. Won't take a charge off of manual charger or the built in Quad Pro although all was good about a month ago. Was getting new tires and brakes put on the trailer and the boat was at a friends house awaiting parts but plugged in the entire time. Took it back to Batteries Plus and they said tuff luck. Since the state of charge had dropped below 8.5 volts the warranty had been voided. I said, "So if it were above 8.5 you'd say they was nothing wrong with it but since it's below 8.5 it's out of warranty so in reality there really isn't a warranty?" Guy says, "Yeah I see what you're saying there but yeah." $537 for a replacement X2. Think I'm gonna go to Walmart. The 48 month warranty was a big selling point when I bought this battery in 2020 but what's the point if they won't honor it? Guy put it on some super charger and said "That sometimes brings them back to life.' Yeah I'll bet. And if so for how long? Supposed to call within the hour but I ain't got my hopes up. Best part is we're supposed to leave for the lake in the morning.

Wow. Reminds me of "the good ol' days."! And the older I get the better they used to be.......🤔

Well that's just great. NOW I'm jinxed!🧟‍♀️ Probably go out to the garage and the dang thing will have fallen off. Like I don't already have enough problems what with this black cloud following me everywhere I go......

I seldom if ever disagree with Bill but my Ultrex has been flawless and I have one of the very first units produced. I know he also had issues with the stow and deploy feature being difficult but I still can deploy and stow mine from a seated position on the front deck with no problem. Maybe I just got lucky but I love mine. I know a few other guys that went Garmin or Force and all are on at least their second unit if not third or fourth. Again it might be more a matter of luck - especially with the way most things are being built and produced these days.