Creekwood Archery-451 Lawrence Road, Brockport, NY 14420-(5685) 217-6981-www.creekwoodarchery.com
                                                     "THE FUN PLACE IN ARCHERY"

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In August I was hacked and as a result I lost the computer that this Website was on. Just
got it recreated by a real smart computer friend. I will be apdating it on a regular basis.
But all hackers should be shot on sight.                          STILL LIFE IS GOOD ! 

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    NOTICE ON INDOOR SHOOTING:     We now have new shooting hours at Creekwood
Archery. Instead of just  being able to shoot  on Thursday night, you can shoot 7 days a
week, but it is by appointment  only. Figure out when you want to shoot with your
friends and give me a call. You will need a minimum of 4 shooters  and a maximum of
15 shooters at a time. The cost  is $15.00 per person per hour with your targets at $1.00
like they are  now. So if you want to shoot  at the only archery range left in Monroe
County get three friends or more and come have  some  FUN. Call Ben at (585) 217-6981
and we will do our best to get  you here when it is convenient for  you shooting. As
always we are still selling bows, doing lessons, birthday parties, scout groups, corporate  
events and repairing your archery equipment. If you need to rent a bow, that is $10.00. 
com and kill your cabin fever. Happy New Year 2024, and I hope to see you soon.
                                                           
  LIFE IS GOOD ! 
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 On Sept 9th 2023 we were celebrating 28 years in business.       What a trip to "SHOOT EM IN THE MIDDLE"     
 That's more than a quarter Century
  We have created many State & National  Champions plus our customers 
 have harvested the game of their dreams. If this appeals to you, come to CREEKWOOD  ARCHERY and you be
 treated like family.
  We have the only archery range left in Monroe County. We are open for indoor shooting    
 by appointment only. See this page above for the details. Come and  experience it at Creekwood Archery.         
 You won't be disapointed.  LIFE  IS  GOOD !  


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        Creekwood has taken a new step toward, "SHOOT "EM IN THE MIDDLE". We have come
up with our own copyrighted, and TRADEMARKED,  420 TARGET  which will keep challenging
you no matter how good a shooter you are. The targets are at the shop now so come shoot
one. You shoot 12 ends of 5 arrows like a 300 round only on this target a perfect score is 420.
Colors are different with a smaller "X" ring that jumps out at you.
As of Nov 15 2021, Jesse
Broadwater has the High Male Freestyle score of 401 (300 with 53 X's & 28 IX's) and Christie
Colin has the High Female score of 378 (300 with 53 X's & 28 IX's).
Come shoot one and see
how you do. What Jesse Broadwater really liked about the target was it was an advantage to
shoot small arrows. He and Shane Wills both shot back to back perfect five arrow rounds. Not
an easy feat on the
 420 TARGET .                                                 LIFE  IS  GOOD !
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 MAJOR 420 ACHIEVMENTS:  Back in 2019 at our Sunday, "Shoot Em In The MIDDLE" Shoot, Jesse Foster
shot a 401 on the 420 5 Spot target. His score, 300+42 IX's+59 X's = 401 is the same exact score Jesse
Broadwater shot at our Creekwood Archery 420 Pro/Am, making him the 3rd person to shoot a 401. 401 is
the highest score ever achieved on the target. He was shooting a beautiful 2018 Blue Mathews Target bow
and I am so proud to have Jesse shoot at Creekwood Archery. Jesse Foster is going to be a person to
watch for on the indoor circuit and ASA's. In 2016 Ted Strychalski shot a 401 at the 7th Annual 420 Pro/Am.
Ted Shot 300+41 IX's+60 X's = 401, just one inside IX short of the record. Our 9th 420 Pro/am this year will
be February 2nd, 3rd & 4th at Creekwood Archery. I talked with Jesse last Sunday at the "Shoot Em In The
MIDDLE" and he didn't even realize he had shot a 401.
 
life  is  good in the middle !

 I have been in the Rochester area, Monroe County since the mid-sixties and Monroe County has supported
seven or more archery ranges all these years. It's hard to believe that Creekwood Archery is the only range
in the county now. Archery is growing, not dying. Over the 28 1/2 years we have been open we have over
12,500 different customers have come thru our doors. Pro shops are the only place where you can be fitted
correctly for your goals in archery. Fit, form, and function are the keys for you to shoot well. The best bow
made set up wrong will not perform.

