Category Archive: Story Time

Even the Best Laid Plans

Even the Best Laid Plans

While the initial reaction of “just shoot the bugger” was met with initial approval, it didn’t take long to realize that this would leave camp drenched in skunk spray.

 

Laundry Day

Laundry Day

We shared a chuckle at Nick’s expense, but he’d evidently been the brunt of that joke before, and he was not to be outdone.

 

Magic Word

Magic Word

We’re at a diner near Chamberlain, South Dakota eating breakfast before a day of pheasant hunting.

 

Confused and Bemused

Confused and Bemused

Resigned to the delay, I looked out the window at Lake Michigan.

 

Trick or Trick

Trick or Trick

I’m home alone and the garage door just opened. It’s dark outside. I am not expecting company.

 

What’s In a Name

What’s In a Name

But as these things often do, the answer presented itself at a moment when I least expected it…

 

Seconds? Don’t Mind if I Do

Seconds? Don’t Mind if I Do

When his orange chicken, mongolian beef, fried rice and fortune cookies arrived he ate his fill…

 

A Changing Game for Changing Times

A Changing Game for Changing Times

From dusty little-league ball diamonds full of screaming kids, to the cool multi-million dollar industry of the big leagues, baseball is America’s pastime.

 

And Eat it Too

And Eat it Too

They must have a lot of cake leftover.

 

Roadkill

Roadkill

While the destination eludes me, what happened on the ride home is something I’ll never forget…

 

Colin’s Dog Walking Service

Colin’s Dog Walking Service

Duct taped to the metal streetlight post, a tattered piece of white printer paper flapped in the breeze….

 

Cicada Paintball

Cicada Paintball

It turns out that directionally-impaired cicadas burst with a red splotch when they slam head first into an oncoming biker.

 

Joltin’ Joe

Joltin’ Joe

And it was all thanks to Joe Carter and the ball he parked in the left field bleachers…

 

The Moose Hunter

The Moose Hunter

The other day as I was flipping through the channels and I came to the Outdoor Life Network. What I saw there is a story worth telling…