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Frankly, I’d Rather Be Fishing

You gotta be nuts to eat here!

by dhayes on February 21, 2012

• Triple bypass burgers? There’s irony in the following news item. One man in Las Vegas went out for a meal and almost didn’t make it – he had a heart attack. The man is recovering, but the irony comes from where he was at, and what he was eating, when it happened. He had [...]

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How should we measure success?

by dhayes on February 14, 2012

Not really sure how to write this particular item. I was reading a newspaper the other day and I came across the following quote from Michael Jordan – one of the greatest to play the game of basketball. He said, “I have missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 [...]

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Superstition? Who cares if there’s a cure

February 14, 2012 Frankly, I'd Rather Be Fishing

Ever hear of this superstition? If a black cat crosses your path, you’ll have bad luck. My mom would have to turn around or run to cross the street before the cat did. What happens if you’re in a car and its a busy one-way street? That happened to my mom. Keep in mind she [...]

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Sometimes those cell phones can ring at the darndest times

February 1, 2012 Frankly, I'd Rather Be Fishing

Those of you who read this column must have noticed by now that I haven’t written much about family affairs recently. There’s good reason for that – my wife has warned me. Still, sometimes things just happen that I believe need to be shared. Take for instance this last week. You should know that I [...]

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Got a second?

January 24, 2012 Frankly, I'd Rather Be Fishing

• Well, I thought I did OK guys. Remember all those times when your wife or girlfriend asks you to do something and it happens at just the wrong time? You know. Those “can you take the trash out” moments right when your team is about to score or when you’re about to see who [...]

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Some thoughts after a busy week

January 17, 2012 Frankly, I'd Rather Be Fishing

• Smoke detectors save lives – contact your local fire department if you need one Here are some random thoughts after the last few weeks. • Isn’t that silence just wonderful? I walk in the door at home and look at my telephone – no messages. Either a) The caucuses are over and politicians care [...]

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Don’t you just love living in this ‘quirky place’?

January 10, 2012 Frankly, I'd Rather Be Fishing

Sometimes I have trouble coming up with something to write about. Then a politician says something that does the job for me. Did you hear? A Republican presidential candidate has called our caucuses a “quirky process.” Understand, we take the process seriously and expect the candidates to talk to us on our terms. But it [...]

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Christmas season can bring out the best in all of us

December 13, 2011 Frankly, I'd Rather Be Fishing

I have learned a few things this past couple of weeks. Well, not really learned, more like reminded. To all these things justice, I’ll just go down the list in bullet form. • At the top of the list is the fact that neither my wife nor I are plumbers. We know how to use [...]

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Black Friday? I’m not that nuts!

November 29, 2011 Frankly, I'd Rather Be Fishing

At the time of my writing this, I haven’t read J.O. Parker’s column – he participated in Black Friday for the first time. I’ve only done it once, when my son was in high school and he wanted to check it out. We went to Newton at Walmart. It wasn’t that bad, but I decided [...]

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I don’t care what they say, I’m still a U.S. Army veteran

November 22, 2011 Frankly, I'd Rather Be Fishing

This is an open letter to the national commander of the American Legion. National Commander American Legion Sir, I am Dann Hayes and I am a veteran of the United States Army. After listening to members of the American Legion discuss the fact that membership is dwindling in veterans organizations across the country, and especially [...]

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