I’ve survived my 10th Opening Day! It was great to see all my friends, like Scott Hettinger and Joel Topham and even Lt. Governor Mike Kehoe. Thousands of my brothers did not make it, but their sacrifice is not in vain — it’s in butter and oil! I stayed warm this year by keeping moving up and down the banks. I met so many families and saw so many traditions, and I even ran into some YouTube personalities. The best way to be successful if you are me though: stay away from those Greer brothers from Joplin. They stalk and catch lunkers faster than you can say Bob’s your uncle!

Trout Brown is the comics correspondent for the Cassville Democrat, aiming to point out entertaining happenings in Barry County.