Welcome to the fishing for reality blog.
It is devoted to one man's search for meaning and reality via the medium, or process, of fishing.
The modern world is far too complex, and most of us get caught up in the dystopia of consumerism, job dissatisfaction, social climbing, corporate politics... and yes, even the vaunted Internet is an addiction for many (including me).
I plan to break the cycle by fishing. I hadn't fished in years until last Monday, when my friend Chris Schwinn and I went fishing on the banks of the Mississippi in Minneapolis, almost under the Lake Street Bridge.
I caught a nice smallmouth bass that morning. Photos below. Amusingly, when we got back home, my mother-in-law and father-in-law were coming back from a bike ride (they live in the unit below us in the duplex they own).
"We caught a bass fishing down by the river," I reported proudly.
"What river?" my mom-in-law said.
"The Mississippi River," I responded. "Down under the bridge."
"What bridge?" she asked, puzzled.
"The Lake Street Bridge," I said, amazed. After all, the Lake Street Bridge is one of the major bridges around. And the Mississippi River is the most famous river in North America. But I realized then that to most people, the Mississippi is still considered a foul cesspool, when in reality, it's been cleaned up quite a bit in the past few decades. Thanks to those darn liberals and their environmental laws.
Stay tuned....
1 comment:
Hey Publius, this is Kywul from Berman's blog! I thought this might be a better way to communicate to you rather than using his blog as a medium for our personal interaction lol. I emailed JWO and asked him to forward it to ya but I guess he hasn't had a chance yet. Anyway, my email address is kywuul@gmail.com. Hasta.
P.S. Pubes was meant as a goofy, juvenile nickname.
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