Thirsty Thursday

A fly tying friend and I had an interesting discussion last week about “classic” flies. We were talking about tying assortments for blue winged olives popping / soon to pop on Northern Rockies freestones when a guy interrupted us to pose one of those “try to get a foot in the door” tangential questions designed […]

There are days when a picture (or a video) is worth a thousand words. Be careful out there tomorrow when you’re getting’ your Irish on.

EH, our compadre from South Padre, has been bugging us for months to dig up some Sotol – the kissing cousin to tequila and mezcal that’s been elbowing it’s way into the collections of those who treasure desert spirits. Sotol is fermented and distilled form the core of the Desert Spoon plant, something that indigenous […]

Now and again it’s worthwhile to sit back, take a deep breath, put down or turn off whatever electronic device is clamoring for your attention, and think about the things in life that truly add value to your day to day grind. With a modicum of effort most of us could probably scribble a dozen […]

Friend Eric in Washington state fired an email in this week and noted that we’d missed an adult beverage oriented day back in the late January – specifically Burns Night back on 25 January, named in honor of the famed Scottish poet Robert Burns. Burns, also known as the Ploughman Poet and the Bard of […]

Friend Mike P. just spent a week on business in the New Orleans area and somehow managed to work three days of chasing Delta reds into the mix. They apparently had one great and two good days on the water, and he said the food week was a never ending parade of cajun and Gulf […]

Another winner this week – The Elvis – from friend EH down in the Rio Grande Valley, featuring once again fresh grapefruit juice from the bountiful crop this year. He’s been boasting of late about their (relatively) tropical weather compared to much of the country; most of this week the highs have been in the […]

We had just started our year in Birmingham, Alabama back in July of 2015 when I remember seeing a post from a guy we have a great deal of respect for in the fly fishing (and the other) world – Tom Sadler – about Garden and Gun. I suppose those in the media world would […]

Not at all unexpectedly, it’s been a colorful week as the political leadership of the country begins to change; some pundits argue the train has just left the station as key cabinet posts aren’t filled yet (reportedly at rate quite a bit slower than during the previous transition – a suggestion I’ve not wasted time […]

Here’s another nifty one to combat the mid-January “holy hell it’s still only the middle of winter” blues. This Hot Caramel Buttered Rum cocktail was sent in by a good friend from Utah, to whom we’ve pledged to never reveal his name as he’d be in a, ah…compromising position if it were to be widely […]

We hadn’t heard from long time compadre EH (Laguna Madre fly fisher from Harlingen and South Padre) in a while, though we finally pestered him to see when he’s headed up this way so as to run a bushel or two of grapefruit up to share with friends. Turns out he’s just a few weeks […]

For those among us who might have overdone it during the holiday blitz, a former colleague from Kalispell sent this one in to cure what might ail you – The Penicillin Cocktail. Said friend from Kalispell, nicknamed Bib, also of Bib’s Roasted Turkey Bone Gumbo fame, as I’ve shared before genuinely aspired to become a […]

With New Year’s Day knocking on the calendar’s door today, here’s a cocktail / punch recipe to add to your files – an easy and delicious Bloody Mary Punch. (Don’t forget that New Year’s Day is indeed National Bloody Mary Day too). A wise and talented Yoda of adult beverages once shared what he claimed […]

From old friend and former colleague Steve S. in Logan (Utah) – …We’re just back from another what looked like was going to be another sleeper of a Christmas party for my wife’s department at the University. Turns out her favorite colleague snuck in a thermos of these cocktails; granted they were premixed, though she […]