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I recently ordered a book written by an old Friend of mine, Berris “Bear” Samples, “30 Days to Better Flycasting.” It arrived yesterday from a bookstore in Toledo, Ohio.  

Inside the book at page 23, I found this picture. Maybe…

I don’t have a collection, I have three. Three are easy to keep up with. The plan is to use one. The second is dirty and probably in the dishwasher. The third is clean, sitting in the cupboard. Do you…

Morse code, anyone? 

I never did learn enough to be proficient at it, much less get my Ham Radio Operator's License. Gee, my Dad did, back in the late '70s. My brother passed the exam for No-Code Tech several years…

OOAK Art Gallery in Micaville, NC, has something happening and it’s bigger that Stuttgart! That just sound big, doesn’t it, eh? I first heard that phrase while I was stationed in Germany. I think it just means big, but bigger…

My Grandma was a messy cook. 

I remember watching "Hee Haw" on a few Saturday nights. They had a segment where Grandpa Jones was asked, “Hey Grandpa, what’s for dinner?” He’d reply with something crazy like, “Fried muskrat tail and…

It’s been a few years since I’ve built an instrument. I have enough pieces cut already to assemble one or two. I make dulcimer kits, then I put them together.

Here’s one that I made sometime last decade. Through twists…

In case you missed it, here's the link to yesterday’s Corporate Sponsorship Daily Ramblin’.

da6d Daily Ramblin’ has been a steady source of useless information for the past eight months or so. For some reason, I just keep on writing…

“We have been trying to reach you about your car’s extended warranty.” Corporate sponsorship, that’s what I need! 

Depending on the company, I may have to limit some of the topics that I write about or possibly only write about…

Well, what are we going to do now? 

Texas froze over. It's all somebody else’s fault, and when everything is said and done, there’s usually a lot more “saying” than there is “doing.” I probably ought to talk about something…

1:38 pm. Oh my, oh my, oh my! It’s Friday. I vacuum on Friday, but that’s not why I am excited. I’m going to vacuum and if I don’t think of anything else, I’ll tell You what I’m excited about. 

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It’s Thursday, February 18th, 2021. I am writing to inform you that I am writing a blog today. Much like the previous 238 da6d Daily Ramblin’s, I pick a subject and I write about it. This hasn’t been very complicated…

Something big and grand is happening at OOAK ART Gallery. I introduced the concept in my Friends Gather Ramblin' a couple of weeks ago. It’s still happening and this is part of it. ***Update Here's the Link

Today I…

Sometime last decade. Somewhere South of here, there was a gathering of Friends. I had just finished releasing my CD “Panes” Click here to hear and download. What a magical afternoon.

This was my second “Southern Travels” tour…

How do you keep from losing your head? I keep mine under a toque most of the time (not a chef’s hat.) 

Toque, toboggan, skull cap, all the same thing if you ask a Canadian. Who else would wear one…

A Friend of mine made this for me. I’ve worn this pin for four plus years. I’m not done wearing it. 

This is a good article. It helped me to clarify, “Why I wear a safety pin.” 

Intolerance…

Yesterdays Conversation:

"How was your day," she asked? "Eh, it was in the top ten for the month," I replied. "You know today is the 10th of the month, right?" "Yeah, tomorrow the competition gets harder. Overall, it’s an easy…

Some days start just a bit off-kilter. You know what I mean. I often say that stupid ought to be painful. Ha, this didn’t hurt as much as it should have. No harm, no foul. It’s worth a laugh, even…

Other than somewhere in West Germany (maybe Czech Republic) on a riverbank, I have no recollection of where these pictures were taken. I remember the fishing trip, early '90s. Sergeant First Class Phil LeBlanc and Chaplain, Major Berris “Bear” Samples…

Kari made Rice Krispie Treats®. “I could founder on them,” I said. “What’s that,” she asked? “These Rice Krispie Treats®. They’re Great!!!"  Kellogg’s® loves me. “No,” she said, “What is 'founder'? I’ve never heard of that.” 

Bovine & Equine Founder

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Sometime last decade (2016), somewhere south of here, there was a Gathering of Friends. I had just released my CD “Panes” and was personally delivering copies everywhere I could. I hope to be doing that again, right soon. I’ve had…

The Latin phrase Esse Quam Videri, “To Be Rather Than To Seem,” was chosen as the North Carolina state motto by jurist and historian Walter Clark. After Clark drafted the bill in 1893, Senator Jacob Battle of Nash County introduced…

I have a toolbox in my studio. Most of the time, it just sits right there, in the way. I don’t have a convenient place to put it. 

Oh, if I ever need anything, it's right there. It is the…

In the top left of the picture is a Canon 80D Digital Camera. “80D” sounds a lot like “A.D.D.” Maybe Canon made a camera just for me. I’m getting set up to start shooting a new scene. I like trains…

What would you wonder happened to these? Friday night I noticed a large keyring was bent. 

Friday night, February 5th, 2021, I sat and arranged my keys. 

My one serious New Year's resolution is to arrange my keys…