Sam

Lots of good teams with good power at the plate this year. Will boil down to pitching, as usual. Great you attended some of the games. Geaux Tigers!

Your weight and body type are inherited from your family along with the ailments that will kill you, like heart disease, alzheimers, etc. I went on a diet six weeks ago and went from 205 down to 183 this morning. I miss my candy, cokes, root beers, white flour, bread, ice cream, bakery items, wife's baking, french fries, and a lot of other things but heading towards my goal of 175 is worth it. Keep up the good work. Telsa's blow up so I would order take out from that fast food resturant and not park close to a Telsa. And after a while, you will not miss those bad foods. Not even think of them.

Koz, what a horrible story. Best of luck to your son for a speedy diagnosis and recovery. The medical industry is more and more looking for confirmed payments from health insurance than the care of its patients. What do they ask you when you call for an appointment? Your insurance information. Not if you are laying on the floor dieing (call 911) or are in a lot of pain, just your health insurance information. And the back-room money splits will blow you away. I got an EOB (Explanation of Benefits) for my wife's last visit to our family doctor and all was paid by Blue Cross with the exception of a $150 charge for retirement planning. I asked her about this and she had no knowledge of what it meant as she and the doctor never discussed any retirement planning. I called the doc's office and they told me not to worry about it they would remove it and we would not recieve a bill from the doc's office. Right. They would not send us a bill but I am sure the doctor's billing department knows how to collect it, somehow, or writing it off as uncollectable on the taxes. Sending thoughts and good wishes of a fast recovery and hopefully LSU is looking at your son along witht the College of Charleston and South Carolina. If LSU needs anything it is pitching, and us LSU fans expect a wholesale defection of pitchers at the end of this year and a whole new group of guys for next season. Keep us posted on your son's recovery. All the best for a good outcome.

Wish there were more people like you in the world. We would then have homes for all dogs and cats.

Woody, as far as I know, the weather had cleared up from the earlly morning fog and rain. The guys in the Triton were looking to their right for a creek, and the white boat was traveling from their left towards the Triton. Yes, seems neither expected the other to be in their path. No idea if either boat had their running lights on but I would think they were not on since the weather had cleared up and visibility improved greatly from the morning conditions.

My bass club members were complaining about the cost of fuel when towing our boats to our club tournament destinations far, far away from Richmond Virginia. So what did they decide to do? They voted to not fish Buggs Island and continue down I-85 to Falls Lake outside of Wake Forest, about an additional 60 miles. Makes sense to me. 11 guys pulling six boats traveled past South Hill past Buggs Island and on to Wake Forest on Friday, April 22nd for a two day tournament on Falls Lake, a body of water no one had ever fished before. Saturday, April 22nd had rain and mist on the windy lake at blast off time. One of the six boats had an engine problem so the nonboater changed boats and got set up in a Triton. The guy with the motor problem fished around the ramp on Saturday and came home on Sunday, missing the second day of the tournament. And the guys agreed to fish close to each other in case there was an accident or someone needed help until the rain, wind, and foggy conditions ended around noon. So what happened at blast off? Everyone went their own way as fast as they could. The boat in question (a Triton went right and was about 11 miles from the ramp when the accident occured. Here is the description of what happened from the nonboater: We left the ramp in the Triton and stayed as close to the ramp as possible but we could not wait to hit the places where we caught bass on the Friday practice day so we took off on our own. About 11 miles down lake we were looking for a creek by a bridge to our right when out of nowhere came a white bass boat that was running to meet us at full speed as we looked for the creek to our right. The white boat did not have his running lights on and was traveling about 30 to 35 miles per hour. He did not see us until he was on top of us as our boater turned the steering wheel as far and as fast as he could to the right to try to avoid the impact. The white boat held its course and lucky for my bass club guys, hit the Triton on the passenger side, tearing off the first layer of thin metal and gouging a hole in the side of the boat. Lucky for the two guys that the Triton did not sink on impact and was still usable. The nonboater was sitting right where the white boat struck the Triton with such a strong impact that two rods were broken, three reels damaged, and the nonboater thrown to the floor where he incurred some bruises and cuts. Had the Triton's driver not swerved to the right the white boat would have skipped over the gunnal and into the passenger and driver's seats, seriously injuring or killing the two guys . North Carolina game wardens came to the accident scene, took photos; statements; confirmed the injuries; and noted the destroyed tackle. After about two hours they left as the boater told them that he could make it back the 11 miles to the ramp. Being much smarter than the Triton boat owner, they traveled with the Triton back to the ramp. The game wardens knew the owner and operator of the white boat as he fished Falls Lake often. No one got a ticket as far as the owner and passenger knew. The damaged Triton was trailed and towed back to Richmond where the insurance company is deciding to repair the damages or calling the damage a constructive total loss which is too great of damage and the adjuter will total the Triton. This could have been an awful accident with bodily injuries and property damage on a large lake in decent weather. Boat owner is waiting to hear from his insurance carrier and the nonboater is trying to see how he can collect between $1,500 to $2,000 of rods, reels, and other tackle that was damaged or destroyed when the white boat hit the Triton. Story just goes to highlight that you have to be diligent when on the water and look out for problems before they occur.

