Life in Blue Hole
October 10, 2008 by twangg
Blue Hole
JB Sanders Haypress
by
Thom Cantrall
Boonville is small town with a history... and my family is a major part of that history. It lies in a valley along Anderson Creek about a hundred miles north of San Francisco in the coastal range.
Wildlife Management – for Wildlife’s Sake
October 9, 2008 by twangg
The Following is an excerpt from Chapter XL of the book…
At this point, the two couples have been on a National Tour describing their experiences with the Sasquatch Family and in a couple of interviews have been treated quite roughly. Now, they are in Los Angeles and are about to try again… [Read more]
The Bear Facts
October 5, 2008 by twangg
The Bear Facts
P.O.W. Blackie
By
Thom Cantrall
The sun had passed its zenith and the tide was busily filling the inlet slowing the fishing to the point that it was time to find other things to do for a time. Besides, after four days of fishing, the freezer was full and there was no more room to store the salmon we caught. Those fish caught in the morning had been filleted, wrapped and stuffed into the overcrowded freezer awaiting our trip home in two more days. [Read more]
Halloween at Sea
October 4, 2008 by twangg
USS James Madison SSB(N) 627
“Halloween at Sea”
By
Thom Cantrall
“But Sir,” objected the Petty Officer to our Officer of the Deck, the one person in charge of the ship in the Captain’s absence, “it’s Halloween and the whole crew in wanting all-night movies to celebrate, since we cannot go trick-or-treating.”
For his part, Lieutenant Ranes was not averse to this, but the Executive Officer’s standing order was for one movie at 1900 (7 pm) and one at 0100 (1 am) and the latter for qualified men only. After listening closely, albeit with a slight smile, to the man in front of him, he responded, “I can see that you’re serious about this and it does bear further investigation. I’ll call the Exec and see if he’s agreeable.” [Read more]