The past.....

Seems many want to live in the past. Good and bad.  Often those in our past receive all the blame for what is happening in the present.  Could the tendency for us to blame people in the past stem from fear of the unknown of what may happen if there is no blame game?  Or could it be we are just afraid to live in the now, without pointing to the past,  for fear that decisions we make will, in the future, be blamed on us?

Could it be......

Last day on lake this year???

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Daddy didn't keep a lot of things from the war. But the things he did were pretty profound when you think of them. I love "Scuttlebutt"- the poem.

It's Veterans Day so I thought this is perfect to share again.


Young fellow in the navy, when the talk begins to flow,
And you’ll find it does, my hearty, wheresoever you may go,
You will hear it in your quarters and you’ll hear it fore and aft;
They will tell you who is coming and who’s due to leave the craft.
Just remember mouths of sailors very seldom long are shut
And unfounded conversation is what’s know as “Scuttlebutt!”
When some “hasher” starts relating what he’s heard a “Striper” say,
Take it in, if you’ve a mind to, but don’t carry it away!
When the women get to talking, and it’s certain that they will,
Just remember sailors’ ladies are not famed for sitting still.
When you hit the sack, forget it! Better far your throat were cut
Than to use it to be spreading what is known as “Scuttlebutt!”
There’s a constant flow of chatter both ashore and far at sea
Touching when and where you’re bound for and what will or will not be,
But remember, boy, no matter what it is you may have hear;
In the navy nothing’s certain till the skipper gives “the word.”
Only brass hats know what’s doing. On the bridge alone they strut,
But from them you get your orders. All the rest is “Scuttlebutt!”


“Edgar Guest.”

Checker Board

Checkered Board 2013

Back in the 70's my uncle, daddy's brother hand made the younger kids a checker board.  Checkers were very important to the Maynards. I still have mine and cherish it. The board is good, solid wood and there is no telling how many hours it must have taken him to create one let alone enough for us little ones. 

1986. Checker board on floor.

Pitch Perfect

Chris and I are hopelessly addicted to this movie! 

I've lost count of how many times we've watched it.

The Walking Dead chair

The infected sick people with the flu on "The Walking Dead" are separated in the prison from the healthy. There is a glass window people who are well talk with flu victims.   I find it very interesting that window was a viewing window for executions within the prison before zombie times.  The execution table is in the back ground.   Maybe by the creator of "The Walking Dead" for symbolic reasons of something???

Alike sisters

My sister and I are a lot alike.  We both stay up half the night. 

Course she's retired.....

UFC 167

Yes....I think so.

Good day...

Good day......

Started with visiting my 91 year old aunt Charlsie with my sister.

Then to the lake with friends.

Then to eat wings with friends.

2013 Veteran's Day Weekend

So very proud my daddy Glen J Maynard served in the Navy in the Pacific during World War II.  

Daddy didn't have a middle name but had to in order to join the Navy. They gave him the initial J.  But it doesn't have a name with the J.  It's just a plain old J....

US Naval Forces China office

This pic is of my daddy in World War I I in the Navy in Pacific.  I've always wondered where exactly where this photo was taken.  Maybe a school or orphanage in China.  It's always been one of my favorites.  Love the grin on dad's face

 I have so many questions now that I'm older.  So wish I had daddy here to talk to about em.

One of my favorites.  Photo from dad's ship with another ship way off in background in rough water. This pic just seems all encompassing of the war.

Always something down on the farm...

Love farming life but maintenance and repair seem never ending.

This is what a fence looks like after a watering tank crashes through because it broke loose from the four wheeler.

This is said offending water tank. It was unhurt. Wish the same could be said about the fence.

But thankfully it wasn't the Kiser Drag that crashed.  Our luck it would have been damaged and it's an essential part of every day work round here.

New License Plate

Had to get new tags in September.  The Predators purple tag had to be traded for gold. Didn't want to but had to. I really, really, really don't like the new.  Wonder if I can trade it for my old breast cancer tag....

Gates

Farm life tidbit.  If you open a gate, close a gate.   Or farmers will be chasing their livestock in the middle of the night.

Prana

My new Prana tunic and boggen from The Outdoor Store in Athens.  love......even if the wool is a little itchy.

Peaceful

This is grand

Love her!  What a breast cancer trooper and she can sure dance.  Hope you dance again soon doc!

Story and video at:

Flash Mob Before Double Mastectomy








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Night Crawlers

Since Chris won't let me use his expensive lures, and I don't really need them for bluegill anyway, he bought me some night crawlers to fish with.

When he told me he was going to pick up night crawlers the day before we were going to go fishing I told him I didn't like to use crickets.  I use earthworms.  He said that was what night crawlers are...earthworms.  

I said no, night crawlers are crickets.  

Chris said earthworms are sold as night crawlers.  And crickets are sold as crickets.

He was right.  The blue container is a bunch of night crawlers....worms...

My fishing was a little off tonight. ..

Caught a bass on first cast!

First cast was luck....

My first catch. Don't mind baiting

but I don't like to take the fish off the hook..

Second..

Third...

Since Chris seemed to be catching all the fish, 

I made him give me his rod and reel.  I cast and got a hit.

When it got near the shore it spit my bait out along with 

someone else's.

Meanwhile I told Chris he could use my rod and reel and float.

What does he do?  Casts out and immediately has a hit and

reels one in.  A catfish.

So....I took my rod and reel and float back and caught a 

blue fill while he......caught another bas...