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   CHECK OUT THE HOYT WEBSITE    
When you get on their web you can build and see the exact bow in 3D. Your bow, color,
poundage, stabilizer, rest, sight, cost, and total weight etc. How cool is that? LIFE IS GOOD !

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         NOTICE      When you come to Creekwood Archery, this is the sign on the door.
                                                         I LOVE THIS COUNTRY.
  I LOVE OUR CONSTITUTION AND THE LIBERTIES AND FREEDOMS IT PROVIDES US.
                                                   I LOVE OUR 2ND AMENDMENT.

                  IF YOU HAVE A CONCEALED CARRY NEW YORK STATE PISTOL PERMIT,
                      YOU AND YOUR GUN ARE WELCOME AT CREEKWOOD ARCHERY
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                                         GOD BLESS AMERICA AND GOD BLESS YOU !
                IF YOU DON'T THINK AS I DO, I DON'T NEED OR WANT YOUR BUSINESS.
                                                THANK YOU - Ben Adams owner

                                                              LIFE  IS  GOOD !

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  New York State Bowhunter Education Class Coming Up Sept 24th & 25th:      On the 24th from
Noon to 5:00pm  & On the 25th from 8:00am to 1:00pm - Sign Up On The DEC Web site or call
217-6981 my cell. This class was  canceled by the DEC because of the stupid on line class where
students don't learn pea-turkey-dog about  bowhunting. The head of the DEC appointed by the
governor is ruining our sport of hunting, fishing and trapping.
 If you like the way things are,
DON'T  VOTE. I promise it will get worse if you don't vote. Friday October 11th is the last day you
can register so you can vote. Wake Up New Yorker's ! You can't bitch about it if you don't vote.  
God Bless You, Our State and Our Country.
                                        LIFE  IS  GOOD ! 
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    CREEKWOOD SHOOTERS GO TO SENIOR GAMES      Well June 11th, 2022 Ben Adams, Ron Coyle,
Kevin Kenyon and three more shooters I am saying belong to Creekwood, Paul & Julie Shaver, plus 
Dave Benty (My Hero) thrown in for good measure just because of our longevity together. It was really
good to see them - Been a long time.
            
We drove down on Friday and stayed all night because The Chemung County Senior Games start at
 8:30am on Saturday morning. Creekwood Archery has attended this shoot for many years. It is held
 at The Chemung County Rod & Gun Club in Breezeport, NY. It is run by Chemung County. Without
 Dennis Shehan, his brother Mike and other club members it wouldn't be what it is. A GREAT, WELL
 RUN SHOOT !
            
   Dennis is the range captain and does a super job. The shoot consists of two five arrow rounds of
 practice at 60 yards followed by four rounds of 5 arrows for score. Then there is one round of 5
 arrows of practice at 50 yards followed by four rounds of 5 arrows for score. Then there is one round
 of 5 arrows of practice at 40 yards followed by four rounds of 5 arrows for score. Competitors are
 classed by age, sex and equipment.
            
Ron & I were in the 80 to 84 year old class with release. Kevin was in the traditional finger release
 class 60 to 64. All week we were watching the weather report and as the days went by the forecast
 got better and better. It ended up a beautiful day with only a couple sprinkles. There was very little
 wind.
            
Ron took a 1st (I never can beat him - maybe someday), and I took a 2nd. Kevin took a 1st and shot
 his personal best. He called me Monday and said he had a great time and was looking forward to
 next year. Paul & Julie both took a 1st place and Dave Benty ( My Hero) medaled.
                
 The cost was $20.00 which included a shirt and a lunch with the results award ceremony. My goal
 was to see some old friends, get a T-Shirt and eat a hotdog, never thinking I could finish. The most
 arrows I had shot since 2019 was probably 35. I shot my first arrow at 60 yards the Monday before
 the shoot. My low poundage caused me to move my peep up just to get 60 yards and hit my scope
 with my fletch.
            
