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To: doby who wrote (818)	4/12/1998 2:37:00 PM
From: MSB	Respond to of 1770

And a Happy back at ya . . . twice (the other for your approaching birthday). I saw your post around 11 a.m. my time (12 or so SI time), was responding, and then started sliding into a bum trip. I thought about it for awhile and then asked why I was going that route on a day all those who accept Jesus Christ as their Savior would be celebrating. After thinking, typing, and backspacing, I managed to get timed out and lost my connection I guess. I just shut it down and went outside and worked for awhile. We used to have an Easter dinner, but since S.J. has to work on this day (and has had to do so ever since we've been together), we've just sort of worked ourselves out of it. Now had I been back at my parents house along with my siblings and their families, we probably would have had some kind of Easter dinner. My life with my wife (because we have no children which is by design) often reminds me of having a whole house which resembles what was once just my room at my folks house, with a roomate. Traditions just don't matter that much. I like it that way for the most part, although; S.J. does like to keep a clean and tidy home. I, no doubt, do make it a bit trying for her in that regard. I think I'll honor one tradition though, and that is the nap which often eventually follows a fine meal. Catching some z's sounds pretty good about right now. I'll catch up with you later on your last post as no doubt there are other things in it which I wanted to speak to. In the mean time, hope you enjoyed your day even if the day will be postponed a day or two. Stay well, Mike PTL!! HE has risen!

To: doby who wrote (818)	4/13/1998 8:13:00 PM
From: MSB	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1770

<<Trouble is mikey gets stuck baiting the hooks.>> Does that make you the master........no, no, we won't go there. Besides, it was to easy of a set up. <g> When we went to TX to go fishing, Bry, who used to live there (now lives in New Mexico), went out into his back yard to dig for some worms. He had told us ahead of time that these worms were gargantuan, but I was like, "yeah, right". What else would they be in TX, ya know. WOW!! They were loooonnnnggg worms! He said they were called milkworms. They were rather opaque in color, and oh boy, were they ever long. He said the worms could reach 12" in length with no problem. I'd never seen anything like it fore or since. About 4 or 5 is all we needed (especially since we didn't catch anything) There is a place near where I live which is a state run trout hatchery. It is a really neat place and apparently pretty old. It is called Roaring River State Park. S.J. and I like to go every once in a great while because of the stream which runs through the park. It is fun to walk along and we can take Bear, on a leash of course. The holding area for the fish and the administrative offices look like they were built in the thirties or something. All of the holding pools and the offices are made out of native stone. I enjoy watching the huge rainbows swimming around in the pool where the larger fish are kept. It is almost like you could reach out and grab them because the water is so clear. Some of them look like they are about 2' long and could weigh up to 3 or 4 pounds. Yummy! Wouldn't that make a nice dinner. Seeings how I don't really care to fish for trout, though, I think it is kind of funny to watch all the fishermen lining the sides of the stream for quite a ways standing almost shoulder to shoulder in weather which is pretty brisk in early March on opening day (they always seem to do a story on it for the evening news every year). These guys (and some gals) must really love to fish for trout. Why was the Toronto exchange closed today? Catch ya later. Stay well, Mike