I don't know you, or any of your family. I do know that we share faith I our creator, God the Father, and in his son. And yes, we will all be joined together in the hereafter, with resurected, perfected bodies. I too suffer health issues. I put my life in the Lord's hands, knowing that his plan is perfect. My prayers have been made for your sister, and family. I only wish I could do more.

RJFlowers

I love the vivid colors in #1. But because of the lack of power lines, I choose #2.

Seeeeya; RJF










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How do they safely dispose of the used radioactive fuel? And ships aren't vulnerable to earthquakes, tornadoes, and other natural disasters. Also, what happens when a war breaks out, and a nuke ship is sunk. A very large amount of the sea where the ship sank would be affected. Hydrogen would be a great fuel if we could find a cost effective way to capture, and transport it. It's all so complex as to make one's head spin.

Seeeeya; Chief Longwind of the North

Washington state isn't going to register new cars with internal combustion engines anymore. They don't have the infrastructure, or power grid to handle all the electric vehicles that will be pugging in. That's what you get when non-scientific politicians set standards without knowing the facts. I think there should be an department of science & engineering in all state, and federal governments whose word is final. And wind power, that's a pipe dream. Maybe tidal flows can help somewhat. At least they are consistent. I think it will take a diversified approach, using wind, geo-thermal, tidal, maybe nuclear (but I'd rather not see that), and solar power to effectively replace petroleum. And it will need to be a distributed system, with small electric producers using the best renewables available in their areas. And the government must create programs for homeowners to be able to afford evacuated tube panels for whole house heating, and cooling, photovoltaic, and wind for electricity, and introduce zoning rules that demand new buildings be super-insulated, with proper placement of glass to naturally illuminate the structure. There are ways to do this, in a cost effective way. It is not, however, going to be done by a one size fits all approach. And there are underwater turbines that don't require dams, and that are freindly to fish. We just need to use them. Yes, we need to change our ways, but through thoughtful, intelligent planning, no knee-jerk reactions.

Seeeeeya; Chief Longwind of the North

All I can say is that motorcycles get much better gas mileage than trucks, and can pull a light trailer, carry a passenger, and carry saddle bags. My Yamaha 550 Vision got better than 50 mpg. My Honda trail 90 got 100 mpg. Road bikes get better mileage than off-road bikes. Insurance is less as well.. They aren't a lot of fun in the rain though. And without a full-face helmet, with a face shield, you can get bugs, or even stones in the face. I once had a big june bug go splat against my face shield. It would have been quite painful it it had hit my face. Also, I once hat on a helmet with a face shield. The helmet wasn't a full face helmet, and didn't cover the chin, or neck. A yellow jacket hit me just under the face shield and ended p trapped just behind my right ear. By the time I was able to stop the bike, and remove the helmet, I'd been stung 3 times. I loved riding motorcycles for most of my life. But there are pluses, and tings to be aware of, like having a car or truck suddenly pull into your lane, forcing yu to take evasive action to avoid becoming an ornament on the side of their vehicle.

I enjoyed oyster stew until one day, as a child, I bit into one, and it was full of greem goo. Now I know that they should be kept in clean water to purge them. I love clams, and remember that ousters tasted great, before I experienced the green paste inside.. I also enjoy fresh mussels. In fact, I don't believe there is any other type of shellfish I've had that I didn't love. So I have to believe thatf I gave them a chance, oysters would be tasty. Now if I could only find an oyster with a black pearl in it.

Seeeeya; Chief Longwid of the North

What are your favorite, and most productive flies to tie? I have had good luck with a streamer of my own creation - The SuperYoopoer, and with the Au Sable Bomber. I love tying Dave's Hopper, and they look great. Black gnats have been productive for me as well. I've gotten good brookie bites on the Prince Nymph, and on olove wooly buggers.

