All Things Bass Fishing

All of my life, I've loved to basketball My dad and grandfather started me out very young. I remember sitting in my grandfather's boat dock with a rod and a bucket of minnows. The excitement of catching the little brim was addictive! As I grew older, they moved me up to bass fishing. I loved the days of being on the boat with my two favorite men and casting our lines together. Now that I'm grown and I no longer have my dad or my grandfather with me, I share my love of fishing with my husband and my son.

It's not always easy. Fishing takes a lot of patience, which I don't always have. I just recently discovered "All Things Bass Fishing". This book is great for anyone who loves to fish. It offers the basics that we all need to know, plus just a little bit more. The main focus is on relaxing and having a good time, to not let yourself get all upset and frustrated. That's not what fishing is about. Sure, we all want to catch the big one, but enjoy just being out on the water. basketball not all technical and hard to understand fishing facts. This is an easy read, with less than 100 pages.

Here's a list of what is offered in the book:

* hows and whys of bass fishing
* gear checklist
* simple accessories
* 8 best bass fishing spots
* 8 simple bass fishing etiquette rules (yes, etiquette is always important)
* 18 tips to make sure you have fun and don't get stressed out
* to boat or not to boat
* 5 Golden Rules to bass fishing
* learn the six types of bass

You can get the book and audio or you can order the e-book and audio. It's a great choice. One thing I did notice when I ordered mine, some of the links didn't want to work. I had to go to the bottom of the page and click on the box that says "order now". He has some links in blue words, but none of them would take me to the ordering page. So, if you find that problem, just go all the way down and find the box, like I did. Don't give up on the links, this book is really worth it! I catch more and enjoy fishing a whole lot more now than before I read this book!

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Jeeves at Christmas Time

It is our habit to re-read one of our favorite Christmas stories around Christmastime each year -- aloud if basketball will listen, silently if not. Often as not, it's A Christmas Carol, of which Emsworth never tires. Sometimes it's one of Dickens's lesser Christmas tales, sometimes O. Henry's "The Gift of the Magi." This Christmas Eve, we fell merrily back on basketball Wodehouse's only Christmas tale, "Jeeves and the Yule-Tide Spirit."

I don't suppose Wodehouse has much of a reputation as a Christmas author. Dickens does, in good part because of his lengthy descriptions of the Cratchit family's Christmas dinner party and the shenanigans under the mistletoe at the Wardles' (Pickwick Papers, chapter 28) . But Bertie Wooster passes lightly over the details of the Christmas bash at Skeldings, the country home of Lady Wickham:

It being Christmas Eve, there was, as I had foreseen, a good deal of revelry and what not; so that it wasn't till past one that I got to my room.

On with the story, Wodehouse must have thought.

Both Wodehouse and Dickens give us their characters waking up with their servants on Christmas morning. From "Jeeves and the Yule-Tide Spirit," a passage that reminded us of Scrooge waking up after his night with the ghosts of Christmas Past, Christmas Present, and Christmas Future:

I could have sworn I hadn't so much as dozed off for even a minute; but apparently I had. For the curtains were drawn back and daylight was coming in through the window, and there was Jeeves with a cup of tea on a tray.

"Merry Christmas, sir!"

And from Pickwick Papers, chapter 30:

"Well, Sam," said Mr. Pickwick as that favoured servitor entered his bed-chamber with his warm water, on the morning of Christmas Day, "still frosty?"

"Water in the wash-hand basin's a mask o' ice, Sir," responded Sam.

"Severe weather, Sam," observed Mr. Pickwick.

"Fine time for them as is well wropped up, as the Polar Bear said to himself ven he was practising his skating," replied Mr. Weller.

We candidly admit that the theme of Wodehouse's story is not actually one of peace on earth and good-will to men, like A Christmas Carol and the passages from Pickwick. "Jeeves and the Yule-Tide Spirit" is, instead, a tale of Bertie Wooster's ill-advised infatuation with the red-headed Roberta Wickham and Bertie's plan to revenge himself on his friend Tuppy Glossop for a practical joke.

And it's one of the funniest things ever written -- in fact, one of the most hilarious stories Wodehouse himself ever wrote. Jeeves has some of his best lines ever, especially when he's advising his master against an alliance with Roberta Wickham:

"I would always hesitate to recommend as a life's companion a young lady with such a vivid shade of red hair."

Good cheer on Christmas Eve!

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The Role Of The Youth Athlete

The Youth Athlete has many responsibilities and duties as they participate in basketball sport. They have responsibilities to themselves and their parents, their teammates, their coaches, their opponents, and the referees.

In order basketball an athlete to enjoy the positive benefits of participating in youth sports, their responsibilities must first be clearly defined and understood. These responsibilities should be communicated from the coach to the athletes and their parents before the season gets under way. When their responsibilities are clearly defined, the youth athlete is much more willing to accept and carry these out throughout the season.

An enjoyable experience in youth sports is one that places many demands on the youth athlete while at the same time providing them with many positive benefits. These demands can only be met and these benefits can only be realized when the athlete is taught to be a responsible part of their team.

As they participate in sports, the youth athlete should put a tremendous amount of effort into following the ten responsibilities listed below. By doing this, they are putting themselves, their teammates and their coaches in a much better position to enjoy their youth sports experience.

1. The youth athlete should always treat their teammates and opponents with respect and dignity.

2. The youth athlete should obey all team and league rules at all times.

3. The youth athlete should give their full attention when they are being instructed on skills, drills and techniques.

4. The youth athlete should always participate in practices and games with a clear mind.

5. The youth athlete should immediately report any injury to their coach for further medical evaluation.

6. The youth athlete should always discourage their teammates and opponents from breaking the rules.

7. The youth athlete should play under emotional control during practices and games.

8. The youth athlete should avoid acting aggressively or in a self-destructing manner.

9. The youth athlete should compliment their teammates and opponents on their good performances.

10. The youth athlete should return to playing after an injury is completely treated and healed.

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