Monthly Archives: March 2010
MAIN STREET AND A WILD TURKEY
I turned right out of the driveway onto Main Street, as I do every weekday morning–the kids clamoring from the back seat for for me to pump up the iPod and give them something to get their day started. Music … Continue reading
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FLY FISHING IN HOLLAND, Installment 3, Thesis
[10] I once fished a brackish water lake in Holland near the Port of Rotterdam for rainbows. Bought a train ticket & boarded at Den Haag Centrum at 6:21 for a twenty-two minute ride to Rotterdam, catching a subway at … Continue reading
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BY THE LAKE, Installment 2, Thesis
[51] Deep evening. I light my pipe & pull up a chair by the lake. Geese are arriving, one pair at a time, sometimes two. Their song in flight echoes as they pass on my side of the island. It … Continue reading
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MY THESIS WAS ABOUT FISHING
My dad told me a long time ago that one of the things he admires about me is that I always do things 30-degrees left or right of center. I’ve managed to find or create my own path, no matter … Continue reading
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DOWNSTREAM
I’m going to Oregon and I’m going fishing. I’m leaving work for a full week in one big hurry. I’ve booked my flight. Fly rods, reels, flies, waders, boots, rain gear, clothes, camera, notebook, whiskey (snake bites) all need to … Continue reading
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