Just kidding. Started working out on my elliptical. Got so good I was on it for two hours at a time. Well, actually the two hours was because my wife used the elliptical as coat hanger. I was...
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Just kidding. Started working out on my elliptical. Got so good I was on it for two hours at a time. Well, actually the two hours was because my wife used the elliptical as coat hanger. I was...
Jerry, you said you weren't gonna post that.
Alls I can say is that for those of you that go home from a hard day at work, kiss the wife and kick the dog (and no, I never kick dogs), just...
I also made it to the show on Sunday. Missed the 295 offramp heading north from Baltimore and ended up with a wonderful tour of Philli and rural NJ. 4 hour trip vs the normal 3. Uggh!
None the...
Well, recently, an position opened up in Omaha with my company. I applied and they said yes. I'll be moving there on 1 March.
That said, I think I'll be living across the river in Iowa. Just...
Streams will be difficult to find. There is a wonderful resevoir called Colob outside of Virgin (take a left and go 22 miles) that I'm very fond of. I caught m 23" cut from that a few years ago....
Though I live near Bal'more, I'll put my vote in for the Centre county streams, more specifically, Penns Creek. It may be famous for the sulphurs and the green drakes but the mothers day grannom...
3 Norvise bobbins
2 Grade 1 Hackles
And a Norvise with accessories....!
Frank Reid
Here's a further update on the story. [url=http://missoulian.com/articles/2005/12/24/news/local/news02.txt:e5772]http://missoulian.com/articles/2005/12/24/news/local/news02.txt[/url:e5772]
Looks...
1962, Pomona, California. I was 4 years old. My father had his heel crushed in between some pipes at work three months before. The company's insurance didn't want to pay. He wasn't working. We...
Well, its interesting to hear folks talking about the Danvise in such glowing terms. Then again, its not "pretty" like a Renzetti.
I just this week switched from my 9 year old Danvise. It is...
A slight divergence, if you will. The AP version of this story:...
Oldest Rotary... Dream vise... Lotta vises (visees?) being discussed. Well, I just got my new toy. Its a Nor-vise.
I set it up last night after spending an hour watching the video. I then...
Takes 5 minutes to make and is the most incredible pie you've ever tried.
Warp Drive Chocolate Pie
12 oz bag of semi-sweet chocolate chips
5 egg yolks (no whites)
1 teaspoon vanilla
3...
Okay, all you folks talk about soaking fruitcakes in alcohol. Do you know the origin of this? Its WMDs in your kitchen!!! They were originally used in trebuchets as ammo. Yes, its true. Look at...
When I was stationed in Korea, I went to the factory stores of some of the fly rod manufacturers in Seoul. Some were like an outlet store, others were just racks of rods leaning against the wall. ...
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This is a very good series of articles from the DC talk radio station called "Troubled...
I quit smoking a month ago. Now my three mile runs are up to 5 miles. One place I can recommend for all those wishing to quit smoking is ...
Man, I thought MY stories were wild.
LF, I bow (pun intended) to the mistress of insane sporting situations.
Frank Reid
Ooops. Kinda helps if I include the link. [url=http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7180345099:e8b24]http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7180345099[/url:e8b24]
Frank...
For those of you who've read my stories on the Lighter Side, you may slowly come to an understanding of my unique affinity with greeting a stream face first.
The question always arises, when faced...
Hey, does being on Cops three different times count?
Frank "Slow White Bronco" Reid
Well, it was a Cecil B. Demill kinda article. Too big for just one week, so it encompasses the articles from the last two weeks also. (to my grammarian wiff, "yes, I wrote that last sentence where...
Yes, in Norway and other artic climes, sea run browns are called sea trout. I don't know the records, but that sucker has got to be close. A 5 WEIGHT??? Man!
Frank Reid
Watched a buddy from Sweden on Penns Creek one day. He was making these awesome hero casts with perfect drifts to massive browns slurping flies underneath some Hemlocks on the far bank. A sight to...
If I'm using "pipe cleaners," I try to find the kind with copper wire. They don't rust out, just corrode, but at a much slower rate.
Frank Reid