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View from the Porch – Toyota, Xfinity and Child Worship

In my head this is a big long drawn out diatribe, but I decided it wasn’t worth the time and effort to turn it into something that might have some real value. Instead I’ll keep it short and semi-humorous, or as a friend of mine likes to refer to me, snarky. I now drive almost... Read more »

By Ken G,
April 14, 2013 at 1:46 pm

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  I fish, hunt and wander within easy reach of Chicago. I fish mainly rivers, primarily the Fox River, and the writing is less about the "how" and more about the "why" of being out there. The same goes for the hunting and the wandering sometimes gets me lost. But then, that's part of the fun.

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