Fall 2026

I can’t remember any of the scores of the games, but The Assistant and I beat The Rocket and My Personal Guide. One may assume that if The Assistant and I beat The Rocket and My Personal Guide that The Rocket must not be good at playing euchre. On the contrary, he actually counts trump, knows when to throw the hook and can remember what trump is. None of which I have the ability to do. The trip home was uneventful. Fearless V2.0 was as comfy and reliable as ever. We did stop at The Beer Store in Ft. Francis to stock up on White Rabbit a.k.a. Old Style Pilsner. I don’t know if anybody will bring any White Rabbit to deer camp this fall, but I doubt it. As I write this it is the middle of August the Cubs are doing well. It has been a season of ups and downs, 10 game winning streaks followed by 10 game losing streaks. Currently the Cubs are the top wild card team in the National League and only four games behind Milwaukee for the division lead. Stay tuned, it could be a Bonker’s World Series.

cont. from page 9 first batch. Much like Chef Dave’s pico we ate that ceviche for the next three days. The fishing was as good this year as any, we found two more “go to” spots. One was called “Disaster Rock” with a nod to Molly Hatchet because fishing around the rock was flirting with disaster, and the other, to use another tube of you term is more of a spot on a spot, the original spot really hasn’t been given a name, it is on the way to almost everywhere and on one particular day it was non stop on the spot on the spot for quite awhile. Of course the next day in the same spot on the spot was good but not quite as good. The winner of the Big Fish of the Year went to The Assistant for a 25.25 inch walleye. Everybody caught lots of 22 inch fish with the occasional 23-24 inch but The Assistant caught the only fish over 25 inches. As always the week goes by way too fast, and while we were waiting for the airplane we were playing the final game of euchre to determine who would be the 2026 Blackbirch Euchre Champions.

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