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Quotes

There is a path

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“I have found that fly-fishing can be a state of mind still found in quiescent pockets of solitude the moment one has unlocked the secret code of knowing where to look. And for me a bamboo rod will always be the perfect mantra to help find the way. For those who seek, there is a path. “

Jerry Kustich, In Dec. 2021 Sweetgrass newsletter

Could not have said it better.

Serving the best we could

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“I just served as best I could.”

This video is a powerful reminder that there are many among us who still deserve the recognition.

Caught my eye – 2014 week 50

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Here are some things that recently caught my eye (in no particular order.) 

  1. Clarity from Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer > I wanted to share something that happened to me.
  2. John Fall talked about the therapy of fly fishing > I am now a firm believer in the therapeutic benefits of fly fishing
  3. An interesting way to make a cooking fire pit > Tip from the Book: How to Dig a Dakota Fire Hole
  4. Another good friend joined the AFFTA board > Two New Board Members Join AFFTA Board of Directors
  5. What a sailor learned > A Sailor’s Perspective on the United States Army
  6. A soldier pays tribute to the men he left behind > Story Corps: 1st Squad, 3rd Platoon
  7. A wonderful tribute to a black lab named Duke > I Died Today.
  8. Congress finally did something good for public lands (but a price..) > Sportsmen Applaud Historic Move to Conserve America’s Finest Habitat
  9. Navy Beat Army for the 13th time in a row > How Many Times Does Navy Have to Win Before it’s Renamed the Navy-Army Game?
  10. Great political satire on the immigration debate > Native American Council Offers Amnesty to 220 Million Undocumented Whites

Thinking outside the box…

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boxed porter copyConsider the cat.
Trapped in a box,
uncertain whether Schrodinger,
the only person who knows he is there,
is alive or dead.

h/t to Chris Stewart for sharing…
Cat modeling courtesy of Porter Sadler