Hunt Fish Grill

We made a last minute call to join our neighbors and another couple for a run to Tellico this weekend. It was billed as a camping trip with trout fishing included, so I was obviously for that. We packed last minute Thursday night to leave after work on Friday which found us on the road sometime after 6pm. Drizzling rain and fading daylight made setup a little more urgent and interesting, but it was all good. For sure there were almost no empty campsites as word has spread on the heavy stocking and decent fishing conditions up there right now. Read more...

The best kind of publicity is spontaneous and free, and the marketing gods just keep shining on Rokon.

This is the little company in Rochester that for over 50 years has produced the sturdy motorbike that will take you anywhere.

It puts along through thick woods and up mountains due to its two-wheel-drive system, light weight and hefty power. It will run for nine hours on a full gas tank, and even more if you use the hollow wheels to store extra fuel (no kidding!) It even floats.

They've been featured in movies, celebrities such as Goldie Hawn and James Earl Jones have one, President Bush got one as a gift, the president of Harley-Davidson has one, and the Jordanian desert forces patrol in them.
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I ignore so many FWD emails, but I always stop to enjoy these kinds of gems.

The only things seasonal around my house are allergies and holidays. That's why I get stuff like this emailed and texted to me year round, I suppose. That's fine with me. I grew up in Alabama, where college football was pretty much all there was. All year, all football all the freakin' time. There was nothing seasonal about it, other than the playing of the games. It's really hard to describe, but keep in mind this was decades before the 24hr news cycle and instant news awareness of the internet and mobile devices. The Birmingham news outlets covered every little grain of information 365 day a year, for both schools, year after year. It's pretty common now as we get all of our sports information 24-7/365, but we were country when country wasn't cool in that regard. The point, however is I tend to blame my patience/obsession with my seasonal hobbies on that deep south tradition of keeping your interests on boil every last day of the year. It's not my fault I talk just as much about hunting ducks on May 25th as I do on January 7th. It's how I was raised.