Those of you whose wives will not know unless she reads this post or you tell her, are lucky.

My expense and time is the next thing my wife commented on as soon as she finished telling me the story. Compounded by the fact that I had just got back home last night after spending the weekend hunting, spending money for travel, food, etc, and that I had recently spent about $500.00 to transist back to my recurve, tailored a new set of camo togs, etc.

I did try to head her off at the pass by saying " beginner' s luck!" No dice! She was holding four aces and a wild card. She said, " Not quite, he has been bowhunting since he was 10 years old and he is in his late 20' s!"

If she had known that I was going into depression at the moment she told me the story, she might have been easier on me....then, maybe not!

She has went to the store, when she gets back I am going to throw the old standby on her; " It ain' t the kill, it' s the hunt!" She' ll probably have a counter. They (wives) always do. [X(]