Afterthoughts

     According to an urban legend it is easier to balance an egg on it's end during the spring equinox.  Also one can make a broom stand by itself during this time.  Google says any day it can be done.      Years ago one of my grandchildren called me on the phone and said, "Mups, today you can stand an egg on it's end and you can make a broom stand by itself."  Being a person that is always ready to try something new, I worked for over an hour with several eggs.  Since they wouldn't cooperate, I put that aside and moved on to the next challenge.      First came the mop.  It took patience to get it balanced.  For awhile it stood and then it fell.  Second I worked with a flag pole.  Even though the flag hung a little to one side, it also stood up.  As a final test, I tried the broom.  To me if it stayed up, even for a short time, perhaps the myth is true.  It worked.      The hardest part came when I decided to get a picture of the three of them perf

JT Westbrook      Patience has to be at the very core of a fisherman.  Because of the experiences I've had with my husband, I've come to that conclusion.  Fishing has never been my sport. Even so I went with him many times so he wouldn't have to go alone. My sport is swimming so, in warm weather, when we went fishing, I would wear my swimsuit under my clothes. On one fishing trip, we fished for schooling bass at Lake O' the Pines.  After an hour or so, I asked if he cared if I went for a swim. He said, "Sure go ahead." I swam about thirty minutes while he fished on the opposite side of the boat.  Now you and I know, he didn't expect to catch any fish during that time.  Regardless he indulged me.      On another fishing trip, we went to Island View at the same lake.  The bright sun caused the water to sparkle like the twinkling of small blue diamonds. Since my hobby is photography, I asked my husband if he would mind dropping me off at the is