Wherein the author eats massive crow and exposes his mincing, Poseur nature to the jeers of an angry throng
By KBarton10 on Apr 28, 2009 in Fly Fishing, humor, trout fishing
You’ll remember my pitiful bleat about “but Joe, it might … s-sn-snow!” – and how my iron will trodding through cow crap, farm chemicals, and scorching desert melted after the weatherman claimed it might pizzle snowflakes, with temperatures ”near freezing” – or at least 85.
… I begged off claiming I was overdue for a pedicure, while San Mateo Joe blanched momentarily and decided to chance it …
Our policy has always been to turn the other cheek; insults and name calling flow off us akin to dollars out of federal coffers; we might be bullied, harried or buffaloed, but we’re never cowed, and always defiant.
Occasionally sheer eloquence requires I print my comeuppance – the epic spankage visual and without taint…
The Cigars that I missed
The liquor I could’ve drankled
The Breakfast that would’ve proofed me against cold
The deep piled snowdrifts that reduced the Donner Party to cannibals
The poly-fleece mayo-spattered wifebeaters
The alleged fish that would’ve liked my fly better had I been there
The “Missing Man” formation at supper
Wayne Eng enjoying a vast trove of Teriyaki Beef Jerky, that had my name on it.
The word I’m searching for is “Owned” … and while you feast with relish on the dish best served cold, remember me fondly.
the roughfisher | Apr 28, 2009 | Reply
harsh. hopefully you’ve fully “descended” and lost that tail of yours
SMJ | Apr 28, 2009 | Reply
It could have gone just as you predicted, in which case my frost-bitten carcass would now be lying on a hospital bed while some doctor debated whether to make the cut at the ankle or just below the knee. Instead I got lucky, and we both know it.
Let’s try and get up there this summer.
kbarton10 | Apr 28, 2009 | Reply
Sure, I may have finished sulking by then.
A. Wannabe Travelwriter | Apr 28, 2009 | Reply
I knew I followed Team Trout Underground for good reason.
First, they are big on the local Shastafarian Porter and now I see they appreciate The Balvenie, my favorite single malt Scotch.
But I am still skeptical that Singlebarbed will risk an errant snowflake in a region where they describe the climate as coming in two seasons: Winter and August.
The Mob Underground | Apr 28, 2009 | Reply
If it’s any consolation, it’s snowing right now (Tuesday).
Sully | Apr 28, 2009 | Reply
Snowing in Missoula now too, but we see it as A GOOD THING. Cold weather has halved flows the past five days. Locals are hoping for a narrow fishable slot between Shakelton Expedition of Endurance and full bore torrential runoff.
Wish us well.
engtheng | Feb 4, 2012 | Reply
You could have been a contender.You could have been somebody.