Of Fly Fishing

Of Fly Fishing it can be said -but toward no other thing in Life*- that no other Pass Time could be more difficult.

Fly fishing requires skill, methods, intel, proper attractants, patience, right Season, proper water, depth, etc…

The factors governing a successful fly fishing trip are numerous. You can consider yourself lucky if you can catch anything at all. And many do.

So as you’re “Standing in a River, Waving a Stick,” you should realize a thing about yourself: you enjoy the engaging in the game. Simply the Play of it all.

You did not wake up at 0400 on the guarantee of catching what some Wisconsinites have proposed as, “phat bootie trouts…” You are there for the experience of Playing the role of Flyfisherman, acting as if he/she is going to catch a, “phat bootie trout.” And that’s all you really need to entertain while fly fishing, isn’t it?

Wether you catch the Largest Trout without a Doubt or a Tiny Fry smaller than The Fly, elation fills your being in the same way that applause fills the theatre after The Final Act.

“He played That part so well.”

Zac the Great

(Hic Autem Dracones)

My name is Zac the Great

And I’m here to Seize my Fate.

I’ve seen Two Worlds unknown,

By Men, who are Too Grown.

They mock me, say, “Calm down!”

But I, Am Forward bound…

Fly Away with me, you Can…

And Tomorrow, become a fan,

Of taming The Winged Beast*

But careful, or He’ll feast…

See? I’m a Friend of Two

And They ask me, “Who R U?”

Their favor, I have Won

Because, I Am, my Fathers son…

And as we Trick these mortals, mere…

I sing: “There, Be Dragons Here!”

On Racing

Some Races are comprised of many Racers.  A Race does not require a multitude of Racers to be a Race however.  At a minimum, a Race is between at least two Racers.  In a two Racer Race, A Racers’ Competitor is clearly defined: A Racers’ competition can only be The One other Racer in the Race.  Taking this to Heart, we shall only be thinking of Races in this respect: Two Racers Racing, comprised of both (A Racer) and (E Racer).

It is incumbent of A Racer to understand this E Racer if A Racer wants to be successful while racing With this E Racer.

First, A Racer should understand the Will of E Racer.  The will of E Racer should be examined for Overall Capacity.  This is the easiest of all estimations and so, it should be done before any other thing regarding Racing E Racer.  It is advantageous for A Racer to take measure of both: the Will of E Racer and the Will of A Racer.  Now that A Racer has a better understanding of how each Racer enters the Race, A Racer must Think Ahead to less obvious Racing factors.

With racing -as with All Art Forms- strategy and tactics are extremely useful.

If A Racer knows how far A Racer can go, then surely A Racer Would not take on a Race that would require more effort than A Racer can afford.  It is with this method that A Racer will have some security of mind regarding functioning in races that are at least within reason of A Racers’ own ability to perform.

If A Racer knows how far E Racer can go, then surely A Racer knows at least how far the race really is.  It is in this method that A Racer can Focus on how far A Racer must at least be able to perform.

If A Racer understands both of the factors Above, then surely it can be said that A Racer is in The Lead already.

Less obvious still is: Energy.  Energy being of its own World, can neither be destroyed or created, only transferred.  Every Racer would Do Well to remember that The Race they are Racing is being Governed by this Law of Energy as well.  A Racer must Tread With Care as to ensure that the Lowest Amount of Energy Possible is transferred from A Racer to E Racer.  For in this occurrence, all other estimations become Curved against the favor of A Racer.

1 Thing to Think On is that neither A Racer or E Racer are not passive participants while Racing.  This is apparent because of the movement A Racer and E Racer demonstrate.  Clearly, Something has compelled movement into A Racer and E Racer taking them both from out of a Static State and into Racing a Race.  It is apparent then that A Racer and E Racer are Racers but are also vessels for Energy of some type and it is for good Reason because a Race is not a Passive Pastime.  Non-passive-pastimes require the expenditure of energy.

