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I think the videos are pretty fun to watch. I like seeing the locales about as much as I like seeing the fish. Heck, maybe even more. Don't really care to see a bunch of bare-chested good ol' boys dangling fish by the lip. It's not easy to come up with a completely original shot or angle. But that's only part of the deal anyway. There's learning the equipment, software, editing, etc. Part of the learning process is seeing someone else's work that you like and trying to recreate it. The more you do it, the better you get at it and eventually you move into creating your own. So keep plugging away at it fellers.

Funny Bill Self quote from that: 'We've never had a team this bad on the floor. Well I think Dr. Naismith had a couple bad years when he lost to the Topeka YMCA'

Yeah -- I always unclick the seatbelt and crack a beer when I get beyond the five mile perimeter.

Yeah, Bill Self said he didn't see a reason to play. Good for you -- you've got that to latch onto ...forever, I guess. Time will tell if they play again, but it will never be the same with different conferences. Can't be. You keep on hoping these new rivalries develop, but you're pushing with a string. Best you can hope for is a tight conference race every now and again, but it will never have the sizzle of a good old fashioned, hate the other guy, century-old rivalry. You guys screwed it up.

Bad interpretation/use of statistics is a pet peeve of mine

I wonder if your chances of a snake bite, getting lost in the woods, needing a space blanket, etc. go up at all when you're in the woods? Or do your chances just follow the average of the 7 billion or so people who aren't currently in the woods?

Aw c'mon. That's some of the worst spin I've ever seen on the subject. Are you spokeman for MU on this? Have you got some inside skinny on them playing soon -- of course should KU want to. And 'just fine playing' doesn't equal 'great rivalries'.

There you go! We essentially did that with sex ed when I was a kid. Good ol' Coach Galley filling the requirement with a lotta laughs along the way.

Surely rivalries will develop, but it won't be the same as KU/MU. Ever.

Then you're just part of the problem, whipper-snapper. Be sure to look beyond those cans...

I agree -- both those stories are just stupid people owning guns. I think the opposition to gun safety training was a knee-jerk reaction though. Parents and teachers thinking they shouldn't have to submit their kids to that -- just fix it another way.They teach 'Stranger Danger' and 'Stop, drop, and roll' at schools. Why not discuss gun safety? It sounds a little crazy at first, but it shouldn't be a full blown how-to-handle-a-gun class. More 'leave it alone' training for the kids and maybe drag the parents into another room and tell them how to be safe with a gun in the house. But, there are so many accidents lately. A couple years ago some dumba** shot a gun off 4th of July in KC -- killed a little girl a few blocks away. A toddler in Independence was killed last summer when he found dad's gun under the sofa cushion. A few weeks ago a 4 year old girl in KC was killed by a 6 year old boy. Last month a 12 year old kid in Breckenridge, MO killed himself while messing around with a gun. Some numbskull (who had a CC permit) accidentally shot his wife in the leg at a restaurant in Lenexa in January. Along a different line -- this morning's paper had a story about a highly touted football prospect in KC who had offers from K-State and other schools. He and some other teens are accused of robbing some folks at gunpoint. I think we've gotten to the point where guns are cool and people, especially younger people, who have no clue what they're doing are buying them just to be a bada**,

Had two more accidental shootings in KC recently. One was a 3 year old kid that found his daddy's gun. Apparently daddy was getting ready to clean it and set it down, just for a second. In another one a dude pulled a gun out of a shoe box at a Super Bowl party and shot his buddy across the room in the back of the head. Seems like I'm hearing more and more of these stories. Makes me think some of those newbies you saw at the gun show will be showing up on the news.

That's one monotonous song right there.

Good write up. We stayed at a pretty nice cabin in Townsend a few years back for a few days. It was a stopover on our way to Hilton Head. I had a day blocked out for fishing but it rained a ton and everything was blown out. Squeezed in a couple hours of fishing the morning we left trying to get a brookie, but I got skunked. We did the Cade's Cove loop one evening -- saw plenty of deer, turkeys and tail lights. Saw a black bear in the park one day. I really liked the area, and would like to go back for longer trip with more focus on the park and fishing.

There's all kinda fire starter ideas out there -- lint, vaseline soaked cotton balls, the steel wool that was mentioned. I gave up on the waxed matches. I'm thinking maybe one of those blow torch cigar lighters.

I'll tie.

I think you know enough to pull the plug. I wouldn't think you'd want to have him guide you on Table Rock, much less Brazil.

Sounds like you're set on Costa, but maybe look at some others first? I've got Smith's and they've been great for over 10 years. Broke the frame once and Smith replaced it free of charge. I got photochromic that darken/lighten with the ambient light. I do mostly stream fishing, and when the sun goes behind the trees they lighten up. Pretty sweet. Mine are amber glass, and prescription. Glass is real nice because it won't get the micro scratches the plastic will - so they stay nice and clear. Of course, they cost more and if you drop them it could be a total loss. But I've managed to keep it to one small nick over all this time. I've *always* got them on a lanyard.

Nice work Mr. Dallas!

Just keep puffing the old chest there Chief. The internet is a perfect venue for you. I'm just sure the folks are knocking down the doors to get in on an Ozark Fishing Expedition with you, based on your contributions here.

I think that's a good letter. Drop that and a check for $50,000 in the mail and sit back and wait for a call from him.

Coincidence?

I'm not posting in this thread, so I can't say.

Didn't see Current River on your list -- that's great place to wade fish for trout. Or canoe. Pretty easy to get to from KC also. Nfow is great but requires a boat of some sort and it's farther.