Nikon Monarch Binoculars are on the top of my Dad’s wish list for his up and coming 75th birthday and by God that is what I am going to purchase for him. There is a huge birthday bash being planned by the family and long time friends for this momentous occasion, in celebration of him making it 75 years on this earth and my Mom will be right there with him partying on!

Nikon has had my Dad’s business for years for so many things that he has needed through out all of these years and a nice set of these binoculars that are 100% Waterproof, Fog proof, Shockproof and are made of a ultra-rugged, rubber-armored, roof-prism design, that he has always heard and read about and I think that it is about time that he gets a pair. He and my mother are avid bird watchers and are always looking for a good pair of binoculars that will allow them to gaze at all of the beautiful birds that they have attracted to their front, side and backyards over the years.

Boating Education is a very hot topic these days, and I believe that it is something that is important for people to learn. I don’t see much difference between getting behind the wheel of a car and getting behind the wheel of a water craft, and we all need to learn certain things in order to obtain an automobile’s driver license, so there is a need for the same type of information to be passed on in order to have the privilege to drive a boat. There are more and boats being bought these days, which means more and more people operating them and the water ways are filling up with all kinds of idiots operating them, some with absolutely no prior experience or knowledge of the sport.

I have spent a good portion of my life on the many waters around this world and have seen too many close calls and accidents that happened, and the majority of the operators could plainly been seen drinking some type of alcoholic beverage, beer being the number one choice. Drinking and then driving anything can and have causes serious incidents and accidents and the number of people doing this is growing larger every year it seems.

It wouldn’t surprise me to see in that in the not to near future that some type of permit may be necessary to operate all of the different types of boats. And as much as I have some strong opinions about Big Brother and all, I am starting to think that licensing for this serious issue might be a good idea. Of course I’d have to see all that it could require and all that.