Paw Paws Place

Pat had planned a fishing trip for the boys as they were out of school on Friday. It did not pan out as planned for all of us. First, Luke had a Doctor's appointment and we were to pick him up at the dock when he was done. Then as we had suspected it was really windy and rough out in the bay. The water was so churned up that you could not see the bait. I threw my net several times over my chum but it was to no avail. We then left that spot and went to our Pin fish hole and fished for them. Pat and Tyler caught about 15 hand size pins and we headed to our Grouper spot. It was so rough that the water was flying over the bow of the pontoon so we turned around and headed back in. We decided to fish for more Pins until Luke called us to pick him up. Pat and Tyler caught 35 Pins and then the wind got worse. Luke was running late so we called them and told them we were coming back in. Luke was sad but Maw Maw took him shopping which took Care of it all. Then they spent the night which p...

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All was not lost last week in the great state of Alabama as once more I got to spend some time with the son of a man that I respect. A year ago I met this man at a Florida football game in Gainesville and got to see him again in Alabama. His father ran for President of the United States years ago. As a young fellow I went downtown Bradenton to hear him speak. While I did not agree with some of his political positions I did admire him for standing up for his beliefs. ( Just as John F. Kennedy, Dr. Martin L King and Bobby Kennedy did.) The one position that he stood tall for was he did not believe in the Federal Government running your life. One only needs to look and see where we are today, how right was he?! As you read a portion of his Bio you will see that he has some family ties in Bradenton . He is married to the sister of Caleb Grimes whom is my daughter Darenda's boss. This man has a book that will be out soon and I can't wait until I can read it. Now, you are aski...