In our parents generation, you kept the first fish you landed. For better or worse, you promptly took it home and mounted your trophy. Didn’t matter if one of you was a trout and the other a halibut. Or a flounder paired with a guppy. The Sixties showed us people could actually “Catch & Release”. You simply took the fish home, played around with it, fed it occasionally and after awhile, you could return him to the wilderness and go out and fish for a completely different species and repeat the process. There were plenty of fish in the waters so there was a high rate of success. It didn’t…

As we venture into the wild in pursuit of prey, we first need to know what we are hunting. Without a certain species with specific attributes in mind, we are likely to approach our expeditions with disorganization which ultimately results in bagging nothing. With this in mind we should consider the following questions/ steps and carefully ponder what it is we REALLY want to catch. Once we know what it is we want to hang on our wall, we will also know what equipment needs to be sharpened, oiled, restrung or possibly just left behind. Step 1: Thoroughly describe (without censor) everything that comes to mind you want in a…

Okay, so it started out with Reel Deal (RD) and I meeting for drinks and music the other night. Brokeback texted at 9:30 saying he was still at dinner and was wondering if we had made it out. I said we had and to text us when he was done. Well…RD and I were having a good time and it got to 10:45. At that point, RD said to me honestly, “You know if he texts you at any point from now on this evening, you shouldn’t respond; it’s gotten too late and you should not be too convenient for him.” She was right. So after the minute it took…

Earlier this year I was chatting with a woman about Sex and the City. We were giddily extolling the virtues of the show and how much we enjoyed it when a male joined our conversation. Upon hearing us, he in essence started to huff and puff and denigrate the show. “That’s a horrible show. All it does is promote meaningless, uncommitted and rampant sex. It shows nothing about the type of commitment required between a man and a woman to make a quality relationship work. It adds no value to the global landscape.” Apparently, he had an opinion. Trying to give him a fair shake and hear him out…since his…

Deciphering the screen names people select for their online profiles is a bit like reading the license plates on cars. You have to read them out loud before the impact grabs hold of your sub-conscious mind. Women examine screen names with the same scrutiny as a game warden. The license name reveals information as to who this “fisherman” is at heart. They underestimate what crafty fish we are. You see, we understand they have embedded a “hook” into their “fly-name” they are trying to snare us with. Here are a few known poacher names: Roll_em ( I have a gambling habit) Echo1999 (I’ve been online dating for 8 years &…