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Like fly rods and boats, no single model does it all. To that end I have the big Weber Performer, over a decade old and still perfect. Also have the Weber Spirit 3 burner gas grill that replaced a budget model that failed early. For the smaller stuff I have the charcoal Smoky Joe and my small...

I have been watching Stephan Milo and his archaeological series on prehistory and the great mysteries of the ancient past. He is an excellent presenter with a calm demeanor and a good sense of humor. He doesn't deal in bullshit or wild conspiratorial theories like some guys, like Graham Hancock...

That wouldn't be everyone's preference for sure. Don't let politics kidnap your sense of humor, you are going to need it later.

Today it is a massive 22 ounce New York strip in sous vide to be seared with butter in a cast iron skillet, baked potato with butter and sour cream and a glass of zinfandel. Just your usual country boy grunts-nothin' fancy.

Any response to the new bats? They seem like a brilliant idea to me since they are well within the configuration specified by MLB. Moving the mass closer to the batters hands seems to be a way to increase bat speed whereas having the main mass at the end of the bat would appear to result in more...

Not a floatant but helpful.....when I'm dry fly fishing (seldom, unfortunately) I pin one of those tiny microfiber pads that come with all new glasses and sunglasses to my vest. They seem to absorb moisture immediately by just gently squeezing the fly with the pad. For some reason I have been...

Hell yes! I was fishing a small lake in Minnesota years ago that didn't have a boat launch so it wasn't fished much but was perfect for a float tube. I was catching wide bodied bluegills and deep bodied crappies but they were so big that they were kicking my ass on a 4wt once they got into the...

That's worth a real chuckle, Pat!

The Dodger payroll probably can't be helped, they average around 52,000 fans per game over an 81 game home schedule, a half a million more fans than the next best team. As one-sided as their spending regimen is, it is probably a wake-up call for the rest of baseball. Dodger owners are dedicated...

A 4-0 start means absolutely nothing, there are still 158 games to be played not including post season. This is baseball-shit happens. Last season the Dodgers had their entire starting rotation down at one time. Guys get injured, go into slumps, the June Swoon occurs and the dog days of summer...

Man, the Dodger/Tiger game tonight was a real classic!! The Dodgers were behind most of the game but came back to tie then took a 1 run lead into the 9th only to have Detroit tie it up with 2 outs. A fantastic play at the plate sent the game into extra innings and once again Detroit took the...

Watching baseball just got more difficult. After seeing how smooth and quickly it was to challenge bad calls behind the plate in spring training, seeing bad calls go without challenge in the regular season is vexing as hell. Watching a guy walk on strike 3 or strike out on ball 4 just makes...

70 degrees, no wind and sunny on the Tundra yesterday--is the world coming to an end?

For decades I have been drinking one ale a day and that is the extent of my drinking habits. Three or four times a year I will have two but that is usually after a long hot day on the water in summer heat. So I don't have an alcohol problem except that it is hard to find good stuff over here on...

Tomorrow I will be making a double batch of shrimp fried rice, enough to get through the weekend. The jasmine rice is cooking now and the whole house smells yummy. Today I shoveled the last of the snow off of the back deck and was able to wheel all of the grills over to the outdoor kitchen. It...

Garmin Striker 4 And Nocqua battery pack-the right stuff! The battery pack weighs about 9 ounces and runs for days on a single charge. Both endorsed by the Obscure Lakes Program for portability, long life, lightweight and accuracy.

Another vote for Garmin, cheaper ain't always better.

We went through this on our beloved Deschutes back in the '90's when guides just came out of the woodwork and killed the ambiance of the river. Between the Splash and Giggle crowd and the tin boats, camping was like being on the edge of a parking lot. The Deschutes isn't very big and you can't...

This is a great thread that answers almost every question a newbie could have about the differences in lithium technology. Hopefully it will allay the concern and doubt among those that haven't converted over yet. What timing! The new batteries came along just when us old guys were getting too...

I'm sure you guys are cooking up some wonderful stuff and I would like to try some of it. But your photographs all seem to bear out one obvious truth--food doesn't photograph well. Most pictures are taken from the same angle with marginal light conditions and end up looking like dog food instead...