A 2nd Thing to think on Carefully is that once a race starts and is moving along, both A Racer and E Racer can be compelled by Forces to make changes of acceleration depending on External Factors.  It is this 2nd Thing that must be looked at twice if a racer wishes to become the Racer of All Races.  

This is the most important Thing to be concerned with while Racing Races and with Winning-Over Hearts and Minds in any Arena.  For, if a racer is not mindful of the tactics of Racing, a racer can become erased from history or worse, erase from history the competition.  This should be of concern because of the following question -to which the Writer does not have a clear or logical answer, only a feeling*- : For without another Racer, why would a racer strive to Race at all?

Even more important to ask, “How long can A Racer Race against Oneself Alone?”

Godspeed.

Give Me The Why and I Will…

You ask of Me…

“Will You Stand to die?”

But I must Speak Up,

I ask you, “Why?”

You say, “Four reasons…

Oh-ver Your Head.

For the sake of Others,

Asleep in bed…

For The ones who Dream,

For the ones who Love,

For ones who Could,

If given shove.”

I ponder this…

Deep. In. Thee. Abyss.

“But what of My Home,

And All I’ll miss?”

But as I Ponder,

I think of We…

And All the Things…

That come Out of Sea.

I almost lose,

My grasp, My Purpose,

As we Disappear……..

Beneath the Surface…

My thoughts Deluge.

I’m brought to the brink.

As I Conceive the Things,

No MAN should think.

“Well what have You then?”

“Have You Charted Course?”

“Sir, I Will Stand…

With no Remorse.”

May you Relentlessly and Unapologetically continue to Defend Liberty.”)

Godspeed

The Deception of Poetry

(This Is Not A Riddle)

How does one, get from Here to There?

How does a Foot, climb up to Stare?

How does one, chart The Endless coast?

How can Some, defeat the Side with Most?

How do we learn, Even vs the Odds?

How did we come, to know the name of Gods?

How is it that, we Love and Hate?

How can one, cheat the Plan of fate?

How does one, Force one to think?

How can a Fellow, Put Down a drink?

How is it that, a Word means Something?

How can a Pawn, Subdue a King?

How does one, rebuild a Nation?

And How would One, create Creation?

How do the fingers, make songs on a fiddle?

How can an Answer, be in the Riddle?

How does one, Trip and Fahl?

How does one, do Anything at All?

If you Can See, Little By Little

You’ll Know the answer’s There…

And. Why. This. Is. Not. A. Riddle.

 

On Time

Tick, tick, tick. That’s the sound of the hand that is always holding yours. It has been holding you accountable to a Frame of life since you first arrived Here. It’s always there. It says hello from your wrist, from a high point on a wall, in the faces of people who you love but haven’t seen in some time, and -if you’re being honest- in that crippling feeling you experience every now and then when you come to realize that you are not Living Up…

And we know this. On a deep level we sense Time.

How is it that our greatest Resource goes so wasted, so often? And I do view Time as our greatest resource. Given just a little more, it’s highly likely there is nothing we could not conquer, Death even. Which is a Can O’ Worms if you stop and mull it over. With a little more time, we could solve the Problem of Time??? Will we have that, “little more” though?

Some people say, “no.” They say we’re doomed and our Time is coming to an end. Others think we pull from an endless well of Time and that everything is just dandy.

In either case -either Outlook- I wonder if these Teams are actively applying their thoughts about time (politically) to how time should be looked at personally.

Time management is all about managing Your time. I haven’t been good with managing my time in the past. Though the past is gone, it can be used as an instrument for learning. So I look Back Through Time, to isolate weaknesses in methodologies and behavior. Where is the fault? How could I have done this better? Why didn’t I do This or That?

There’s no real playbook for how to juggle time but the sooner you start to See that there are only so many seconds in a minute and only so many hours in a lifetime, the sooner you start to value Your time and thus, the sooner you will start to “utilize” it as the Single Most Significant Resource you will ever possess.

Godspeed

“Time is like water that we must Grab from a Stream. Hold it in your hands carefully, lest it slip through your fingers.”