Tommy, you have to see a spine surgeon for a check up, x-rays, MRI, and maybe a CAT Scan to locate the problem. If you need surgery, please consider going to the spine clinics in Baton Rouge, New Orleans or Houston. Here are the spine centers in Baton Rouge. Cut and paste this link on your browser and see the number of spine surgeons in Baton Rouge. https://www.google.com/search?q=lsu+spine+clinic&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS957US957&oq=lsu+spine+clinic&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i390i650.4335j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 Dr. Shaffrey at Duke works wonders on spines but he accepts only the worse situations that other surgeons will not treat. Three years ago Dr. Shaffrey rebuilt my wife's spine; took a pie slice out of her spinal columnand bolted her spine to her pelvis so she would stand up straight, and so far, so good. I know Morrisville and Durham North Carolina are a far distance from Lake Charles, but try to find the best surgeon in your area, Baton Rouge, New Orleans or Houston and make an appointment ASAP. If you can, find a university spine clinic or hospital for the surgery and treatment. Cut and paste this Internet address in your browser and read about Dr. Shaffrey. https://www.dukehealth.org/find-doctors-physicians/christopher-i-shaffrey-md?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=Directory+Management Sending good thoughts and prayers that you will have the issue corrected as soon as possible. Sam

Drive the one you have until it falls apart and I actually need a new vehicle. Check on what you can about the vehicles you like most from Consumers Reports. Ask strangers in parking lots how they like their _______ to get an honest appraisal like what is the true mileage you can expect to get in the city; on the road; towing your boat. Rent one from a car rental company and drive it one weekend to see how it performs, etc. Find one you like and then take it to your mechanic for a checkup. Ask your agent or insurance company what it will cost to insure the vehicle for a year.

Menaire's disease. I had it and it was not fun. A "dizzy doctor" finally diagnosed it correctly. You have to wait it out. Check out articles on Minaire's disease via Google. Good luck.

Every baitis a "search bait" until you start to catch fish. Then it is the best bait you have in the boat!

Toolame students, faculty, and alumni have Nutria boils while the rest of Louisiana has crawfish boils. Geaux Tigers!

Well guys, getting in shape for fishing season when we return from Delaware on the 22nd, and my diet is not going well. I had eggs for breakfast today. Scrambled, you ask? No, Cadbury.

The dogwood trees have just blossomed, so the bass are on their beds in the Richmond area. Waituntil the week of 24th to start catching them again as they start to feed. You fished the Aboretum? Dink City and the guards used to run us off. Let us know how you do. Good luck.

Mine finally blossomed over this past weekend and is now in full bloom. The bass are officially on their beds in Virginia!

My wife playfully nudged me in the ribs ......smiled and said, 'that bull mated 50 times last year, that's almost once a week.' We walked to the second pen which had a sign attached that said, ''THIS BULL MATED 150 TIMES LAST YEAR' My wife gave me a healthy jab and said, 'WOW~~That's more than twice a week ! ...........You could learn a lot from him.' We walked to the third pen and it had a sign attached that said, in capital letters, 'THIS BULL MATED 365 TIMES LAST YEAR 'My wife was so excited that her elbow nearly broke my ribs, and said, 'That's once a day ..You could REALLY learn something from this one.' I looked at her and said, 'Go over and ask him if every time was with the same old cow.' My condition has been upgraded from critical to stable and I should eventually make a full recovery.

Mine has buds but not blossomed out in Richmond, VA.

All Kansas fans are very upset that their team lost to Ark-kansas by one point, to continue this year's destruction of everyone's brackets.

Joe, Christopher Shaffrey is Chief of the Duke Spine Center. He is the lead surgeon. Office: 5601 Arringdon Park Drive, Morrisville, NC 27570 919.684.7777 919.668.5362 919.613.0444 919.620.5168 Dr. Shaffrey's office is in the Morrisville complex which is easier to get to and parking is great. Dr. Shaffrey can work wonders and I hope he can help your wife. When you call, be sure to confirm the Morrisville location. https://www.dukehealth.org/find-doctors-physicians/christopher-i-shaffrey-md Sam

Yes. Is she the LSU gymnist that recieved three "10s" in a row in the SEC tournament?

So what is "backwards" in your life these days now that we can get back to our normal lives? I mean things that did not happen in the past but is happening today. Example: At LSU, the P-Mac is stuffed to its rafters for gymnastics while the men's basketball team attracts about 5,000 fans. Usually, this is the other way around, with basketball leading the attendance records in the P-Mac and a bunch of high school girls watching the gymnastics. My wife had her spine reconstructed at Duke Medical Center three years ago that was very successful and for a lady who could hardly walk and had continious back pain, she is now working part-time at Talbots and was told by Talbots management that she was an excellent employee and they are glad she is working for them. And this is her first time working retail!!! Give this topic your thoughts and let us know how things are "upside down" in your fishing, careers, sports, hunting, family events, etc. as we approach the height of our fishing season.

Thanks. Had to be more to the story. LSU pounded UNO last night 16-0, for its sixth shutout of the season.

In college, the pitcher has 30 seconds between pitches and the batter has 20 seconds to get in the batters box and get ready to swing. If I am off by a few seconds, please correct me. College baseball games now take between two hours and two hours and fifteen minutes, if not less, and they are smooth so you can just sit back and enjoy the game.

Wow! That's too close for comfort. Thanks for sharing.

This is funny. If you play or played baseball you know the frustration of the batter. https://www.billoreilly.com/video/video-of-the-day?vid=508819667636268612&fbclid=IwAR2zv_bJeV-ysWf5ocvBII1WHvav8YohLCJq8yIhBJoEFQ7Z_daPsMCWLfw