 We had a super time with some super people doing what they love. There were four married couples
 there which was a first in my memory. THANK YOU DENNIS SHEAHAN FOR A THE 1ST CLASS
 SHOOT YOU RAN. What you do and how you do it just make it enjoyable.                                     
 LIFE  IS  GOOD ! - ESPECIALLY IN THE MIDDLE.

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    KODAK CORPORATE EVENT     At Creekwood Archery on Tuesday April 26th, 2022 from
6:00 to 8:00pm. Our 1st big event since Covid - Boy, did it seem good. If I was younger, I would
get back to normal.     
    LIFE IS GOOD !    
       
We were all ready. They call themselves THE YOUNG GEEK GROUP, from Eastman Kodak Company.
       
                       The group was 15 strong with more on a waiting list for another time.                                              
                     Two of the 15 had their own bows, and the rest were basically first timers.
                                  The girl in the yellow shirt, Shannon McCarthy organized it.
     
Ron, Marcia and I were all impressed with the way they shot. If you are one of the 15 and would like
to put your pictures on my site, send them to ben@creekwoodarchery.com . I know there were some
videos taken between some very competitive co-workers. Everyone seemed to have a super time.
Everyone in the building except for Dublin (Our Labrador Retriever in charge of customer relations)
either worked for Kodak or had previously worked for Kodak. All these young people were proud to
work there, a brand so strong it will never die. For us it was like, the circle was complete. We, the
owners, were young in the mid-sixties working at Kodak.                       
    LIFE IS GOOD
   
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We Are Worth The Drive, But Not If we are CLOSED when you get here.      <-------------------<<<
 SUNRISE & SUNSET TIMES IN OUR CALENDAR ARE FOR CREEKWOOD ARCHERYS LOCATION 
 
 OPEN SHOOTING MEANS OPEN SHOOTING TO THE PUBLIC.  Indoors on 15 lanes up to 30 yards,
heated & Air Conditioned, your indoor archery playground.
  Your own personal total archery
playground. NOTICE:  We are here to give you the same high quality service we have for over 28
years. What ever your archery goals are, we have the ability to make them happen.
Yes we are
still dealers for all our bow companies and can order what ever you needs are.  LIFE  IS  GOOD
                            
 LIFE IS GOOD AT CREEKWOOD !

CREEKWOOD ARCHERY IS YOUR ARCHERY HEADQUARTERS - Open To The Public - Bows, Arrows,
Lessons, Rentals, Spot Leagues, 3D Leagues, Youth Leagues, Youth Programs, Rental Bows, Indoor
Range, Two Outdoor Ranges, Heated & Air Conditioned, Shoot Indoors up to 30 yards, Outdoors 10 to
60 yards. Welcome to the Creekwood Archery "The FUN PLACE in ARCHERY" web site.  To know
what's happening, check our monthly calendars on the left. We hope you will visit both our shop and
our web site often. The results our customers achieve prove we work hard to make the sport of
archery fun and to serve everyone from the beginner to the most experienced target archer and
bowhunter. Our hunters and target archers are a testimonial to THE EXPERTISE at Creekwood Archery.
Let us know how we can help you on your trip to, "SHOOT EM' IN THE MIDDLE", by either stopping by
for a visit or sending us email at ben@creekwoodarchery.com  or  marcia@creekwoodarchery.com  

        Creekwood Archery is located in Upstate New York just 21 miles NNW from downtown Rochester
at 451 Lawrence Road, Brockport, NY 14420. Our phone number is (585) 392-2030. BEST TO CALL MY
CELL, (585) 217-6981. We are a full service archery shop with multiple ranges, to meet all of your archery
needs, with state champions, certified mechanics and instructors on staff, for your lessons, maintenance,
or repairs. We offer indoor and outdoor shooting plus Indoor 3D on Tuesday & Wednesday for 14 weeks
starting in January.
        Creekwood is proud to offer compound bows from  HOYT ,  ELITE ,  AND    MARTIN   bows &
crossbows. We stock traditional bows from Hoyt, & Martin. We custom make all our customers arrows. If
it's a  GOOD THING  in archery, we probably stock it. If it's a well advertised  BAD THING , we will tell you
about it. Yes we will, treat you like family. We also handle used bows for kids if you desire a previously
enjoyed bow for same.
        If you haven't shot a new bow in a few years, you don't know what a bow can be like. Even if your
not ready to buy a new bow yet, you need to know what the ultimate bow feels like. Come in and shoot
one. Hoyt is our # 1 selling bow and has been every year since we became a dealer.  COME SHOOT ONE !


