Benjamin Wright

Well, at least we caught a few. Still can’t believe I missed the big one…

When you didn’t bring your jumbo net. This is the sound of me in sorrow. #PikeFishing

The bite was on this holiday weekend! Between boating, tubing, and watching movies, we caught loads of fish. My wife caught her first fish in more than 25 years (and her face shows it, haha!)

Many fish were caught, some fish were lost. But everyone had a good time fishing this weekend.

“In this ever-changing world, there are few things that have remained constant for me. The chance of hooking a nice trout still excites and thrills me to this day.... just as it did when I was a kid. I like that!” - M.A. Bookout

@elonmusk youtu.be/LiE1VgWdcQM

@elonmusk @paulg Nah, banks need a lesson in asset & liability management and also need to offer higher rates on their deposit accounts as opposed to offering customers a few basis points while buying said high yield bills with the money customers deposit.

@paulg FDIC needs to change to unlimited coverage to stop bank runs and Treasury needs to stop issuing ridiculously high yield bills, such that it makes no sense to have money in a low interest rate bank “savings” account. Right now.

"If banks were suddenly forced to liquidate their bond and loan portfolios, the losses would erase between 77 percent and 91 percent of their combined capital cushion. It follows that large numbers of banks are terrifyingly fragile." washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/…

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is deeply saddened to announce the passing of Chancellor Emerita Rebecca M. Blank. rebeccablank.wisc.edu

Oldie but goodie from the fall. There is a very brief moment each year where this hidden place becomes magical and provides a stunning photo op. It’s current inaccessible to protect it from damage. #FallInWisconsin

My wife found this is our 11 year old’s planner today. At least it’s a short trip 😂. #LetsGoCrazy

This past summer I heard a strange noise in a tree that was these three raccoons whose mom had been hit by a car just past our property. Kids demanded we save them, so we nursed them back to health and found a rehabilitation person to take them in. They are #TrashPandas, but cute

Juvenile #BaldEagles being released on the Wisconsin River after rehab. Just happened to be at the right place at the right time to get some pics.

Best thing I’ve seen on Twitter in a while.

@GillianEastwood Haha, yes, there is a video. Perhaps I’ll put it up once I get it downloaded and processed

@BenjamWright I spy a go-pro, does that mean we get to see the fight?

Fishing year is nearing a close, but not before catching this 48” sturgeon. Highlight of fishing this year, so far.

@NedReierson Also, caught this on a drop shot with a nightcrawler. Nothing fancy.

@NedReierson It was crazy. Even more crazy was that my daughter caught a 36” one immediately afterward. No pic, as it poked her and she refused to hold it after that, but I did get some video on my go pro.

How it started and how it’s going. Happy 13th birthday, Samantha. You are fun, caring, smart, thoughtful, ambitious, hard working, all the things you hope for in your kids. Can’t believe I’m father to a teenager now. Love you always, kiddo.

Best part of summer has been teaching my youngest how to fish. She is such a quick learner and I think is already better at jigging than I am. #DadAndDaughterTime. #BassFishing

@Trevornoah As the parent of a child with a peanut allergy, my experience with reading every label on every food product has led me to believe the answer to this is “yes”

Is everything made in a factory that also processes nuts?