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I had an MRI today. After the first quarter of an hour of doing my best imitation of a human suppository I began to find the incredibly noisy space…..confining. Very, very, very confining. To keep from totally losing my shit I began sorting through some of my favorite angling memories. As...

Tangential to this thread, have you ever noticed the floor litter in USFS/BLM vault toilets? Beer cans, pop bottles, Oreo wrappers, chip bags, fast food bags and wrappers, M&M bags, pepperoni wrappers. I can't get my head around selecting a seat atop a giant concrete vat filled with 200...

Charmin. Chapstick. Extra headlamp batteries. Ben's bug repellent wipes. Modified seamstress/tailor's fabric measuring tape with inches 3 through 12 cut out for those BIG fish photos.

This Oregon central Cascades report is dismal.

Early rhody today.

I died during emergency surgery at 3am on November 26, 2011. I'm positive being alive is better.

In my Salem back yard today.

A note to those who wonder. That visible weld isn't a repair, it is part of the original fab process. It appears the top pully on the boat end may be a side mount, allowing routing of the anchor line to the side of a boat and then forward. I have had one of these systems in my Koffler for...

If you plan to fish Oregon this year please bring your own water.

You younger guys shouldn't be lax about getting a PSA test either. The man who was once my 16-year old foster son was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer at 42. He had surgery, retained all function, and is now about 65. The PSA is a simple blood draw.

One of the neighbor ladies out for a stroll in the sunshine.

It sure seems early…

Jerry, in what is really a very short time you have made amazing progress in your ability to express your thoughts. It shows your determination and grit. Kudos to you and your support team, both professional and at home!

But we have an excuse!

Well thank you. The tree in that photo is a Japanese Maple that I pulled out of a flower bed when it was a 6” seedling about 1990. I tried training it as a root-over-rock and got lucky. It ges some spectacular fall color. Thru stupidity I lost a half-dozen trees to the 3-day heat wave a few...

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Zero interior decor this year. We are in the midst of a remodel, essentially living in a bedroom and dining on Stouffers’ microwaved in the garage and sandwiches.

Mrs. Kilchis opened the blinds a few mornings ago and disturbed a couple of transients that were setting up camp for the day.