         It Is Best If You Check Our Calendar  To The Left For When We Are Open       
       We Are Worth The Drive, But Not If We  Are Closed when you get here             

  Buck Weight Adult   Buck Rack Adult   Doe Weight Adult   Buck Weight Youth   Buck Rack Youth   Doe Weight Youth
1st  Shane Price
196 lbs
1st Shane Price
 110 7/8"
1st Brandon Ward
91 lbs
1st No Entry Yet 1st No Entry Yet 1st Brandon Ward
91 lbs
2nd Ed Prince III
169 lbs
 
2nd  Ed Prince III
 101 4/8"
2nd Jason Graybill
 89 lbs
2nd No Entry Yet 2nd No Entry Yet 2nd Brandon Ward
65 lbs
3rd  Tom Behage
149 lbs
3rd Ron  Penna
90 2/8"
3rd Ed Downey
 73 lbs
3rd No Entry Yet 3rd No Entry Yet 3rd Brandon Ward
57 lbs

                                                     WCS = Wooda, Coulda, Shoulda = Not in contest   

  Buck Weight Adult  WCS   Buck Rack Adult  WCS   Doe Weight Adult  WCS   Buck Weight Youth  WCS   Buck Rack Youth  WCS   Doe Weight Youth WCS
1st Todd Clay
 185 lbs
1st Todd Clay
128 1/8" P & Y
1st Bob Bryan
 113 lbs
1st No Entry Yet 1st No Entry Yet 1st No Entry Yet
2nd Chip DeVay
 161 lbs CB
2nd  Chip DeVay
112 5/8" CB
2nd Karen Polito 2nd No Entry Yet 2nd No Entry Yet 2nd No Entry Yet
3rd Neil Egenlauf
 161 lbs
3rd  Neil Egenlauf
101 6/8"
3rd Karen Polito 3rd No Entry Yet 3rd No Entry Yet 3rd No Entry Yet

Click to see how the  DEER CONTEST  works.

 The Final Results of the 2014 Deer Contest    28 Deer 11/14/14    LIFE  IS  GOOD !  

  Buck Weight Adult   Buck Rack Adult   Doe Weight Adult   Buck Weight Youth   Buck Rack Youth   Doe Weight Youth
1st Travis Despot 184 lbs 1st Travis Despot 154 5/8" 1st Brandon Clark 129 lbs 1st Brandon Ward 135 1/2 lbs 1st Brandon Ward 80 2/8" 1st Brandon Ward
89 lbs
2nd Dustin Meridith 
176 1/2  lbs
2nd John Brozak
131 6/8"
2nd Vincent Visconte 117 lbs 2nd No Entry Yet 2nd No Entry Yet 2nd Brandon Ward
60 lbs
3rd John Brozak 
168 1/2  lbs
3rd

    Steve Ward
       129 5/8"

3rd Tom Behage
 108 lbs
3rd No Entry Yet 3rd No Entry Yet 3rd Brandon Ward
 0 lbs (Picture Only)

THIS IS A FIRST: Brandon Ward a Young Adult was the only Young Adult to enter deer
and he won, Three 1st Places, One 2nd Place & One 3rd Place, for a total of $67.00. I got
an E-Mail from his dad Dec. 7th and Brandon has taken 7 deer so far and is going to
Ohio for there late bow season. LIFE  IS  GOOD !

 Sat Feb 22nd & Thur. the 27th Ricky Smith our Pro Shooter shot back to back 60X 300's.
He has had his new bow 9 days. Creekwood is so proud of Ricky and the fact all his work
is paying off.      

