july 13, 2004 -- 8:39 p.m. 

dum dee dum. been sitting around today not doing much. came back from hot creek with a nasty summer cold that's left me feeling pretty miserable. kind of just puttered around and played a little guitar and watched the hills burn on tv along with a few old reruns on tv. since i've been home these last few weeks, i've caught a small glimpse of what daytime tv is like. it's just as bad as primetime tv only in different ways. but enough about that. summer at hot creek was a new experience for me, having only really fished there seriously in the spring and fall. i finally caught on to what was working my last day there and had a blast of a morning giving some fine rainbows some sore lips. even got another unbelievable sunset out of the trip. i think it's totally impossible for me to have a bad time there no matter what the situation. even having to drive back with a busted up jeep body and no a/c didn't put a damper on things. once again, had some fine company and even went on a little bender one night. got to share some new places, showed a few people how it's done (fishing-wise that is) and took in some remarkable scenery. my next four days get to be taken up by getting the car fixed up and into the body shop, and finishing up some work for deluxe. speaking of which they really suck. i'll explain more later on another page maybe, hee hee.

other than all that, not much in this world seems to have changed. saw kwazy kofi from the united nations dissing the u.s. for not contributing enough to the aids effort. while he may have a small point considering the number of people affected vs. dollars spent in comparison between aids and iraq, calling us to task when we contribute by far the lion's share seems somewhat disingenous. if i was president, hee hee, while we wouldn't have gone to fight in iraq, i'd also be pulling my support of any kind to countries who take our money with one hand and slap us with the other. the french included. then while i was at it i'd decriminalize lsd, absinthe, and marijuna; legalize gay marriage with the same benefits (and disadvantages) but under another name, lower the drinking age to 21 (if you're old enough to kill or be killed, you're old enough to drink), install a trout stream on the front lawn of the white house, and permanently ban all tv reality shows, while loosening restrictions on the likes of howard stern (and no i am NOT a fan) and sex and nudity, and tightening standards on violence. i'd also make it next to impossible to buy a handgun. blah blah blah. as for the rest, do you really care?

not my best work, but i'm spacing from the medication, and regretting my decision to help those fuckers at newport printing systems one last time.

peace out

m