Tomorrow is Christmas for me, and I can barely think about it. If I do, I won’t sleep at all tonight. I’m tempted to even nap this afternoon because of it, but then I know for sure tonight would turn into tomorrow after several hours of staring at the ceiling. …
…until bow season begins. I can’t wait. I’m so excited that I can’t even think about it because I have to get at least a little sleep this week. I’ve shot, shot again, and have my entire schedule lined up. Plus, I get to spend time with some hunting buddies who …
So the University of Nebraska has decided to cease its first score tradition of releasing thousands of balloons into the air during its home games because of a helium shortage. Come on, man. Why not stop it because it’s just plain WRONG. It’s an environmentally insensitive act witnessed by thousands, …
I had the opportunity yesterday to visit Fontenelle Forest’s dinosaur exhibit. Very cool to see dinosaurs to scale in the woods. All displays are accessible by a wooden foot path. Visit Fontenelle’s web site for more information.
Last night, I had the opportunity to view a purple martin roost in Omaha south of Farnum Street on 44th. Very neat. It reminds me of two of the best roosts I’ve ever seen, woodducks in a cypress tree swamp near Yazoo, Mississippi and every single sunset I see during …
Now this is something that should have 10 million hits. My daughter will love this when she sees it. RevengeoftheFrog.wmvwol The worst part is the guy acting like the frog is an alligator. JK
I’m looking for good hole-in-the-wall places to eat throughout the state. From fried chicken in Valparaiso to the hamburgers at Bob’s Bar in Martinsburg. Tell me yours, and I promise not to share it with anyone else. Really, I promise. JK
In the January/February 2013 edition of Nebraskaland, I will have a piece discussing hunting’s equipment advances. For example, camouflage clothing of my youth was far simpler than the 1,001 designs I can find today. Also, Thermacell and Mojo decoys are new, yet the pump and lever action shotguns are not. …
In the November issue of Nebraskaland, Jon Farrar will be chronicling some of the history of this former Omaha school. And what many of you have figured out through the years is that Farrar is a diligent researcher, and trying to debunk his historical writings is a very difficult task. …
There’s been a lot of talk about EHD lately, the deer-killing disease that is spread by biting insects and occurs during the driest part of the year. Well, since this year has been one of the driest on record throughout much of Nebraska, the disease hit a bit sooner and …