Fall Moose 2004

THE THREE GOOSE MOOSE

                This was not my first moose hunt but it was my first hunt in the Thunder Bay area of Ontario, Canada. In the spot we were hunting there would be three of us hunting; Glenn Wolff from Co-Operative Feed Dealers who I had talked with on the phone but first met on the trip, Pete Crawford, a good friend and our acting guide, who Glenn and I had both hunted with before, and myself, Ben Adams who owns Creekwood Archery in Brockport, NY along with my wife Marcia. There were maybe 14 of us hunting this first week of the archery season in various camps in the Thunder Bay area.
                It was a 20 minute fly in trip to camp which was a old log cabin built in 1920 on a peninsula connected to the mainland by a huge swamp with no passable roads thru it unless the peninsula is being timbered. I was helped off the plane by a young lady named Natalie which turned out to be one of the owners wives. The first three days we were finding sign, hearing a few moose but there were no sightings. We went and explored a small finger of the lake which went back to the previous hunting camp location, and we decided they moved the location of the camp to get out of the middle of the moose habitat. We found old dates carved in the trees of moose kills etc.
              Pete and I liked the look of the area and decided to hunt it the next day. Up early, breakfast, cut pine boughs to help cover the scent of the mower. When we got there we pulled the boat up and cut some more pine. We moved down the skinny peninsula to the left maybe twenty yards. On the boat side was the lake and the other site was a bog with three geese walking around on it. Pete made a call and we just laid down and listened for about a half hour, and heard nothing. Pete called a second time and the same scenario repeated again. At this point in time it had been a little over an hour. Pete called a third time and we got an answer in the bog to our right in the bog. Pete went over and grabbed a small tree and leaned out to see down the edge of the bog. He came to me and said, "Your going to kill a bull". I got down on one knee ready to shoot and Pete went off to the left maybe twenty five yards and of course took Harriet with him. Harriet is my Cow Moose decoy. I could hear the bull grunting, but couldn't see him because of all the brush. When the Bull got to the down wind side of the boat, he smelled it and got hung up. At this point Pete began Cow calling and sloshing in the water with his feet. For the longest time the Bull was hung up but finally fell in love with the decoy and Pete's love making calls. I have never in my life been so obsessed with making a shot count. I could tell the Bull was coming because I could hear his steps in the water and his grunting. I finally saw him for the first time thru the brush and thought he was a Spike Bull. I came to full draw and when he entered my window, about a foot and a half wide I judged him for 25 yards, put the pin on him and the arrow was gone. At impact the Bull went maybe ten steps to the left and away from me. I had loaded another arrow but had no shot because of all the brush. Pete never stopped calling or sloshing in the water. The Bull would look toward me and then back at the decoy and just hung up for quite some time. Then all of a sudden he just turned around and started running back from where he came. I of course shot at him again only this time I was at least a foot over him and probably three feet behind him. When I made the second shot it was the first time I saw his paddles and resized he wasn't a Spike Bull. I grabbed the tree Pete did and leaned out watching him run. He went about 200 yards and was gone. Actually when he disappeared was when he fell and succumbed to my first shot. Pete and I felt the Bull knew he was in trouble and was trying to run away from it. Because of my wooden leg, I couldn't walk in the bog to go see my Bull. The peninsula we were on had water along the edge and where the three geese were walking we thought was dry land. Where the Bull died was only maybe twenty yards from the lake, but it was all blow downs and we needed a chain saw. Pete took my jacket and put it on the Bull to keep the bears and wolves off it.
              We had to go up on the highest part of the peninsula in order to get cell service. We called and said we had a moose down and what our issue was. They said, "no Problem, we will fly in the morning with chain saws and help. The next morning it was overcast and raining and because they fly visual, we knew they weren't coming. I found and old piece of tin around the cabin and cut down a pine tree about six inches in diameter. I rapped and nailed the tin to the pine in the middle with maybe twenty four inches on either side of the tin. With Pete on one side and Glenn on the other they were able to put a moose quarter on the tin with two ropes, one one each side to secure the quarter in place. It took Pete and Glenn five and a half hours to move that bull the two hundred yards. The strength and stamina these two guys exhibited was amazing. I told those two we were going to dinner and I hope before I die, I can make it happen. I had always had a dream of going out in my canoe, killing a buck and bringing it back in the canoe. Pete knew about that and made my dream come true. As a matter of fact I think that is one of Pete's hobbies, for filling peoples dreams. The only thing I did to help was to cut a whole crap load of brush so that when they went in and out of the water they weren't up to there eyeballs or how ever deep the water was. This was my fifth moose hunt, none of which were guided. The Montana decoy was the secret of the hunt, along with Pete's excellent calling. On previous moose hunts, if we had that decoy, I'm sure we would have connected with Bulls. The Bull ended up being the only record book animal I have ever taken, and hangs in my shop and greats me every time I enter. They said he weighed sixteen hundred pounds, but I think he weighed around fourteen hundred pounds. You don't have to be a good shot to kill a moose, but you do have to be a good caller. Kind of like turkey hunting. Thank you Pete and Glenn for making my dream come true. Life Is GOOD !

