Weekend is ending NOOOOOooooooooooo

 06 Apr 2009 01:20:13 am

Oh where to begin, let us start here in Bemidji, Mn. In my apartment…
On my kitchen table, sat the guts of one of my fishing reels. My Shimano Curado, one of my favies, that I broke at the end of last season My mission for the weekend was to revive my olive green flipping machine into the fish catching platform that it once was. This is what an exploded reel looks like, while it takes up space on your kitchen table.

I had acquired from my tackle supply contact, who I might add is on call 24/7 which is nice, an old Shimano with the part I needed deep within its inner workings. I know what you are thinking; this is not something that should be tackled by any “Joe Shmow” amateur. And I agree, please keep in mind that this is something that should be left up to industry certified specialists. If it is something you want to try, please buckle your safety belt, and keep a first aid kit handy.
The reassembly went rather smoothly taking approximately 15 minutes, 4 screw drivers, some grease, 1 cigarette, 13.3 cuss words, and one after picture provided by my digital camera.



So the big gun in my arsenal is back up and functioning. As the time draws near for the spring thaw, it waits
until the day in which it will be summoned to pluck those scaly green beasts from their shaded haunts.

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Last night I did something a bit out of the ordinary…I picked up a hitchhiker. This is not something I have ever done before, but I was feeling like helping someone out. Felt like it might be a little adventure. I dropped my friend off at his house after the basketball games got done, and proceeded to hit the highway back to my place. Standing under an overpass was a young man who was looking for a ride. As I drove by I hesitated for a second, and then said to myself “what the hell.”
He was looking to get a ride about 20 minutes east of here. I said no problem, and we were off. He was a Native American 17 year old kid who seemed to have a decent head on his shoulders. Said he was surprised someone stopped, and seemed almost confused by my act of kindness. Sparing all of the details of our conversation, he liked to fish, has a baby on the way, and regretted quitting his old job before he had gotten hired on somewhere else. His dream was to join the Air Force once his baby is born. Reflecting on this conversation is somewhat strange. I am sure that I will never speak to this kid again, but I am also sure that I made an impression on him and he on me. Strange, to think about how many conversations I have been in that meant nothing and where simply filling “dead air.” But when the conversation is exchanged between two complete strangers who will stay strangers you can receive so much information, and want to receive more…
I am not saying that everyone should pick up every hitch hiker they see, it is just something that I can now cross off my bucket list.

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“Well beat the drum, and hold the phone the sun came out today.” Yeah that’s right ballparks all around our great country are coming to life. Ahhh opening day, the freshness of a new season. Though Mother Nature has postponed the Chi sox’s opening day game…the boys of summer have returned. These finger tips can do it no more justice than this. Baseball is back, and life is good.

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So, this week for work we will be back up in north western Minnesota, where we were supposed to be last week. We will be chain sawing, and doing some construction type stuff. It should be a nice little get away, and oh yeah our job host will be cooking for us too, which will be nice. We will be out of town until Wednesday night.


So have a good week all….Go Cubs…..Go Mi. State…….Go 24!!!!!!!!!! and oh yeah the Bemidji State Beavers (BSU) have made it to the frozen four...This is the final four of college hockey. They are a cinderalla story, so Go Beavers too!!!

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