HiR:tb Toots (@warwalker)

To the G8: Boldly Go, Gentlemen!

Every year, the August long weekend is marked by a few of the nicest guys you’ll ever meet in the following fashion:  they gather at a cabin on Lake Nipissing to tell lies about the fish they didn’t catch.  As an incidental to this purpose, alcohol is consumed.

I have been fortunate enough to join these fine gentlemen in this noble pursuit many a year, though not so many a year as I would have liked.  Circumstances and my own idiocy have combined on more than a few occasions to deprive me of the opportunity to join them, wet a line in the water, and share a laugh or two.

This coming weekend, the fishermen of the G8 will venture forth.  Alas, I will not be among them, owing to the previously mentioned idiocy and circumstances.  I wish them every success on the water, every laugh around the fire, and every moment of respite from the mosquitoes they can find.

Good luck, guys.  I wish I was going with you.

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