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PONDERING CORE ESSENCE
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The boats are put away and it's almost the holidays; it's time to summarize my 2019 Fishing Season. As noted in a previous post, I didn't achieve any of my stated goals, and I didn't catch any outlandish fish. But, I'd maintain that I fished hard when I could get out there; and I generally fished well (in that I didn't lose fish to mechanical failures, bad knots, etc.). All along the way, I encountered a variety of very nice fish and shared some good times with good friends. My overall effort was perhaps slightly diminished; there was no Up North trip for smallmouths, many of my "Flex" days were lost to work, and crashing my truck into a deer in May and relocating my life to Massachusetts this fall (both) cut into my available fishing time. Oh well, the truck is replaced, and my move may better position me to chase stripers and albies more frequently in the future. Here are a few favorite photos from this season: Let's see what 2020 brings! Pondering the questions of core essence and finding meaning in unexpected ways
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So, this just happened... I am now a "Bay Stater", having relocated work and home to the Boston, Massachusetts area. New job, new home, new fishing opportunities, and an entirely new routine! A and I arrived in Michigan for my graduate schooling, over 34 years ago. Neither of us expected to stay for so long, but Michigan was generally kind to us as we found our careers and raised our family. However, with both kids going to school in New England, some remaining family scattered across the northeast, a property in Maine and the shared sense that we'd been away from "home" long enough, A took a job in Northeast Massachusetts in September. I followed her as quickly as I could manage. I've got a week of work under my belt, the house is taking shape, and we've started a new stage of our lives. The boats are put away for the season, and the holidays are nearly upon us. This was a big change to execute, but we appear to have done so; now, we can relax a bit and enjoy our collective company while we reshape our daily lives. So far, everything has been welcoming and comfortable. Arlington reminds me quite a bit of my childhood home in Rhode Island, we've conveniently seen family, and I'm within 0.6 miles of striped bass habitat. I've got lots of daydreaming and research to conduct; I am looking forward to this! Pondering the questions of core essence and finding meaning in unexpected ways |
Steve LachanceVia Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Michigan and now, back to New England! Archives
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