I was so surprised with the Super Yoopoer. It was made before I really knew anything about tying flies, or what a streamer was. I just thought about what a shiner looked like, and used grizzly hackle for the sides, witt cream dubbing for the underbody, some tungsten wire wrapped around the middle of a number 6 , two times extra long hook shank,, furnace hackle and peacock hurl for the back, white dear tail for the belly. I completed the head with black thread, and fake Jungle Cock eyes. I fished it behind our power house (hydro-electric plant fed bu a large canal between Lake Superior, and the St. Mary's river in Sault Ste. Marie, MI), and was amazed how much like a minnow this thing looked. It got hit by steelhead, which came from deep to hit it just under the water surface. Talk about feeling on top of the world...

So what are your favorite Flies, and for what type of fly fishing?

seeeeya; Chief Longwind of the North

The Jackie Gleason Show, Honeymooners skits. "How sweet it is!"

I have rice pilaf dishes named after both Ralph, and Norton.

Seeeeya; Chief Longwind of the North

Smelt, brined with brown sugar in the brine solution, then smoked is as good as candy. The only problem with smelt is cleaning a 5 lb. bucket of them. We cut the heads off, cleaned them, dredged in flour, or corn meal, and fried them up in a little oil. We the ate them, bones, fins, and all. They ran so thick when spawning when I was aboy, you could practically walk across a stream on their backs. Sadly, people abused the resource, filling the backs of pickup trucks to dump in their gardens as fertilizer. Now it takes hours of dipping to get what you used to get in one dip of the smelt net. And I see them sold commercially in stores, which doesn't help.

Seeeeya; Chief Longwind of the North

It all boils down to foolish pride. I deserve whatever I want, whenever I want it, simply because I'm alive, and I dn't have to follow the rules. It's cool to be rebellious, not cool to be respectful. I don't have to learn from my parents. They don't understand. Things are different today.

This is now the world we live in. it's very sad to me. I worry what is coming, for the sake of my grandkids.

Seeeeya; Chief Longwind of the North

All of the looneytoon characters, The Flintstones, The Jetsons, Sky King, Rin Tintin, Johnny Quest, Outer Limits, Superman/Batman hour of Adventure, and many more were what i grew up with. Even with all of that, I'drather be fishing, or shooting my bow.

Seeeeya; Chief Longwind of the North

Wild Yooper Brookies, and rainbows. For their size, they fight well, and to me, are the best tasting fish, especially when simply dredged in flour, and fried to golden brown, and crispy skins. They have to be wild, not planted, with that beautiful orange flesh. Planted fish just don't taste as good. Sadly, I'm no longer in physical shape to walk a Upper Peninsula stream, and fish the holes. Fishing for fun, steelhead are my favorite fish to catch.

Seeeeya; Chief Longwind of the North

My cousin used to slay steelhead with a no.#3 Rapala, rainbow trout I believe was the pattern. Tis was in the tailwaters of the Sault Ste. Marie, MI hydro-electric plant. We fished from a boat. I had steelhead hitting the first fly I ever tied, a streamer of my own creation. I called it the Super-Duper-Yooper. Good memories, good times.

Seeeeya; Chief Longwind of the North

Think of life as a mountain, surrounded by the unknown. Each problem we figure out increases our knowledge, and we are further up the slope of knowledge. But as we ascend, we can see ever more mysteries/challenges/problem that wait for us. Learning is a never ending process. And to be able to learn, one must be humble enough to know that they know very little.

Seeeeya; Chief Longwind of the North

In remembrance of my Dad, i'd dredge them in flour, fry until golden on both sides, season with salt, and relish that yummy fish, mabe with french fries and ketchup on the side. I love the flavor of throut!

Just as an aside, I came home from work late one evening. I had a couple of whole, frozen steelhead waiting for me.
I was tired. I heated enough oil in my big wok to deep-fry the fish. I placed the still frozen fish in the 365' F. oil and fried them until the skins were lightly browned, and the orange flesh was cooked through. I put them on paper towels to drain, and salted them. I was expecting edible. What i got was amazing. The skin was cracker crisp, with a very thin and light crisp texture on just the surface of the flesh. The flesh was moist, tender, and full flavored. The backbone easily pulled out whole, taking the majority of bones with it. Even the fins were delicious. This was easily one of best fish cooking discoveries.

You have options for those beautiful rainbows.

Seeeeya; Chief Longwind of the North