I’ve been blessed in my life to have become friends with some absolutely brilliant people. James, or “The Colonel” as he used to write as, is an honest-to-god rocket scientist. We met in our mid-teens through a mutual friend and rented a place together during graduate school. He was in my wedding. He created the first The Daily Limit for me and kept it running through my technical ineptitude, even after he moved to Houston in order to work for NASA.

He created his own blog a while back called The Houston Chronicles which resides on my blogroll even though it was nearly dead for months at a time. Had we not all been scared for him as he rode out a hurricane I doubt if I would ever had mentioned it at all. Anyway, he reworked everything and has returned to blogging with occasional enthusiasm. Yesterday he gave us an introspective look at how he sees the future of NASA, Project Constellation, and the value of his own skill set. It’s well written and worth a look even if you’ve never met him, but for those of you out there who know James it’s even more thought provoking. Check it out here.

Last weekend I caught a glimpse of an absolute stud buck. I tried to find him again the next morning with no sighting and then I had to hit the road for Western Kansas. Today CA-Chucky returns with high hopes and an unfilled tag. I’ll be holding out for that stud or one of better quality. We’ll also have another member of our regular elk hunting group down for this weekend, but his standards don’t tend to be that high. Hopefully we’ll have some bucks on the ground by Sunday…

I’ve never met Ms. Anastasia over at That’s Probably Not How it Happened but I found her blog through dn’s blogroll at Tornado Slide. Her writing generally makes me laugh and occasionally reminds me of Lawrence. Anyway, apparently she went on her first turkey hunt.

Everything about it was so cool. Even the fact that we sat in mud through torrential rains was just great. The guys were so nice, the farm was beautiful, the air was sweet, and I couldn’t be more thrilled with my first hunting trip.

Read the rest here.

A friend and frequent source for legal appeals knowledge runs the blog Fountain Shots.

Unfortunately he’s a K-State fan, (and you know how I feel about K-State) but otherwise he’s a loyal fan of the local Kansas City teams. Anyway, he went to opening day at the renovated Kauffman Stadium yesterday and returned with some beautiful pictures. Take a look.

We’re back from our trip to Philly and DC. My best friend from kindergarten through college is in his final year of residency at University of Pennsylvania. My wife and I met up with him and his wife and baby boy and headed to DC for the weekend. Both wives had never been. We hit the usual sights including the museums and monuments.

My wife and I in front of the Washington Monument:

Changing the guard at The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier:

Arlington National Cemetery:

I’ll be out of town for the next few days. In the mean time, check out dn over at Tornado Slide and his analysis of new baby names. It’s still making me laugh.

Skinny Moose has added another hunter/blogger to the lineup. Mostly Archery will focus on bowhunting and bowfishing, two of my favorite things!

He leads us off with a story about Kansas Spring Turkeys with a bow… that just happens to be the next thing on my radar! Take a look…

The Old Man and a member of our ill-fated journey to the artic north spent last weekend quail hunting in Southwest Texas with a friend who manages his land primarily for birds. Unfortunately the dry weather hurt their production and they only got into 8-10 coveys a day. So one evening they quit early and pig hunted.

Wildlife Pro Network To Host Live Podcast: Night Predator Hunting &
Calling

Nick Pallo was involved in a tragic accidental shooting while
conducting a night fox hunt on Dec 17, 2008. In short he needs
extensive surgeries and most of a chance to regain eyesight in his
left eye.

The Wildlife Pro Network is doing a benefit Auction Online. Any
vendors who want visibility for their products are encouraged to make
a donation and allow us to auction off your item, presently we have 17
items for sale that may interest anyone here. The auction will start
Sunday at 12 Pm and run through Jan 11, 2009. You can view what we
already have on hand now at the auction site at
http://www.wildlifepro.net/group/wpnauctiontobenefitnickpallo

On Sunday, January 4th, at 8pm EST, The Wildlife Pro Network will
again host its Live PodCast called Night Predator Hunting & Calling.

The PodCast can be heard at http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/16456/ and you

can join in by calling 724-444-7444 and entering the pin “1 #”.

Nick Pallo, will have a chance to explain his story in his own words
and talk about how the accident affected him, surgeries he expects to
have in the next few months, and get an update on the efforts made and
amounts raised to date.Nick will also take part in the main show.

Brent Saxton of Kees Productions and Ron Jones of Redneck Pride, Calls
& Scents. are two well spoken speakers in the trapping & game calling
industry and always put on a well informative show. They will join in
on Nick on Night Hunting safety and cover all topics related to Hunter
Safety,the proper use of calling techniques and the use of scents.The
show will last from 8 PM-10:00 PM and is definitely a show not want to
be missed. Sponsors: Kees Productions , Rednecks Pride Call and
Scents, & Skinny Moose Media.

[So far I have raised $803.33 for Nick pallo and have a goal of $5000
by 12 PM, Jan 11, 2009]

Robb Russell
www.wildlifepro.net

Friend and blogging inspiration Fountain Shots has a nice piece on the BCS up. Take a gander, and let me know if you can leave comments because I could not