An Ol' Broad's Ramblings
Archive for 19 August 2010
Like Catfish?
During the four weeks leading up to this weekend’s World Championship of Catfishing, anglers have been fishing from the Tennessee River competing in the Catfish Derby to land the biggest catfish each week.
I don’t know about you, but when I hear the word “derby”, I think some sort of race or sport. Kentucky Derby – horses…roller derby – fools on roller skates, that kind of thing. Oh, and we mustn’t forget the derby hat.
But I would never have associated fish with a derby. 
Can’t you just see someone raising the rail….”and OFF they go!”
But the stakes are about to be raised when the National Catfish Derby World Championship of Catfishing begins at 6 a.m. Aug. 21. Scales open at 8 a.m. and the winner determining weigh-in takes place at 3 p.m.
I’ve seen some big catfish in my lifetime, so I reckon there could be some whoppers.
This year over $14,000 in cash prizes will be given away. The winning team is awarded $5,000. The best weigh-in by a woman angler is given the lady angler award and $250.
The seniors award and $250 is given to a competitor 65 years of age or older with the best catfish weigh-in. The best weigh-in for a competitor 17 years of age or younger will be given the youth award and $250.
Ok. Wait just a cotton pickin’ minute! Why do the ladies only rate $250? What if some lady pulls in the biggest butt ugly fish of the whole tournament? Shouldn’t SHE rate the big prize? Ok ok ok. I know how it works. Just strikes me as sexist. Heh.
The tournament is open to everyone. Participants can pre-register for the tournament from 3-9 p.m. Aug. 20 at Pickwick Landing State Park.
Entry forms and payment may also be dropped off at Team Hardin County. The number there is (731) 925-8181. Further information is available at Ken Freeman Outdoors by calling (731) 234-1888.
So, if you’re into sitting and watching the water go by, with some fancy string hanging off the end of a pole, ya oughta come check out the Derby. Will I be there? Are you nuts? I hate fish! 
Glenn Beck 08/18/10
Recovery?
New Jobless Benefits Claims Leap to 500,000, Highest Since November
New applications for unemployment insurance reached the half-million mark last week for the first time since November, a sign that employers are cutting jobs again as the recovery slows.
The Labor Department says initial claims for jobless benefits rose by 12,000 last week to 500,000, the fourth increase in the past five weeks. Wall Street economists forecast that claims would drop.
About that ‘Summer of Recovery”……. HOGWASH! When the job losses outnumber the job gains, personally, I don’t really see that as a recovery. Oh yeah….the government is growing, by leaps and bounds, but that isn’t REAL recovery. Time to change tactics, because what y’all are doing up there in The Swamp is NOT WORKING!
