jdmidwest

No shortage of Shy Pokes around here. Usually see several each time out and a few blue teradactyls.

Maybe the neighbor has one of the Stoeger Air Rifles with the built in silencer and was tired of him crapping on his dock?

At least you can still paint!

I was scanning the channels late last night at the cabin and came across XXX Summer Olympics. I clicked it on expecting to see some of that pole dancing technique. Come to find out, it was just roman numeral for 30.

So Chief, are you a Breast and Thigh man or one of them that likes the back? I married off my Stepdaughter last weekend. The assault on the institute of marriage was part of the wedding ceremony. The church they chose approved of Chick Filet and their stance, as do I. The institute of marriage is and always will be the union of a man and a woman. If some seem to think otherwise, they really need to call it something else.

Better take advantage of it while it lasts. A bill introduced by Lautenberg last week proposes to: Eliminate all mail order shipping of ammunition to individuals by requiring to purchaser to present a photo id to the seller directly. Over the counter retail purchases of ammo from a retail dealer will be your only way to buy ammo. All qty of ammo over 1000 rounds must be transfered from dealer to dealer. All qty purhases of ammo are to be tracked by the Federal Government. Thanks to the Red Headed Freak in Colorado. And, if you live in Illinois, better get your AR-15 while they last. A bill was introduced in that state in the last few days that will try to ban them.

Not doing well, but better. I had requisitioned the machine shop crew at the office to build me one based on my rough drawings. The were dragging their feet. I was at one of those cheap tool places and the thought hit me, picked up 2 of the clamps for about $4 bucks and used some 2x4's that I had made for a trolling motor stand. Works like a charm.

Obamacare is a tax installed by the Congress and the President Of The United States upon the people of the USA. Quote the Supreme Court Decision that upheld this crazy decision. "In a 5-4 decision the Supreme Court upheld the joint venture of the President and Congress to force every American, regardless of ability or desire, to purchase a qualifying health care insurance plan by 2014 or face a tax penalty for failure to comply. Today’s ruling demonstrates a bizarre interpretation of the Constitution wherein the majority of the justices held that while the Constitution does not grant Congress the power to compel the purchase of a commodity, it does have the power to tax anyone who doesn’t make such a purchase. Chief Justice Roberts, writing for the Court, held while the “individual mandate is not a valid exercise of Congress’s power under the Commerce Clause and the Necessary and Proper Clause,” it is valid as an exercise of the taxing power granted the federal government by the Constitution. " It is a tax. It does not improve or change the healthcare system to improve it. It will not stop those that maintain financial irresponsibility. It will in the end result in the Federal Government being in charge of your healthcare decisions. I like this little refund business. Funny how it corresponds in timing to a few months before election. Seems like buying some votes to me. Our current political system is corrupt, and we are only helping to keep it that way!

I have caught tons of drum on bait, mainly worms. I have caught then on a white twintail jig also, but not with any consisitancy. They should go after a san juan worm or a fly of that nature. Some of the new power bait worms should be good too.

That new channel below the rock pile has some tight bends. For years, the river flowed straight east for about another 1/4 mile into a big bluff hole and turned south. Then a flood opened up that old channel and cut off the other one. It shortens the float a bit too. I always thought that channel was a creek running into the river and not part of the old riverbed. There have always been some good fish in that hole around that rockpile.

I started out the door Sunday morning to float the 34 to Greenville portion, but was met by rain clouds here. So I backed out. I guess the rains did not add any water to that river?

Cracked open the hive for its weekly visit today to see how things are going. A fellow beekeeper asked to see some pics to see if the girls are doing their job. They are making honey again, almost a frame on one side is new and soon to be capped. Several capped brood cells, the ones with the lighter tan cover on them. There is young bees in several life stages of development before they are capped to pupate, the white grub looking things in cells. Pollen is there too, it is the yellow cells around the brood cells. Things are picking up with them. Still several hive beetles running around, working the frames made them jump off into the oil bath waiting below the screened bottom of the hive to their death.

You are not required as an individual to carry car insurance. If you own a car and drive it on a public road system, then you have to carry a bond of liability or insurance of minimum coverage in case you damage another property outside of your own. If you buy a car and drive it on your own property, you do not need insurance unless you owe a bank for the car. It is when you license it to drive on a public road system it becomes a necessity. You are not required to carry insurance on your home if you own it, it is your choice just like the auto. You are not required to carry life insurance, but if you die before your debts are paid, what will happen to that? People have gotten ill for thousands of years and they have paid for their medical services. They may have not been able to have the same medical care as their neighbors, but in reality, that is life. I can't afford the nice cars that my neighbors have because I pay my bills.

