There are some fishermen that can even find joy when fishing in the midst of winter, recently we saw pictures of just such a trip, when the Plumma and other members of the family journeyed to the upper Kenai River. Although, they did hook a fish, at least they have a picture of a Coho Salmon that has made it's transition to the natural spawning colors. However, when looking at the fish you will notice some "white" showing around the edges of the tail. This is the unmistakable sign that the salmon has recently spawned and is now in the final stages of decay, but they still caught a fish.
This fisherman is a true fisherman, he loves his fishing so much that he takes a nap with his catch. This fish was recently caught at Lake Winnebago (yea, the same place that makes the motor homes that we dodge each summer) from his ice shanty. Although the fish was not caught on a rod and reel, but speared as he went swimming by the ice hole. This Sturgeon was 72 inches long and weighed in at 102 pounds.


It came to light today, that Bank of America is making it policy to provide credit cards to illegal aliens. To receive a credit card from Bank of America, they do not need to provide a social security number or drivers license. According to the news media, a major advertising blitz is offering this service to illegal residents. Reportedly there is no law against it, however, when all of these credit cards reach their limit and the illegal has disappeared, guess who is going to make up for the loss revenue by an increase in interest. Test the system and go to your bank and apply for a credit card, be prepared to produce the last three years of your federal tax returns.

Long haul trucker, Ranger Bill has recently made several new postings on his blog site. He had to make another "toilet paper" run from the Seattle area to southern California. He seems to get a lot of these loads whenever me makes a trip into Seattle. All of you that have followed his travels are aware of his favorite "pit stop", Beaver, Utah. Knowing that he does travel from coast to coast on a regular basis, I took it upon myself to do a little navigation for him. Regardless of where he is going, he always seems to go through Beaver, Utah. I have now mapped out a course that he can travel and have numerous places to stop. There is a community named Beaver in the following states; Alaska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Oregon, Utah, and Oklahoma. Numerous other places where Beaver is used in the name, i.e. Beaver Creek, Beaver Lake, Beaver Lodge, etc. also exists.

There was a scheduled Congressional Hearing today in Washington D.C. in regarding the issue of "Global Warming", however, it had to be canceled due to the ice and snow storms that have hit the eastern seaboard. Do you think that "mother nature" may have been sending them a little inside testimony?

If you check the "Money" section of Wednesday issue of the LA Gazette, the headlines read, Alaska Polar Bears Sue Walruses! I would hate to be a lawyer representing either side of this lawsuit, nothing worse than a mad Polar Bear or a Walrus that has lost a lawsuit. It also had something to do with "Global Warming". Which makes me ponder, how do we know it is just "Global Warming" and not the entire universe. If the universe gets warmer, then the earth will get warmer - something to do with the sun, maybe, I think.

Have a good day.