Travels With Charlie-Somewhere in North Dakota

[Old and Reliable]

But you USAF lads don't use the "Iron Compass" so I am told. Great country, and sharpies and huns- those huns can get into their afterburners in a heartbeat. Tried to hunt them years ago up North of Ronan, MT (Nine Pipes Federal area, if memory serves. Never got closer than a football field to the flush, so we saved our shells for the "Ditch Parrots"--

Hunted central Neb years ago- Kearney, or Ft. Kearney area- and here's a true story of MidWestern hospitality and gracious manners- we were in GrandPa's Steak House- we got the last available table- 5 or us- eight chairs, and elderly couple walked in, and the greeter said it would be maybe 30 minutes before they could be seated. Our host for that trip went over and introduced himself and invited them to join us, which they did. When later in the conversation we discovered the gentleman was a WW11 Navy Vet who survived the terror of Pearl Harbor and then Pacific Theater, our host picked up their dinner check in a small way of saying "Thanks for serving, Sir"-- Now that maybe might happen in the "Big Apple" or Las Vegas, but I'd bet against it. Great country, even greater people in our Heartlands- Miss a bird in my name with Shortstop- what a great name for a bird dog, just like "Catfish" Hunter a great name for a baseball player-

PS- The 'rumor" about Obama being next for Mount Rushmore- years ago I even heard that rumor about old "Tricky Dick" Nixon after the Watergate scandal-- Great thing about our Country and that ol' debil- Politics-- never any end to the jokes that come along- maybe that American spirit and sense of humor has kept is going through some really troubled times- We all know that we'll see Obama on Mt. Rushmore when either Mr. Puglisi, Mr. Chadick or Mr. Julia offer a 1928 mfg. fully optioned 28 ga AHE in the original box with tag for, say- $5K-- just ain't gonna happen!!