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  1. "Skeet" McD

    Poetry

    CONSERVATION OF ENERGY For Martin Byrne, Reg Hall & Bill Leader, with thanks. “Edward! EDWARD!” 
 The words cut through the years — 
did Edward hear? I do. 
 Who was he? The barman? A friend just in the door?
 And why? to buy — or cadge — another short one? 
or was it just the joy of a...
  2. "Skeet" McD

    New Englanders, Check in!

    Essex County, Massachusetts. Nearest City: Haverhill, "The Slipper City."
  3. "Skeet" McD

    Poetry

    CARMEN VESPERTINUM A Valediction: Caniscæli Robert Emmet (Bob)
 November eve, when still soft twilight manifests 
insensibly — but oh! so swift. Swift as that swallow 
which skims alone on high: so high, so small,
 it seems neighbor to the moon which hangs,
 pure and silent, impassive...
  4. "Skeet" McD

    Native American table manners, dining etiquette? during First Thanksgiving?

    Dear DH: Go rent the film; you need to see the second half of Black Robe. If you liked the first, you'll be glad you saw it to the end. And yes, of course there's more to the ACW than Cavaliers vs. Roundheads, round two—all I said was that this was the primary reference contemporary Americans...
  5. "Skeet" McD

    Native American table manners, dining etiquette? during First Thanksgiving?

    Dear DH, I suppose you're right that [most] Americans today know nothing about the English Civil War(s); but it was not that way always. In point of fact, our Civil War (which we tend today to compare/equate with the American Revolution) was seen in its own day in the MUCH more accurate template...
  7. "Skeet" McD

    Native American table manners, dining etiquette? during First Thanksgiving?

    Plimoth Plantation, the remarkable first-person recreation of the Pilgrim's village in 1627 is a must-see for anyone interested in history coming to New-England—it may be FAR from the period that most folks here are interested in...but I guarantee you won't be disappointed. They are also the...
  8. "Skeet" McD

    FS Vintage style Pocket knife Classic Construction

    Dear Sir, I just tried to PM you and received the notice that you cannot receive more messages, having reached the limit. Please consider the date stamp on this message as that for the PM, when you receive it; and either clear your inbox and let me know, or just drop me a PM... Thanks! "Skeet" McD
  9. "Skeet" McD

    Tonight is Devil's Night...

    Thanks, WB: don't worry; it will be back at the end of our bird season, which (sadly) finishes the Saturday following Thanksgiving. He was a Californian as well, BTW: Emil F. Neuschwander of San Francisco (presumably a member of the Pacific Rod & Gun Club), a member of the second (1933)...
  10. "Skeet" McD

    Tonight is Devil's Night...

    Dear WB: I'm an RC (and a Celt!) and DO "practice Hallowe'en"—and will continue to until I get it right! :>). In this, as in all things, the conscience must rule. You've penned a very thoughtful and respectful defense of your position, and I applaud you for your considered approach to the...
  11. "Skeet" McD

    Tonight is Devil's Night...

    I grew up in the Hudson Valley in NY, born of parents who grew up in Providence RI, of Irish stock with admixtures at the grand-parent level from Quebec and Germany. Although always interested in history and folk customs—and loving Hallowe'en—I had never even HEARD of Devil's Night until I...
  13. "Skeet" McD

    Plaid Trousers and Matching Vest - Interesting Combo c. 1870

    It's a very common look in the period 1850 to 1870; plaids were quite popular, perhaps as part of the whole Scottish thing that Victoria started with her trips to Balmoral, Sir W. Scott, etc. Whatever the genesis of the plaid fixation, the matching trowsers and waistcoat look is, I believe, a...
  14. "Skeet" McD

    The season is on....

    Ta, James: that's a good, long run by any measurement. But they're all too short, however long they may be. I hope you'll get yourself another friend and get back out in the field, if it hasn't happened already. They're all different, and while they can never replace our lost dear ones...you'll...
  15. "Skeet" McD

    The season is on....

    Dear SB: In point of fact, Dan's sire was from BC...."Jamie"; that litter was the only time our breeder (in Ontario) used him...shortly after that, he went back West. You might look around...unless, of course, the "good look" you had was in 3-D, in which case you've probably already found...
  16. "Skeet" McD

    The season is on....

    Thank you, Counsellor. We have, and therefore have that comfort. As a believer, I think that one of the ways we are "made in the image of God" is in our responsibilities and love to the animals under our care: the relationship is the same; only the magnitudes differ. The same Hand that made us...
  17. "Skeet" McD

    The season is on....

    Dear Viola, Thanks so much. Yes, Dan (and his son Bob) are Irish Red & Whites, of the breeding of Gail Harrison of Mitchell Ontario. They are wonderful dogs indeed, with an interesting history: they're the foundation stock for the Red Irish Setters everyone knows today—every once in a while an...
  19. "Skeet" McD

    The season is on....

    Thanks, SB. Only those who do this really understand, and obviously you do. I envy you your grouse covers! We live in the dead center of what was fantastic pa'tridge country just a few short decades ago—Tapply and Spiller country. But no more. Enjoy your time afield, and may the Red Gods smile...
  20. "Skeet" McD

    The season is on....

    Thanks to all of you for your understanding and sympathy. The Red Gods smiled on Dan's first day out; after a lot of good dog work and a little bad shooting...we followed that cock up, and brought him to bag. A lovely day afield (are there really any bad ones? Well...don't answer that!); five...
  21. "Skeet" McD

    The season is on....

    here in Massachusetts, and my very best wishes to all of you who may be headed out with dog and gun. This will be a bittersweet season at best: our old dog, Dan, is 12 and has just been diagnosed with a liver tumor: it will be his end, but exactly when is anyone's guess. Chances are he will have...
  22. "Skeet" McD

    Guns and shooting advice?

    Dear DB and the rest of you who responded to this: It's clear I wasn't doing a very good job of saying what I meant—sorry for the confusion. The point I was *trying* to make was that the whole body is in movement when gunning: the feet may move to where you'll be when you take the shot; the...
  23. "Skeet" McD

    Guns and shooting advice?

    Dear Kitty, sounds good! Keep at it, and save those pennies. If you travel...you can sometimes find much better guns at much better prices than you can here. I've had good luck in Michigan, for instance, where my wife's from. I've heard that Florida can be good as well, but have no experience in...

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