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We all have our favorite spectator sports: baseball, football, tennis, etc. Those just mentioned are also known as team sports. But there are other activities that people like to watch that aren’t sports themselves. Rather, the sporting part of the activity is watching the activity. I call some of these pure spectator sports transportation sports. […]
Surface water temperature 58 degrees. The water clarity is good for East Galveston Bay. We finally got a break from the wind and got to see the Sun, which has made for a great time to be out on the water. The majority of our action right now is on or close to the lower […]
These days, when I am taking about “Seniors” it is talking or thinking about being a senior citizen, but last week, I got to take part in the other world of seniors! Paul and I attended the Senior Serve dinner at Santa Fe High School. We were asked by Pnut Oliver to come and sit […]
A welcome change in the weather has reminded me of how much I love this time of the year. I don’t mind a little cold weather; I really love changes in seasons. I have come to the realization I don’t have enough sweatshirts. My workplace is chilly, I have the heater on as we speak. […]
This past Saturday, the Bolivar Arena Association held a lively fundraiser at the Nauti Beaver Hut that brought locals together for a day of fun, food, and friendly competition. The event, a beans and chili cookoff, featured ten talented teams vying for trophies, bragging rights, and the coveted People’s Choice award. Despite the chilly and […]
The BionicSwift, created by Festo as part of its Bionic Learning Network, is a revolutionary development in robotics, combining engineering ingenuity with inspiration from nature. This lightweight, agile robotic bird mimics the elegant flight of a swift, providing an extraordinary glimpse into how technology can emulate the complex mechanics of animal locomotion. At the heart […]
Wiki Loves Earth is an annual international photographic competition, organized by local Wikimedia chapters, groups, and volunteers across the globe. Participants take pictures of their country’s natural heritage, focusing on sites of national importance or those that are in need of protection. Anyone can join in! For more than a decade, the volunteer-organized Wiki Loves […]
By Ed Snyder Just a nibble at first alerted the lady angler to grab her rod to catch what she thought would be but a small fish. Seconds later she was straining and hanging on for dear life screaming for her husband. Quickly racing over to help he grabbed her around the waist, yelling, “HANG […]
Many accidents occur every year involving the trailering of boats. There are many things that can go wrong when you are trailering your boat to the ramp and back home again. Accidents occur that lead to injury and even death in some cases. This column will discuss safe trailering. Hopefully you will learn something new […]
After the Arctic Blast this past week, we had quite a drop in Surface Water temperatures, however by Saturday Temperatures were back up to 48 degrees. The water clarity is still good for East Galveston Bay considering all the North Winds we have encountered. The low tides have forced us to adjust our target areas, […]