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PONDERING CORE ESSENCE
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One of the motivations for my 2019 move to Massachusetts was to be closer to relatives and property in Maine. Well, the situations of 2020 have variously kept us away, but everything lined up (including negative COVID test results) for the last week of August. I was able to enjoy a week off work there with family, while amybaby22 was moored just off our landing on Casco Bay. We all enjoyed a fine week of visiting, relaxing and (speaking for myself) fishing! The fishing was tough! Wind, weather, weeds and the doldrums of August all conspired to slow the striper bite. But it was still rewarding, and I learned a lot while able to enjoy some moderate success, including one of the largest stripers I've ever taken in Maine. The excruciating fishing details are available at the September 3, 2020 post at www.numenonfunfishing.com/numenonfunfishing if of any interest, but all others can simply know that it was a badly needed, restorative week. This might be interesting - On just about subsequent days, I flicked my glasses into the bay (forever to be lost), punted my GoPro into the sea (to be recovered the next morning by my aquatic daughter), and lost my phone in the crawl space of our home. Each of these set-backs was overcome through preparedness, athleticism or resources, and so no real harm came from the (upsetting) events. Contemporaneously, A provided me with this story: www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/08/clumsy-quarantine-breaking-glass/615832/ So maybe my spatial awareness is lacking, or my mental state isn't exactly where it should be. Or maybe I was simply keeping track of, and using, too much stuff while sleep deprived. Still, 2020 has been a difficult one, and it was great to get away for this week! Pondering the questions of core essence and finding meaning in unexpected ways
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