Bluegill - Big Bluegill2024-03-29T11:41:37ZJeffrey D. Abneyhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/JeffreyDavidAbneyhttps://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/510905436?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1https://bigbluegill.ning.com/forum/topic/listForContributor?groupUrl=old-geezer-group&user=19zkgohsczqb8&feed=yes&xn_auth=noBorrowed Timetag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2015-02-09:2036984:Topic:5838282015-02-09T21:40:53.372ZJeffrey D. Abneyhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/JeffreyDavidAbney
<p>When I was seventeen my old man put out a bet that I would make it to my twenty first</p>
<p>birthday, EVERYONE TOOK THE UNDER. Well now I'm fifty four with three grand sons</p>
<p>(and a grand daughter on the way). Why does it scare me to death to watch them run around,</p>
<p>afraid they'll get hurt.</p>
<p> The BOSS ask me why I was so hard on them, I told her That better than she, I know what they</p>
<p>are capable of doing.</p>
<p></p>
<p>When I was seventeen my old man put out a bet that I would make it to my twenty first</p>
<p>birthday, EVERYONE TOOK THE UNDER. Well now I'm fifty four with three grand sons</p>
<p>(and a grand daughter on the way). Why does it scare me to death to watch them run around,</p>
<p>afraid they'll get hurt.</p>
<p> The BOSS ask me why I was so hard on them, I told her That better than she, I know what they</p>
<p>are capable of doing.</p>
<p></p> If it ain't one thing it's another......tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2014-03-05:2036984:Topic:4835892014-03-05T19:29:27.501ZJeffrey D. Abneyhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/JeffreyDavidAbney
<p> This is actually funny after I thought it over a spell.</p>
<p>I've worn glasses since the age of 14. As anyone that fishes and hunts knows glasses SUCK! Fishing in the rain, fogging up in the cold hunting, and on and on. All these years I've thought about getting contact lenses but for one reason or another never followed through. Since I'm diabetic I have to have my eyes tested every year, and today was the day. So I did the contact lens test and got them, all the while patting myself on…</p>
<p> This is actually funny after I thought it over a spell.</p>
<p>I've worn glasses since the age of 14. As anyone that fishes and hunts knows glasses SUCK! Fishing in the rain, fogging up in the cold hunting, and on and on. All these years I've thought about getting contact lenses but for one reason or another never followed through. Since I'm diabetic I have to have my eyes tested every year, and today was the day. So I did the contact lens test and got them, all the while patting myself on the back for how much better this was gonna be.</p>
<p> Put them in..... no problem. Looked across the parking lot.... BEAUTIFUL!...... Then looked at my watch and saw nothing but a fuzzy blur..... $%$##$%^^$#!!!! Danged old age, I gotta wear reading glasses to tie on a hook. The eye Dr. thought it was funny as all get out. My wife almost peed on herself laughing.</p>
<p>Hmmmmmm, didn't think that one through.</p>
<p>But, I ran by the Dollar Tree store and picked up a few pairs of reading glasses 'cause I'll lose them regularly</p>
<p>no doubt. After all is said and done, I'm still happy I did it.</p>
<p> </p> Do you remember when?tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2013-03-31:2036984:Topic:3685272013-03-31T12:55:30.698ZJeffrey D. Abneyhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/JeffreyDavidAbney
<p> Can you remember not being able to sleep before a fishing trip due to the excitement? Or the limitless possibilities any body of water held, and just knowing that you and your Zebco 202 could catch anything that swam there? </p>
<p> At what point do we lose this sense of wonder at the world? Can you pinpoint when cynicism began to creep into the equation? </p>
<p> This was on my mind this Easter morning as I watched the sunrise above my favorite small lake. As well as contemplating…</p>
<p> Can you remember not being able to sleep before a fishing trip due to the excitement? Or the limitless possibilities any body of water held, and just knowing that you and your Zebco 202 could catch anything that swam there? </p>
<p> At what point do we lose this sense of wonder at the world? Can you pinpoint when cynicism began to creep into the equation? </p>
<p> This was on my mind this Easter morning as I watched the sunrise above my favorite small lake. As well as contemplating the Resurrection of our Saviour. </p>
<p> From now on I'm going to strive to rekindle the simple joy of life. Slow down and live each day instead of just get through it. I miss that!</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p> Wadingtag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2013-02-22:2036984:Topic:3554222013-02-22T20:32:30.112ZJeffrey D. Abneyhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/JeffreyDavidAbney
<p>What do you think about wading when you're a geez? Knees a little creaky and balance not so steady as years ago. Waist or hip type? Is tubing better? </p>
<p>Bob</p>
<p>What do you think about wading when you're a geez? Knees a little creaky and balance not so steady as years ago. Waist or hip type? Is tubing better? </p>
<p>Bob</p> So??tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2013-02-09:2036984:Topic:3508472013-02-09T22:15:02.063ZJeffrey D. Abneyhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/JeffreyDavidAbney
<p>What makes us different? Because we are older, are we wiser? Because we have made more mistakes, are we more accurate? Because we don't move so well, are we more stable? Would anyone rather be in the Geezer Group than any other? Do we catch more fish? How?</p>
<p>Bob</p>
<p>What makes us different? Because we are older, are we wiser? Because we have made more mistakes, are we more accurate? Because we don't move so well, are we more stable? Would anyone rather be in the Geezer Group than any other? Do we catch more fish? How?</p>
<p>Bob</p>