Not to be picking on you, but. What if the Federal Government passed a decree that you can only make so much profit on your resort business. And you exceeded that amount. Would you mail a refund to all of your customers or expect to keep the profit? What would be your incentive to increase your business?

After a few years on here, they are safely protected by the ones that found them. Poke and hope is my best suggestion. MDC has a fishing section that does weekly reports that you can suscribe too. Bluegill fair on worms, trout on yellow powerbait balls......

Actually, Jiffy mix is quick and painless. Pretty good stuff. I like my with Jalapenos.

I have not read this thread past this post and you cover it in a nutshell. I really don't plan to go any further as we all know where this is heading. A businessman will understand the workings of profit and loss, the layman won't. What you are seeing now is the fluff of the Obamacare. In about 4 years when the rest of it kicks in, you will see private insurance companies disappear and your insurance will be with the Federal Government. It is a tax, not a benefit. It won't improve your healthcare. It will not fix the system. There is nothing in the Constitution of the United States that guarantees us the right to insurance coverage for all. It is a burden we should all have to face when we decide to provide for ourselves. It is not something that we should put a burden on our neighbors. I try to lead a healthy life and my doctor visits are next to nothing, and I pay out of my pocket for them when I need them. I carry car insurance, home insurance, life insurance because I can and I pay out of pocket for it. With this line of reasoning, will there be Obama Home Insurance, Obama Car Insurance, Obama Life Insurance? Go ahead, have some fun on this one.....

Still coming down, soaking in well. I checked the gauge, 3 tenths so far. Still a balmy 70 degrees. Looks like I am going to have to get the mower out of mothballs this week and cut some grass. That will be only the second time since May 13. I don't know what has been worse, the dry spell or the heat spell. I can water the garden and spots of the yard, but the intense heat would just burn it up during the day. I think we will have a bean crop, but not a good one. Maybe some fall hay now. Corn was a failure in the hills except for silage. Have not seen anyone planting milo any more locally. Cotton crops down south were poor. I have not heard about rice crops either. Those that irrigated still did ok from what I have been told.

Noah build an Ark and start gathering animals 2 by 2, we have had a shower 3 times this week.... Woke up this morning getting ready for a planned float on the St. Francois and noticed cloud cover. Cloud cover first thing in the morning, that is unusual. Could we be instore for a rainy day? Hopped on the net and sure enough, trip rained out. Nice slow gentle shower here with some gentle rolling thunder and a sweltering 70 degrees at 10am. The rate and direction of travel looks like it may last for a while. I had 1 1/2 inches 2 weeks ago. A couple of showers popped up in the afternoon since then leaving a trace of rainfall. Thurs. afternoon, another 4 tenths. Fri. afternoon 1/2 inch. July has been the wettest month for me since February. Who would have thought. Excessive heat has burned tomato vines and green beans. This cooling down spell should help the garden. Pastures are greening up and soybeans are looking better. Corn crop was a disaster in this area. Some reports of streams with more water in them locally.

The fishing license fees should be used to support the fisheries and hatcheries program of the state. Trout stamp goes to fund the trout program. Raising either one would not have any effect on enforcement or new land purchases. That would be funded by the 1/8 cent sales tax for conservation already in place. What happens on the rivers that you do not want your kids around? I take mine out all of the time.

I think there was a private campground area below that pasture years ago. That may be it.

The bee colony is pretty well organized. Kinda like real life. Except in humans they don't throw us out, they make us suffer like we are banished in the cold.

Here are some links to sites about bees for those who want to learn more. http://www.beesource.com/forums/forum.php http://beekeeperlinda.blogspot.com/2009/03/splits-and-new-small-hive-beetle-trap.html http://www.dixiebeesupply.com/Dixiebeesupply/Don_Kuchenmeister,_The_Fat_Bee_Man.html http://midwestbeekeeping.com/ http://beehivejournal.blogspot.com/2009/01/build-it-yourself.html http://www.heartlandbees.com/ http://www.gobeekeeping.com/

Beaver Fever is another word for the disease you get when you ingest the Girardia bug. It got that name from settlers that drank water around stagnant beaver ponds. Now days, it could be from too many women that have forgot how to walk out into the bushes and relieve themselves, they just squat in the rivers. Just another reason to purify water you drink and think about the source of where it comes from.

I think that was the plot of land that has been cleared recently and has cows standing in the river.