The Estill County Tribune, September 3, 2014, Page 13 Wanderings from the Woods & Water by Jay Bicknell [email protected] Laws! Laws! Laws! And More Laws! “Freedom is never more that you have to jump through than one generation away government hoops just to stay from extinction. We didn’t legal. You need to have this pass it to our children in the license and that permit. Don’t bloodstream. It must be fought forget that multimillion dol- for, protected, and handed on lar insurance policy you have for them to do the same.” to have to do business. Heck, Happy birthday, Gavin Tipton! Happy birthday, Jake Bicknell! “We must reject the idea apparently government regu- that every time a law’s bro- lations makes it illegal to even ken, society is guilty rather bake a cake in your house to than the lawbreaker. It is time sell these days. to restore the American pre- Do you own property with Bob Watkins’ Sports In cept that each individual is a stream or wetland on it? accountable for his actions.” Are you breaking the law? Kentucky and Western Kentucky season openers ... Pretty Work “Government’s first duty is Did you know that you need a to protect the people, not run permit to do work on a stream and in charge as he should University (1-0). A win, win over Kentucky, WKU their lives.” or wetland? If you don’t have be against a lightweight foe, whatever the spread, is went to Knoxville and “All great change in Ameri- the right permit for some ac- start to finish – 20 passes relevant only if it becomes Doughty had a veritable ca begins at the dinner table.” tivities, it can cost you 25,000 complete on 29 throws, 377 a game tape to add to effi- nervous breakdown against “Government’s view of the dollars a day. yards, no interceptions. ciency, reduce six penalties an ordinary . The economy could be summed Don’t get me wrong, laws Most striking items about and repeat zero turnovers. Vols intercepted Doughty up in a few short phrases: If it are good to protect. Some Kentucky’s debut? Big Blue faithful know five times, scored 24 points moves, tax it. If it keeps mov- laws are needed to keep the 1. All new people. “Who the real story here. As cal- in first quarter and won 52- ing, regulate it. And if it stops public safe. We are seeing an are these guys?” someone endar turns to September, 20. moving, subsidize it.” overabundance of laws that said. Kentucky’s real season In Champaigne-Urbana “If we ever forget that we make a law abiding citizen 2. Speed. opener comes next week in this Saturday, he will re- are One Nation Under God, a criminal. So what happens 3. And a nice little OVC Gainesville. member. then we will be a nation gone if they make all of us crimi- middle-of-the-pack team September 13 in The Meanwhile, the Hilltop- under.” nals? to break in the training Swamp is far enough off to pers’s defense has Pretty The quotes above in my The government can de- wheels. (They come off for repeat and refine the Pretty Work to do. opinion come from the best stroy your business. Operation Bob Watkins Game 3). Work. President of my life time Choke Point is a great exam- 4. Did I mention, speed? COLLEGE HOOPS Ronald Reagan. If you will ple of government practicing With college football for “They were really fast,” WESTERN KENTUCKY In a bit of industrious indulge me for a few para- this. There is no need for gun context, curious thing the UT-Martin QB Jarod Neal Arguably the most im- thinking an internet writer graph I will make this column laws when the government rant of studio talking-head understated. “They were pressive items come from posed a list last week called about the outdoors. makes you a criminal other experts, so logical at front faster than our guys and Jeff Brohm’s first edition 10 reasons We Can’t wait When there is a school ways. The government takes end of a weekend, but hard when they needed to make Hilltoppers were prepara- for the College shooting the media is quick guns from criminals. to recognize by Armchair a play, they made the play. tion, poise, (really fast!) season to Begin. to blame all gun owners and What do We the People do? Quarterback meeting on They played sound.” pace and production. 59- The idea was better than not the individual. Some of We vote! We call our elected Monday. √ The words played 31. the reasons. Two with mer- our officials elected to protect officials and tell them where South Carolina was sound and they were no Western was to Bowling it: the Constitution are quick to we stand. We make a stand a two touchdown favor- exaggeration. Two dozen Green what classic Mu- √ First look at how scary try to inhibit our 2nd Amend- as We the People. We never ite against visiting Texas newcomers got onto the hammad Ali was to Sonny the ACC will be. “Now that ment Rights. These elected forget that we are One Nation A&M and the Aggies gave Commonwealth turf. Try Liston 50 years ago. Addle Louisville has arrived to officials want to pass ump- Under God! the Spurriers a good whup- and digest for a moment: him early and be relentless complete the league’s ros- teen laws that go against the Until next week, get out pin’. Closer to home, MAC A Kentucky football team until he surrenders. The ter, it’s time for the action law abiding gun owner. and enjoy God’s creation! champion Bowling Green with ($EC) speed and Hilltoppers scored 14-or- on the floor to retake I am in the process of build- Happy Birthday to my son would spank Western Ken- depth. more points in each quar- stage from the action on the ing a new business. I have Jake and nephew Gavin Tip- tucky, they said. • Efficiency? This side ter. map.” learned with this endeavor ton! Hmmm. of grey beards like me, Quarterback Bran- √ See if Duke can beat Here, in Kentucky ... ap- who can recall a season don Doughty was more Kentucky at its own game propriate way to describe opening show by Kentucky stand-and-delivery Peyton (one-and-dones). what Western Kentucky did that projected as much Manning than a Johnny Mike Krzyzewski could to Bowling Green on Fri- promise than this one? Football. Of Western’s 97 start and title compete with day, and Kentucky to Ten- • Offense? Five touch- offensive snaps Doughty four freshmen - Jahlil Okaf- nessee-Martin a day later, downs from half dozen threw 56 times, completed or, Tyus Jones, Justise Win- two words might do. Pretty new Wildcats. Returnee 46 for a school record 569 slow and Grayson Allen. Work. JoJo Kemp had another. yards. No interceptions. By For local consumption, I In Lexington roughly • Braylon Heard’s any measure, incredible. would add these ... 8,000 no-shows skipped the two carries, two dazzling And so, a (strategic) near √ Will Diddle Arena turkey shoot, but missed a touchdown runs of 73 and flawless gem for Hilltop- have back-to-back-to back Show while 50,000-plus 43 yards to remind us of pers fans and new coach sellouts with Hilltoppers in Big Blues and Kentucky Alfred ‘Sonny; Collins Jeff Brohm to munch on a new league? What impact coach Mark Stoops were (1972-75). this week. New flawless will Ray Harper’s Western aglow after the 59-14 shell- • Defense. Secondary because the defense surren- Kentucky team have in ing in what we will call the newcomers E.J. Stamps dered 31 points. Conference USA? Schedule-Maker Bowl. and Kendall Randolph Strategic because the √ Bellarmine. Will Scott Asked to assess his quar- showed flashes of $EC flag momentum has run up Davenport have pieces to terback Patrick Towles’s level speed, savvy and the WKU pole this week. put together for another na- debut, Stoops kept to his aggression glaringly ab- Next comes a brag rights tional title run? NOTE: If you can identify any or all of the credo, keep it simple. “I sent in Lexington for more and recruiting game signa- √ Auburn. individuals in this Hoys Fork school picture liked his poise and deci- than half a decade. ture win chance at . And so it goes. sion-making.” NEXT. Kentucky is a And a chance at redemption You can reach me at bob. from 1929, please contact Mike Tuttle at Indeed. No sign of the 10-points-plus favorite this for Doughty. A year ago, on [email protected] the Estill County Farm Bureau at 723-2417. shakes Towles was crisp week against visiting heels of a smartly executed