On The Fly

In this episode - Christmas-Eve with Dad . . . We all have special memories with our Dads at Christmas. Here’s one of mine. While preparing Podcasts for this Holiday season, I was reminded of this treasured memory—enjoy! As I entered Joe’s Hardware in Fallbrook, California, I was surprised to see a display of W. R. Case and Sons Cutlery Co. knives. This transported me back to Marshall’s TrueValue Hardware store, on the square in Cuba, Illinois . . .   You see, just inside the front door, to your left, was an extraordinary display of Case knives. I always had to stop and look at the wide selection, thinking - Someday I’ll be old enough to buy myself one . Why Case? Well, because that’s what Dad always carried. You see, my Dad was a traditional outdoorsman. A hunter. He loved to hunt; rabbits, squirrels, pheasants, raccoons (coons), and whatever was in season. His spare time was spent in the woods hunting or on a river fishing with his children. No, not just for sport. It supplemente...