Have been trying to keep busy. Got a diabetes scare at the first of the year so I've went a low carb diet and lost over 60lbs. So I decided to treat myself for my birthday with something special. Well an opportunity to do a limited elk hunt in northern Minnesota was presented to me. My buddy Scott and I headed up to a hunt of a lifetime. First stop Milwaukee and Miller Valley. Scotty and I have been drinking Miller beers for as long as we've known each other so a stop by the brewery was a must. Then off to the hunt. I shot a good bull the first day. The ying. 2 more days watching for wolves turned up 3 better bulls with one strolling by at 40 yards, what a shot that would have been. When it was time we picked up over 300lbs of prime elk meat and headed home. Early morning with a bright sun in our eyes and eager to get home. I let my attention stray and on an unfamiliar road I slid thru a stop sign onto a divided highway. A poor older couple struck us broadside and flipped us on 2 wheels. That trip of a lifetime turned ugly. We could have been killed very easily. However the couple was fine with a couple bruises, and Scotty and I we unscathed. Although my back is hurting pretty good today. The yang. But yesterday was my birthday and Taunya and I took up elk snack sticks and chili to our new friends at our local outlaw club Gray Wolf Lodge. Had a great time, all the chili was gone as well as the snack sticks. Burnt the harp up with some songs with the band, dancing with my girl. I couldn't have asked for more. Still having a hard time dealing with my lapse of attention, as my Dad drilled into us that model of perfection. The ying and yang of life.
