tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791496318819973464.post9067903567151058064..comments2023-09-25T08:36:27.625-04:00Comments on Mike's Gone Fishin'... Again: Missed OpportunitiesMike Sepelakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10569706920906836936noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791496318819973464.post-25748929857347669912016-07-29T11:12:24.038-04:002016-07-29T11:12:24.038-04:00I'm always in my grump-phase, Arthur. Thanks f...I'm <b>always</b> in my <i>grump-phase</i>, Arthur. Thanks for the support and perspective. :-)Mike Sepelakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10569706920906836936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791496318819973464.post-5886954635213189572016-07-28T20:15:15.903-04:002016-07-28T20:15:15.903-04:00Mike... your post is what haunts me - and countles...Mike... your post is what haunts me - and countless others of us - who go afield regularly. <br /><br />There we are, in hot-pursuit of every tidbit we can find, and feel so well nourished while in the mode. Yet, when we return home, we are appalled by the paucity of photos ("What the hell was I thinking?", is my most common retort when going through the first run of images ":\ ) and the equally Saharan-moisture-free details on the Who, What, When, Where. Followed by a resounding "Shyte!" and a hopeless promise to "Get it right next time!"<br /><br />I went out on a neighborhood all-day fishing excursion (yet to write up the report - too many other writings... uh, like this .. bumping the time line) with my buddy Ed. We had a marvelous time on a truly beautiful run of small creek water in our backyard - figuratively. I took photos and short video clips. Only one photo of Ed. Some of the scenery and the obligatory (all underwater) photos of the species of fish we greeted and released. But I should have had 150 images to choose from. Instead, I have 30. <br /><br />So, it's not you. But that doesn't change the end game, or lessen the feeling of ‘missing it’ - does it? <br /><br />At least your gent is still breathing and the good Lord willing he will be so until you can get back. But I dare say we ALL have an all-to-long-a-list of folks whom we did not talk enough to, ask enough questions of, take enough real photos of, or just visited or called more often — when they were alive! I know I have. And I hate myself regularly for it. Promising to NEVER do that again. <br /><br />Well, that old saying has teeth, bites often and takes flesh. <br /><br />Bottom-Line... you are, just like the rest of us sorry reprobates, HUMAN. <br /><br />You will try next time. Maybe you'll get more; maybe not. But at least you WILL try. <br /><br />Here's to the collective string-bow around our collective-finger: <br /><br />“Remember to fill the larder for the post-event times so the disappointment will not be as harsh.” <br /><br />Yeah. I know you feel all better now knowing you're a member of the Clan, Missed-It. Right? <br /><br />Hei, I didn't make the rules. I just live on the bloody edge like everyone else.<br /><br />So. How long have you had this problem? Does it affect you often? Can I get some shots of you in your grump-phase? How about next Wednesday? Game? <br /><br />How’m I doing? <br /><br />":P Great story - that you didn't write - BTW. ": )))Ofieldstreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01492255909774146702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791496318819973464.post-57034777371604832422016-07-28T13:09:01.495-04:002016-07-28T13:09:01.495-04:00That's the plan, Kirk. Care to join me?
Funny...That's the plan, Kirk. Care to join me?<br /><br />Funny how rotations play out sometimes, Chris. Would have liked to fish with Otto myself, though George was fun too.Mike Sepelakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10569706920906836936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791496318819973464.post-56922933554397148942016-07-28T12:36:59.609-04:002016-07-28T12:36:59.609-04:00All the guides were great. I missed the chance to ...All the guides were great. I missed the chance to fish with Daniel, but Otto had great stories, too, as did George. Fishing with native guides is a real treat. Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17986232258317821355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791496318819973464.post-1743165683242822752016-07-28T12:27:13.700-04:002016-07-28T12:27:13.700-04:00The questions you posed, here, but did not ask, th...The questions you posed, here, but did not ask, there, coupled with the photos, provide partial insight to a man whose life has undoubtedly been one worth exploring. Please go back and finish the story.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00064594675618306840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791496318819973464.post-58202218412249785252016-07-28T12:04:51.561-04:002016-07-28T12:04:51.561-04:00Thanks, Marc. Hate is such a strong word. But then...Thanks, Marc. Hate is such a strong word. But then I think back a half-dozen years to your Yellowstone excursion and I know <i>exactly</i> where you're coming from. Mike Sepelakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10569706920906836936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791496318819973464.post-45031194503086796022016-07-28T11:52:54.079-04:002016-07-28T11:52:54.079-04:00Awesome Mike. I still hate you guys. Trips like th...Awesome Mike. I still hate you guys. Trips like that don't just linger in memory, they merge with your soul. Great read bud. EXCELSIOR!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10446251442685626225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791496318819973464.post-36792163732831964452016-07-28T08:40:09.228-04:002016-07-28T08:40:09.228-04:00You can't? Well that's a relief.You can't? Well <b>that</b>'s a relief.Mike Sepelakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10569706920906836936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791496318819973464.post-6205938454195474842016-07-28T08:19:29.543-04:002016-07-28T08:19:29.543-04:00Agreed. Lots of missed opportunities. But you can&...Agreed. Lots of missed opportunities. But you can't get it al...Steve Zakurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14806203921155483420noreply@blogger.com