Steven D. posted an article on Welcome to the Zipper Club - Nov 17, 2009, 6:13 pm
I just read an article about forensic studies done on some mummies that are over 3500 years old. Turns out that heart disease was a problem then too. As the article says, "You can't blame this one...
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Steven D. posted an article on Welcome to the Zipper Club - Nov 14, 2009, 6:53 am
Here is the headline from a malpractice lawyer's blog: "Man Set on Fire During Heart Surgery Sues Doctor!" The story is not as good as the headline but the blog itself is quite interesting. An...
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Steven D. posted an article on Steve Dobson's Fisherman's Blog - Nov 11, 2009, 11:12 am
Funny weather this time of year. On October 31st I was fishing in the sun and by Nov 6th we had our first snow. Today, Nov 11th, I was wearing a light jacket to walk to the Remembrance Day ceremonies ...
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Steven D. posted an article on Welcome to the Zipper Club - Nov 11, 2009, 11:04 am
Remembrance Day is always a time for sober reflection as we remember and give thanks for those who sacrificed and continue to sacrifice so much for our way of life. I walked to the ceremony this morn...
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Steven D. posted an article on Welcome to the Zipper Club - Nov 8, 2009, 4:26 pm
October has passed and the temperature is dropping fast. That is not so bad for walking except that the time has changed to daylight savings time. It is already dark when I get home from work still ne...
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Steven D. posted an article on Steve Dobson's Fisherman's Blog - Nov 8, 2009, 3:53 pm
The fall salmon season is over. It ended on Halloween day. All told the season was great, lots of big fish hooked in the rivers draining into the Northumberland Strait and Gulf of St. Lawrence. My se...
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Steven D. posted an article on Steve Dobson's Fisherman's Blog - Oct 18, 2009, 9:40 am
Well, I'm finally feeling well enough again to go after some of those Nova Scotia Fall Salmon. I stopped by the Fishin' Fever shop to pick up a salmon licence and Mr. Short confessed to havin...
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Steven D. posted an article on Welcome to the Zipper Club - Oct 18, 2009, 8:52 am
Here is the latest photo of Shorty. He is doing well. He ate the Dandelion flower then continued on his walk. Well, not so much a walk as a carry but I'm still getting my steps in, just not as qui...
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Steven D. posted an article on Steve Dobson's Fisherman's Blog - Oct 5, 2009, 6:18 pm
Get a load of this. We've added a new puppy to the family and another is on the way in mid-December. This little guy is Shorty, a Maltese puppy we have had for three days. I'm going to add a n...
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Steven D. posted an article on Welcome to the Zipper Club - Oct 5, 2009, 4:50 pm
Look at this little beauty. This is Shorty the newest member of our family. he has been with us now for three days. I have never been a big fan of small dogs but this guy is hard to resist.--------The...
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Steven D. posted an article on Steve Dobson's Fisherman's Blog - Sep 26, 2009, 11:26 am
If you looked at the press release below you will see that the grant is to study the effects of culverts on fish passage in the St Marys river system. Turns out that this a problem in many, maybe eve...
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Steven D. posted an article on Welcome to the Zipper Club - Sep 26, 2009, 10:41 am
Waking up after open heart surgery is a stunning experience. There are all of the physical sensations but there is also a moment, somewhat delayed by the overwhelming immediacy of the physical stuff, ...
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Steven D. posted an article on Steve Dobson's Fisherman's Blog - Sep 22, 2009, 9:52 am
"The St. Mary’s River Association (SMRA) in Sherbrooke, NS got a $7,500 shot in the arm recently from the Atlantic Salmon Conservation Foundation (ASCF). The Association is using the funds to identi...
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Steven D. posted an article on Welcome to the Zipper Club - Sep 15, 2009, 5:21 pm
So here is some practical advice for those of you getting ready to enter the hospital for heart surgery. In the week before going into the hospital take a few minutes to have a hair cut. I know, not v...
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Steven D. posted an article on Steve Dobson's Fisherman's Blog - Sep 13, 2009, 9:41 am
Here is an email exchange I thought might make for an interesting discussion. What do you think? Am I full of it or making sense? Hi Steve; ...Fenwick sent me a beautiful, brand-new AFTM 7-weight r...
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Steven D. posted an article on Welcome to the Zipper Club - Sep 8, 2009, 7:16 pm
Here is a funny thing, everyone seems to agree that a walking plan of 10,000 steps a day has health benefits including weight loss and improvements in general fitness. Unfortunately, there doesn't...
