“Who are you? Who? Who? Who? Who?” – Who Are You, The Who (1971)

Okay, so that “About” page is about the toughest part of the whole blog thing.  After a fair amount of research on how to introduce yourself, I decided to throw out most of the advice and went with the novel approach of being myself.  Quit overthinking, write how you write and start posting.  Expanding on that webpage formality, I can now move on to the unlimited landscape of blogging which is ultimately a perpetual introduction as each posting simply adds more details to the whole picture.

So, borrowing a trick from the old fashioned, grade school writing handbook, here we go with the first “W”.

I’ve been writing “fish stories’ since April 2002 and have had a blog going back to April 2010, most recently at http://www.heartlandoutdoors.com beginning in April 2011.  All told I’m nearing 1,000 outdoor related postings (a few more loosely related than others).  Overall, a collective endeavor that I am rather proud of, a whim that has developed into a hobby that adds to an already appealing slate of outdoor activities.

 

Lucky husband and dad full-time and lucky bass angler occasionally

As far as who I am as an outdoorsman I would first describe myself as a guy who thinks he is a bass fisherman but has also spent time pursuing a variety of freshwater species with a recent, welcome re-introduction to panfish courtesy of all these kids.  I possess a biology degree from Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois that I don’t use to earn a living but it does come in handy when playing nature guide with the family during camping trips or other forays into the outdoors.  Finally, I have spent more than a few years on the trapline dating back to the 1970’s although that pursuit has fallen by the wayside in recent years for a variety of reasons, lots of stories though (likely a late year project).

Enjoying the outdoors as a brother, son, nephew, dad, husband and uncle (yes, Julie and I are crazy taking all these kids camping)

Luckily for anyone stumbling upon this website, however, the “who” includes more than just the guy writing this stuff.  My wife, Julie, and our kids Helena, Carly, Jayce and Zac also get implicated in the adventures along the way.  In addition, there’s my dad, an uncle, one of my brothers, some nieces and nephews as well as a collection of fellow fishing fools who have chosen to play along with the Top 5 project introduced in yesterday’s posting.

It’s always interesting when establishing a foundation during a change of blogging scenery.  Lots of stuff to pass along to keep things moving forward so back tomorrow with another piece of the picture.  Talk to you later.  Troy