I wrote another little story this morning, kinda early......I hope if you have time to look at it, that you enjoy reading it....and thanks again for letting me post my stories up here.....I appreciate it.
http://web.mac.com/sinai/Site/Blog/Entries/2008/6/19_Snipe_Hunting.html
Paul from Alabama
Snipe Hunting
Yeppers, that thar's a Southern Snipe Hunt, all right.
The Scouts tried that on this one when we moved to Oklahoma, but I grew up in northern Minnesota and was really into identifying all the different birds - had about a half dozen books, and knew all about Snipes. So I knew their habitat, and where they wanted us Tenderfeet to set up to hunt was DEFINITELY the wrong place, and wrong time to find them. Some of the others wanted to do it anyway, but I started spewing my encyclopedic knowledge of Snipes and ruined the senior scouts plans. I got left out of a bunch of such "fun".
Your granny gave you some great advice, Paul.
Keep em comin'.
Thanks Bubba glad you enjoyed it......You knew more than I did, I swear a snipe could've been a type of bear for all I knew....I was just hoping whatever it was it was not bigger than my sack......:)
Paul from Alabama
Paul, it sounds as if you have a lot of good ol' common sense and that came at an early age. No wonder you turned out pretty good........:))
Ann
Ann, I was just ahead of my time is all....I just can't seem to figure out what time that is.......:)
So glad you enjoyed the story.....you have a nice weekend, you and your family
Paul from Alabama
Wait a minute. WE had to bang the ground with a stick and call out like a snipe when we went snipe hunting... for some reason it always made Uncle Ray laugh and laugh...
Boy oh Boy brigidlily I wish Uncle Ray had taken me snipe hunting.....Now he sounds like a hoot......:)
Paul from Alabama
Trials and tribulations of being the new kid in town, having to prove yourself....or make a believer out of them.
"eyes"
I'm not going to be the new anything anymore.....from now on, just the old foggie for me......:)
Although I will consider the new old foggie for classification purposes only........:)
Paul from Alabama
Fogus maturis alabamicus?
brigidlily, I'll settle for that.......:)
Going to share that with some folks with your permission, they'll get tickled......:)
Paul from Alabama
It's your taxonomy -- share it at will. ;)
So let me get this straight - you will now add those letters to your formal signature?
PaulFrom Al (FMA)
Might start a whole new trend, eh? LOL.
Along with MD, CPA, DDS and my other professional monikers.......:)
Paul from Alabama
Wow. You married?
Married?...Oh yea, very happily too.....Ah as far as the professional monikers go, I'm mostly a professional storyteller...I tell stories and my wife fixes me dinner as payment......:)
I got a brother though, but you seem like a nice young lady so I won't introduce you to him.........:)
You should pay me for not doing it........:)......He's that high maintenance........:)
Paul from Alabama
Nice enough, I guess, but alas, hardly young! Thanks for the warning, though! ;)
Gee, Paul - you could become a traveling storyteller. Bet you could stay well fed where ever you went. hahahaha