According to Irish writer Robert Lynd, “In order to see birds it is necessary to become part of the silence.†Having walked the earth for well over a decade alongside the children I put here, this silence, in this last decade-plus, has been about as likely as an uninterrupted glass of wine, a short chapter […]
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Surprises in Every Southern Aisle
Most of you are familiar with Big Lots, I’m guessing, so you know the store’s merchandise changes continually. The reclaimed wood crates you see in aisle seven this week, for instance, may be replaced by programmable slow cookers the next. In fact, their tagline is: “Find surprises in every aisle, every day at Big Lots!†[…]
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In Other Fishing News
I am pleased to report that the Net of Our Discontent lived to see another fishing day, and this one was more fruitful. I was sitting on the beach a few yards away from the kids, having another “this is the life†moment, when I heard their voices grow louder and more excited. The three […]
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A Summer “Fishing Report†from Multiple Perspectives
Recently, forgetting that we still have a couple of small, salvageable fishing nets, I took Baby-Girl to the dollar store for yet another net. That evening, the kids and I headed out to the beach. I plopped my beach chair in the sand and they walked down to the water, net and bucket in hand. […]
Jumping In
Sometimes, when it’s this hot and a wall of water comes your way, the only reasonable thing to do is to just jump in.