‘Kentucky Afield’ episode with my deer hunt now online; eight-point buck mount now on my wall

Select the photo and my eight-point buck mount looks even bigger. Do it!

My eight-point buck’s head has returned from the taxidermist (right) and my appearance in KET’s Kentucky Afield is now on YouTube (bottom, the money shot is at 9:20).

I was thrilled with how both came out. The European-style mount, which currently resides on a wall in my kitchen but will soon be relocated to the top of our staircase, looks rustic and arty on the restored barn wood. And the TV show really captured how much fun I had hunting with Tim Farmer and Jon Gassett.

And as tempting as it is to post an update every time I defrost some venison, I promise no more blog entries on The Great Deer Hunt until my article about it is published in the February issue of Louisville Magazine. Speaking of which, I should probably stop watching my TV appearance—how brilliant was the camouflage coverall popped collar!—and get around to writing the story…

I explain to Louisville Magazine readers why Kentucky isn’t that great a place for basketball

Louisville Magazine decided its December 2011 publication would be The Basketball Issue—smart move given how basketball crazy its market is. I contributed two pieces to the cover package—less of a smart move given that I can’t stand Kentucky’s or Louisville’s basketball teams (or obnoxious fan bases).

My two articles in the “Why basketball is bigger in Kentucky” section were

• “Because UK and UofL fans love to hate each other”
• “Because you’ll go ballistic when you read this“

Download a .pdf of my articles here.

Thanks to my editors at the magazine for granting me a few inches to vent. In a related story, expect a reader or two to vent in an upcoming letters-to-the-editor section.

Photo: Courtesy Louisville Magazine

My Great Deer Hunt airs this weekend on KET; watch me shoot and kill

Me (top) and a 170-pound eight-point buck (bottom).

The photo to the right probably gives away the ending, but if you’re curious how I evolved from never having shot at a living creature to the slayer of this beautiful eight-point buck in just a few hours, my hunt will be aired on Kentucky Afield this weekend:

• Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EST on KET
• Sunday, 4:00 p.m. EST on KET
• Monday–Friday, 11:30 p.m. EST on Lexington’s CW-KYT

For those of you not fortunate enough to live in Kentucky, clips should be on YouTube shortly.

My article on the experience is now slated for the February 2012 issue of Louisville Magazine.

November 2011 posts for Louisville.com

Check below the jump for my Louisville.com articles from November 2011.

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Thanksgiving 2011 menu at my home: one turkey, four pies, and seven Chinese journalists

Happy Thanksgiving 2011 from the Eversons—and guests.

A 23-month-old + a pregnant wife in third trimester + vacationed with my parents in September + seeing my folks at Christmas = 2011 was going to be the first of my 35 Thanksgivings that I wouldn’t spend with my parents. Instead, my wife, daughter, and I were going to celebrate at home in Louisville, just the three of us.

As is often the case though, a Thanksgiving dinner picks up some stragglers. In our case, it was seven Chinese journalists and their two interpreters.

The group came to our area through the  World Affairs Council of Kentucky/Southern Indiana (I’ve met with other groups it sponsored). In addition to Louisville, the  journalists were visiting New York City; Washington, DC; Minneapolis; and San Francisco.

Representing Chinese media outlets like Time Weekly, Chongqing Sina, Shenyang Evening News, China Daily, and Chengdu.cn, they photographed and jotted notes about how my wife prepared Thanksgiving dinner. I informed them that while many American men help prepare the meal, I’m not one of them (although I let them know I’d be cleaning up afterwards).

Visiting a local home is often a highlight on my travels; hopefully they found their experience here likewise. One journalist fell asleep on the couch during our Thanksgiving—so clearly they had no problem getting acclimated with the traditions of this North American holiday.