 Before you read whats below, understand, for me,  FAMILY & FRIENDS COME FIRST !  - No matter how much you love our country all you get is one vote and that one vote will not change your country, It's "We The People". My Web Site is the best place for me to vent. Not to my family and friends.
 
   ARE YOU KIDDING ME    
  Things for this 82 year old man are THE WORST THEY HAVE EVER BEEN, election wise.  (Election day, Nov 8th 2022) . I can't believe how brain dead the voting public was this week. All I can think of is N.Y.S. and this country hasn't hit bottom yet. People didn't vote FOR SOMETHING, they voted AGAINST SOMETHING. It seems that the majority of "We The People" have been brainwashed to the point where the way everything is, doesn't matter. Without change and compromise there will be NO CHANGE. Independent thinking is almost extinct.
1.)
Nobody wants to work. The work ethic is extinct.      2.) Let 90% the criminals out of prison.      3.) Taking guns off the street is really a good thing, (NOT) when three days later that criminal is back on the street with a different gun in his hand.      4.) It's not the judges and DAs that are the problem, it's the laws from Albany that they have to abide by.      5.) The cost of everything you need and buy is out of sight and is going to be really bad this winter.      6.) The open southern border with millions of illegal people entering our country is a major problem.      7.) I have five grandchildren, and they will be paying for all the stupid money the government is spending both foreign and domestic.      8.) All across our country the Democratic governments are in control, witch is good for them. We are back in time where we are under one government rule. That's why there is a United States Of America. No King here.     9) Covid didn't cause all our problems, they were all caused by the governments wanting to control and NOT COVID. I believe it is being done on purpose.    10) Many small business are gone. (And they tell us small business is the backbone of our country) Small business is hurting big time.    11) Are schools are a joke in Western NY. There are 686 Districts in NYS and Rochester is is in last place. No schools in Western NY made the top 100. Honeoye was the top one in Western NY. My friend Holly Sidebottom has a lot to do with that district. If you can get a copy of "Imprimis" Volume 51, Number 11 "Education As A Battleground",  you will totally understand what is being done to your children, my grandchildren, and all the young people in our country. The Bluer the state, the worse it is.    12) Our Churches are hurting, closed down for a while and now with numbers down the majority of the congregation are older people.    13) Our entire health care system is swirling in the commode. Staff went from our savior angles to being fired and now they pretend everything is A-OK.    14) Our 2nd Admement and Constitution are under attack. The "WE THE PEOPLE" are lousing your freedoms. The government works for us, NOT DICTATES to us. If you have read all my venting I hope I have generated something for you to think about. AGAIN THANK YOU FOR READING THIS AND GETTING OUT TO VOTE IF YOU DID VOTE. LIFE  IS  GOOD ! CHANGE WILL COME SOME DAY - THINGS ALWAYS GO IN CYCLES - PLEASE KEEP THE FAITH IF YOU THINK THE WAY I DO. CHIN UP AND CARY ON. GET BACK TO THE GO
OD LIFE WITH YOUR FAMILY AND ENJOY WHAT FEW FREEDOMS WE HAVE LEFT.

    THANK YOU      Things for this 80 year old man (now 82) are better today  (The day after election day, Nov 2021) . I would like to thank everyone for voting. The results of yesterdays election have given me hope for the future. It seems that "We The People" are realizing and sitting up in the buggy, to the fact that the issues in our country are all caused by the government and NOT COVID. AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR CARING AND GETTING OUT TO VOTE. LIFE  IS  GOOD ! PLEASE KEEP IT UP, TO GET OVER THIS CRAP WE ARE EXPERIENCING, AND GET BACK TO THE GOOD LIFE AND OUR FREEDOMS.