as useful as jpegs to helen keller

just got back from one of the things i miss about living in northern minnesota--fishing.

didn't do so shabby either. got a 22" walleye. snagged a couple northern pike but they weren't worth keeping.
going out again tomorrow morning to try to get some crappies (pronounced craw-pees, not crap-eez).

only bad thing were the flies. and not really bad, just annoying. they don't bite or anything. they just land on you and are annoying. but so is what's-his-name in washington. oh yeah, annoying like george w. bush.

for you peta members out there wondering why i can brutally murder those aquatic majesties, i say this to you:
1. fish are stupid.
if a buddy of mine came back to me and informed me that if i find a twinkie that kind of looks like a twinkie--but not quite--and is attached to a string and if i put it in my mouth i will be yanked into outer space and some giant aliens will squeeze me and stick things in my mouth and then throw me back to the earth, i'm going to be damn careful about what i frickin' eat. but fish don't care. you can catch dozens of them in the same night. they are borderline retarded. and we haven't even started talking about southern fish yet!
2. fish deserve it.
fish shit in our lakes, rivers and oceans on a regular basis. if any other animal were to spew feces all over our water supplies, you're damn straight we'd be killing them off faster than dr. mengele could. fuckin' fish.
3. fish are tasty.
sweet and sour fish is so good. even just some crappies sauted in butter. i love fresh fish. and fish is healthy as long as you're not eating any that come out of epa superfund sites, like salisbury pond in worcester.

if i can't fish when i get older and settle down and have to deal with the pressures of mortage, kids, insurance, the ol' ball and chain, i'll probably snap. just warning all you ladies out there, the pre-nup will have an angling clause, including both a boat fishing and ice fishing stipulation. i kid you not.