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Auld Lang Syne redoux

Posted on December 31, 2016 by Jerry Johnson

And there’s a hand, my trusty fiere! and gie’s a hand o’ thine! And we’ll tak’ a right gude-willie waught, for auld lang syne. For auld lang syne, my jo, for auld lang syne, we’ll tak’ a cup o’ kindness … Continue reading →

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Jack O’Connor was wrong

Posted on December 28, 2016 by Jerry Johnson

When I was shooting grouse in Scotland, my British friends thought my Model 21 Winchester, which weighs 7 1/2 pounds, quite heavy. …the guns my British pals shot all had 28 or 30-inch barrels. They thought my 26-inch barrels a … Continue reading →

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Carry that weight

Posted on December 26, 2016 by Jerry Johnson

Boy, you’re going to carry that weight, Carry that weight a long time.   – from the Beatles song Carry That Weight, released on the Abbey Road album in 1969, written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney In making most … Continue reading →

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Christmastime walk

Posted on December 24, 2016 by Jerry Johnson

The North Country is beautiful at Christmastime. Images of our Christmas Eve walk in the woods after a fresh blanket of snow covered our farm… ..and ended back at the farmhouse with feet up before a fire in the wood stove … Continue reading →

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Boys and toys

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Jerry Johnson

The difference between men and boys is the cost of their toys.      — Traditional lament of the wives of grown-up boys Boys and toys The DR Mower I bought 10 years ago is the best toy I have ever … Continue reading →

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Eastern Arms Company project gun

Posted on November 30, 2016 by Jerry Johnson

Woodworking gives me something useful to do when I’m feeling puny and it takes my mind off my troubles.    – from the book Yellowstone Thunder by Gary McCarthy, American writer of historical novels and Westerns I gouged the wood … Continue reading →

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Good day in Dakota

Posted on November 6, 2016 by Jerry Johnson

A good day in South Dakota, November 2016. Six hunters, three dogs, 18 roosters. From left to right: Abbey, Ty, and Sam. Over the Gang members are Cy, Dennis, Fred, Ken, and Bob. Not pictured: The Old Coot. Abbey offered … Continue reading →

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Greek Oracle

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Jerry Johnson

Greek Oracle The Greeks, did they see it in the stars? Feel it in the tremblers within the earth? Read it in dark omens of the gods? These Hellenes, after conquering and ruling all the world that mattered for a … Continue reading →

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Fitness, fatigue, and fools

Posted on August 9, 2016 by Jerry Johnson

Fatigue makes fools of us all! – Conrad Steele, Ohio State University lacrosse coach, 1967-73 Fitness, fatigue, and fools Lacrosse provided several opportunities for me to play the fool, none more memorable than a full-length, all-out face plant in a … Continue reading →

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Mowing your what?

Posted on May 20, 2016 by Jerry Johnson

A telephone conversation that only country people would understand. Caller: “I tried to call you earlier today, but you didn’t answer.” Me: “Yeah, I’ve been outside all afternoon, mowing my driveway.” Caller: (pause) “Mow-ing your drive-way…”  

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