Give a man a gadget and he is bound by nature to play with it. This is one of those stories where you begin to chuckle…then find yourself laughing out loud. ********************************************************** Last weekend I saw something at Larry’s Pistol & Pawn Shop that sparked my interest. The occasion was our 15th anniversary and I was looking [...]Continue Reading »

Every now and again someone will call and want to know where they can get a nice piece of pie. Not something whipped a mile high in a factory and stored in a restaurant freezer, but a piece of pie like mom made. Let’s start this week sharing what we know about good pie in and around town.

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Nothing breaks my heart or shakes me to the core quite like a story of bullying. Maybe because I’m such a pacifist that I can’t even stomach R-rated movie violence, or maybe because just the thought of someone physically harming my son nauseates me. I don’t know what it is that makes me so unable to hear [...]Continue Reading »

In case you missed it - and you probably did if you were watching basketball like every other blue-blooded Memphian - there were several significant fishing tournaments held over the weekend.

Over on Wheeler Lake, the FLW Series anglers struggled at times. But Ramie Colson, Jr., found enough fish to win with 59-02. He earned $125,000.

Mark Rose of Marion, Ark., just missed the final-day cut, finishing 11th with a solid three-day total of 39-6. He still got a paycheck for $11,323.

In the co-angler division, Derrick Snavely of Rogersville, Tenn., won with 35-1.

Southaven angler Rick Barham turned in a solid sixth-place finish with 29-1, earning $5,588. I heard from Rick via email after the event, and he said it was tough. He had to adjust to a new partner every day, but he obviously did a great job.

Trust me, I’ve gone the co-angler route before, and it’s no picnic.

For complete pro and co-angler results, visit FLW OUTDOORS.

On the Crappie USA front, the Wingo, Kentucky team of David and Larry Sisson too first place in the semi-pro division with a weight of 12.66 pounds. Second place went to the McKenzie, Tenn., team of Pam and Tim Ridley with 12.48.

In the amateur division, Ralph Dillard and Scott Watson of Paris, Tenn., won with 11.15. Larry Buchanan of New Concord, Ky., and Scott Buchanan of Williamson, Ky., with a weight of 10.61.

For complete results, click here.

It’s far from significant, but my dad Mike and I finished fourth in his little company crappie tournament over the weekend. It was the 30th consecutive year of the tournament, and the 25th straight year we have fished together.

The winners, Wayne Rudolph and Randy Lewis of Shelby County, Ala., finished first with 15 crappie that weighed 24-plus pounds. We were fourth with 20.20, and I had the big fish of the event with a female black crappie that weighed 2.04.

It was a fun, exhausting few days.

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We’re hosting an online conversation with certified personal trainer Judy Oros this week.

Got a question about starting a fitness program or shaping up for summer? Ask it here.

She'll check the blog and respond.

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