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For St Patrick’s, and in mind of my grandfathers: Thanks and praises, thanks to Jesus, I bet on the Bottle of Smoke. I went to hell and to the races, To bet on the Bottle of Smoke. The day being clear, the sky being bright, He came up on the left like a streak of light, Like a drunken f*ck on...

Soft hackles can be a great approach in lots of situations, including finicky rising fish. I’d probably choose a 14 or 16 in caddis colors if I only got one, but last summer I used everything from 18 or 20 (midges on the Owyhee) to 8 or 10 (drakes at Railroad Ranch.) Different sizes, colors...

Furled chenille? I haven’t figured out how to get rubber legs involved but I’m sure it could be done.

This thread hasn’t focused on one part of the film: the idea of 50-million members of the “Outdoor State” and its potential political weight. That’s ~10x larger than the NRA’s membership, maybe 8x the size of the US Jewish community, 3x the number of union members, slightly larger than the...

My kid got pinned 2x at the state meet, but the old Colosseum is cooler than I remembered. 60’ m/l curtain wall from glulams, c1960. I hope we’re back next year for more good memories.

100 tons of carbon * $50/ton offset cost / 290 seats equals $17.24 per seat. Use a different offset cost if you’d like. We can afford to keep flying. Is it fair that rich Americans get to fly fish in Alaska with less guilt if they pay for cleaner coal plants in India? I don’t know — but if...

Possible photo of Waylon/William, who sayeth the words of Kris: Don’t ever cuss that fiddle, boys, Unless you want that fiddle out of tune. That picker there in trouble, boys, Ain’t nothin but another side of you. If we ever get to heaven, boys, It ain’t because we ain’t done nothin wrong...

“Yes,” Hemingway is said to have replied, “they have more money.”

Squirrel-tailed posse bugger. Posse Clouser? Canyonero?

Previously mentioned wind farm = 1000 megawatts = average Snake River Dam = ~150,000 houses worth of pv panels. The wind program seems like a good approach to me. More coal does not.

I agree with Rob: more renewables (and more sacrifices) in the city, please. Also: I’m gonna hate a carbon tax as much as anyone I know. But I’m also starting to really hate the impacts of ‘free’ carbon.

I can think of a few places in Idaho that are perhaps a little bit greater than the stuff around the proposed wind project. (No offense to sage grouse or the memory of Japanese internment.)

I get the impulse on armed defense but I think it takes serious training to be solid. Some guys are kidding themselves. Sort of like chainsaws on construction sites, we don't always give the tool enough respect.

Willingness to learn new skills as an adult is a great mindset, and one I wish I had more often. I’m not a trained swimmer, and it has limited some of my outdoor pursuits. That said, the worst wading situations I can imagine would still be very bad for the best swimmers. Logs, cold water, heavy...

When various joints were all in better shape I thought I could cast a TFO about 1:1 on dollars per foot. Buy a rod on sale for $80 and go try to toss the whole line. Depending on your casting, you might find a deal on a used one that could still get you into that ballpark. The trout won’t care...