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Steven D. posted an article on Steve Dobson's Fisherman's Blog - Sep 8, 2009, 6:50 pm
Had a good day on the water this weekend. My daughter Nancy had been wanting to try float tubing for Smallmouth Bass for the longest time and this Saturday we finally got around to it. What a hoot! I...
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Steven D. posted an article on Welcome to the Zipper Club - Sep 3, 2009, 4:43 pm
I read today about a Major League ball player, Aaron Boone, who had open heart surgery in March and is returning to play his first game in the Majors this Wednesday. My hat is off to him.What sheer ...
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Steven D. posted an article on Welcome to the Zipper Club - Sep 2, 2009, 5:44 pm
The struggle for recovery from open heart surgery begins the day you get home from the hospital. The currency of improvement is pain. Not in the " no pain, no gain" sense. It is just that everything...
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Steven D. posted an article on Steve Dobson's Fisherman's Blog - Aug 30, 2009, 12:28 pm
One of the Google searches that brings people to this site is the question,"Where did the name Nova Scotia come from". I am not sure why the search leads them here but I figured I'd answer the que...
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Steven D. posted an article on Welcome to the Zipper Club - Aug 27, 2009, 1:05 pm
One of the things I notice now that I'm walking every day is that there are lots of other people out there walking too. Unless they are carrying the little red pillow it is hard to guess whether...
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Steven D. posted an article on Welcome to the Zipper Club - Aug 27, 2009, 10:35 am
Once I was home I was truly an invalid for a couple of weeks. I spent a lot of time just dozing in my La-Z-Boy chair. Everything was hard, from putting on my clothes to finding the appetite to eat, ...
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Steven D. posted an article on Welcome to the Zipper Club - Aug 16, 2009, 11:52 am
Once I was in the regular Cardiac Recovery Ward my main preoccupation was to try and breathe normally. I had a little nose thingy that supplied oxygen and the nurses were constantly encouraging me to...
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Steven D. posted an article on Steve Dobson's Fisherman's Blog - Aug 15, 2009, 11:52 am
"An old fisherman was walking beside his favourite stream. The sun was setting and he just had time to try one more cast through the run called Jim’s Legs. It was a fast piece of water with a s...
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Steven D. posted an article on Steve Dobson's Fisherman's Blog - Aug 2, 2009, 2:14 pm
Here is a note I received recently from a reader. He has some interesting things to say about my name. Wonder if I'm related to the Arizona Dobsons? "Hello, I am in town working for TeleTech for...
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Steven D. posted an article on Welcome to the Zipper Club - Jul 30, 2009, 11:51 am
I have a vivid memory of waking up post-op. There was a tube in my throat and even though I was getting air from a ventilator, it feel like I was not breathing. That was a terrible few seconds until...
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Steven D. posted an article on Steve Dobson's Fisherman's Blog - Jul 30, 2009, 11:07 am
"Where did the Smallmouth Bass in Nova Scotia come from ?", is one of the more common questions I get asked via email from this site. I didn't know the answer until my brother, Warren, told me som...
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Steven D. posted an article on Welcome to the Zipper Club - Jul 19, 2009, 12:17 pm
Luckily we had made the decision to spend the night in a hotel just across the street from the hospital. It had stormed all night and the roads were really a mess. I got up at 4:00 AM, showered, then ...
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Steven D. posted an article on Steve Dobson's Fisherman's Blog - Jul 18, 2009, 12:32 pm
One of the issues when fishing from a belly boat or float tube is simply getting into and out of it. Just putting on the flippers when wearing waders can be a performance worthy of the Cirque du Sole...
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Steven D. posted an article on Steve Dobson's Fisherman's Blog - Jul 18, 2009, 11:34 am
This came in the mailbag the other day. It is a chance to win a dream trip. Start sorting trough those videos boys! - - - - Hi, We are contacting you to see if your would consider posting something ...
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Steven D. posted an article on Steve Dobson's Fisherman's Blog - Jul 8, 2009, 6:23 pm

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Steven D. posted an article on Welcome to the Zipper Club - Jul 4, 2009, 12:52 pm

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Steven D. posted an article on Steve Dobson's Fisherman's Blog - Jul 4, 2009, 11:57 am

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Steven D. posted an article on Welcome to the Zipper Club - Jul 1, 2009, 5:48 pm

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