Father’s Day kind of sneaks up on you. Some years you don’t even know it’s coming until the priest makes all fathers remain standing at the end of mass for a special blessing.  Then you remember, oh right. Fathers Day. First, hail to all fathers on this day. It’s a hard job, and we don’t get all the training we need before they give us … Continue reading Fathers Day

Some of us are fishermen….and some of us are catchermen.  That’s what we learned this weekend on the Columbia River near Astoria.      Rebecca and Jeff brought Russ and Henry over to see Dennis and Teri. Jeff and Russ love this June trip. They get to see Ethel and Louie, and they get to go out on the Columbia for long days of fishing…and contemplating … Continue reading To find a Sturgeon