I'm a little embarrassed for not posting in the last month, but I have been crazy busy. Between work, fishing and car repairs a fella just can't catch a break! I put about 2K into the transmission of my 2002 Jeep Liberty. I had to take it in for the repairs, as I am just not comfortable working on a transmission. Besides, I don't really have the right equipment. Got her back, and everything was fine. About 3 weeks ago now, I was coming off the water after a morning of fishing, and she let me down...

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What I did on my vacation
Ah yes, this reminds me of my grade school days. Returning from summer vacation we always had to write the dreaded “What I did on my vacation” paper. My most recent vacation started with a Saturday fishing trip on the St. Clair River. I decided to run up river to fish from the Blue Water Bridge back south to where I had launched. My plan was to back troll using Jet Divers for salmon rather than jigging for walleye due to the wind. With water temps still below 40 degrees,...

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At least I didn’t fall out of the boat!

As usual my first trip of the year was full of spits and sputters. It seems I need a trip or two to get things organized. I had gone over the boat 2 weeks prior and everything was good to go there. I even made a few changes to my battery setup, installing a second one for my accessories when anchored. I fish a lot at night, so I hate running lights and radio off my main starting battery. I had planned on getting out early on Saturday April 4th...

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As mentioned in my previous blog post “Buffet Speaks, Who’s Listening“, I told you that China and Russia were flexing their economic muscles in a bid to become the center for the world’s economy. Today China flexed again and the world was forced to listen. China’s central bank Governor, Zhou Xiaochuan recommended replacing the dollar as the currency standard to something created and managed by the International Monetary Fund. Essentially the new standard would be made up of a group of currencies,...

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Platinum costs even more!

Stopped off at the marine parts store yesterday to pick up a few items to get the boat ready for the water. Since this is the second season for this boat, it is the first time I have purchased parts for the motor. She needed a new set of plugs, a fuel filter and an air filter. I knew the fuel filter was going to be about $20-$25.00. I expected the plugs to be $5-$6.00 each at the most, and the filter to be $10-$12.00. Well as it turned out the air filter...

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