This post might a few days late to help with New Years, but it’s one of those issues that always seems to pop up. Anytime there is a big drinking holiday, like New Years or St. Patty’s Day, half the staff of the store I work for shows up the next day with a hangover […]
Thirsty Thursday
New Year’s Eve is four days away, and it’s time to start thinking about how to celebrate the end of the year. Our family never made too big a deal about New Years, but to most folks it’s a time of partying. Champagne and New Year’s Eve go together hand in hand. You can’t really […]
Earlier this week was the store Christmas party. Usually, these kinds of events make me cringe. A few hours spent in a room with the people you are with all the time anyway? Gaakk. But this year I was obligated, having been promoted to a department manager a few months ago. The party started out […]
It’s hard to believe that Christmas is less than two weeks away. Tis the season for frantic shopping, high stress levels and Christmas parties. Lots of people every year invite their friends and loved ones for a “simple” party, which usually turns into some big, stressful event. Take a load off your mind if you’re […]
I come from a foodie family. For as long as I can remember, Mark and SWMBO have been cooking and baking up masterpieces of the culinary art. That trait was passed down to me, and even though I may be broke as hell at this stage of my life, it’s always fun to try new […]
With December just around the corner, winter is quickly closing in on us. Some parts of the country have already entered into their cold weather pattern. Unfortunately, that does not include Montana. We’ll get cold and snow for a few days, then it will warm back up into the 40s and 50s like it was […]
Happy Thanksgiving! We’ve all got a lot to be thankful for today. And since Thanksgiving falls upon a Thirsty Thursday, I hope whatever drinks you choose to accompany your turkey are delicious and plentiful. There is one Thanksgiving drink that stands above all else for myself and our family. That would be Martinelli’s Sparkling Cider. […]
Thanksgiving is coming up, and that usually marks the time when Mark and I put the fly rods away for a few months. You need a break, and with the holidays coming up life gets pretty hectic for a while. As the fishing season ends, take a couple moments and reflect on this year. Has […]
Not every day goes as you planned it. Last night for Halloween, I got off work and was about to drive to a party at Becca’s house when I got a sobering phone call from her saying she fell off her horse and would I please grab her wallet and meet her at the ER. […]
It’s just been one of those weeks. A new job at the store is proving to be more of a handful than I had thought it would be, I haven’t gotten a damn thing done at home workwise, and it’s prime time fishing and I haven’t cast a line in damn near two weeks Damn. […]
October is perhaps the biggest month of the year for beer for one simple reason: Oktoberfest. This German festival celebrates good food and good beer, and has spread from the city of Munich to partiers all over the world. Something like 16 million people annually travel to Germany for this festival, but you can still […]
Water is a liquid most sacred to fishermen, for obvious reasons. Without water, what the hell would we do with our time? Our entire sport would never have existed. And when you have been out on the water or in the woods all day, nothing quite quenches your thirst like a cold drink of water. […]
One of the things that makes people all warm and fuzzy inside about fall is apples. Hot apple pie coming out of the oven, the apple trees out back loaded with fresh fruit, eating an apple on a late season float trip, whatever your fall apple memory is, run with it. But there is one […]
Perhaps my personal favorite hatch of the year is the Baetis. Specifically, the Baetis in the fall in Yellowstone Park. Dad and I have spent many, many chilly, drizzly days swinging soft hackles or throwing tiny dries on the Firehole while the BWOs are out. This year will be no exception. Sure, the fish on […]
I don’t know what it is about oatmeal. For some reason I find myself around it a lot these days. Oatmeal stout as the beer of choice last week. Oatmeal for breakfast. Hell, even oatmeal cream pies for dessert last night. As I was looking for something to write about today, I saw this recipe […]
