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Greetings! Will it ever stop raining? I hope so, because I’m riding in the PMC Unpaved this weekend in the Berkshires. If you see a rider with pink handlebar tape on a black gravel bike, that’s me—riding for a good friend. It’s not too late to join this year’s campaign, and I’d be grateful, as …
To a certain kind of person, who you run into in the wild a fair amount, when you criticize anything about President Biden you immediately get a response along the lines of, “so you want Trump?” It’s an idiotic response and a sign of how wanting and unimaginative our political debate is. This shows up …
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day. Today, reader reactions to two recent posts, a couple of items not by me you may have missed, and a serious fish. Some selected reactions to the recent post on funders and risk. A few funders wrote to say, ‘hey we’re doing this!’ A few shared interesting examples of different kinds …
It’s been a heavy week of content, shortchanging kids on learning, balancing rights and inclusion. And it’s been a bit since we had fish pics this year. So let’s end on a light note: Here’s Jonathan Harber and family with some fish. Harber does, and has done, a lot in this sector. And I’ve featured …
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So it’s a summer Friday, and I’ve been negligent about posting fish porn and pictures so here are some great pictures. More to come soon. For now, though, this is the last post for a bit. I’m taking some long planned time off – including some great fishing opportunities – so no content for a few …
I am really behind on the fish pics and have a great stockpile. Today, since it’s unofficially summer everywhere, here’s a family fishing one. This is Bellwether Partner Katie Rouse and her kids Ali and Harry in Islamorada, Florida. Down in the keys. A great sport fishing destination and place to spend time. Friday …
Melody Schopp is a terrific person in our sector. Smart, committed, fun to work with. She’s done a bunch of things. And, you know what’s coming, she enjoys fishing! We’ve talked previously about her hunting adjacent work. I am out fishing myself, so that’s it for content this week. If you choose, you can peruse this …
It’s cold in the east, so here’s a warm weather picture from Texas. James Willcox and his daughter, Madison, in Corpus Christi. James is not a rookie. His mom, who is better at fishing than you are, used to be a regular around here. And he checks in from time to time. A new reader reached …
It’s 2022. A new year. New fishing possibilities. Here, at the end of last year, is Fish Porn Mayor Kevin Kosar with some nice trout in South Carolina. He’s done a lot of work in the ed sector and by day he covers several government functions for AEI. Send me your late pics from 2021 …
Here’s Jack Shaw, he’s been here a few times, with a lovely trout he got into this month because lately the fishing is better than the skiing in Colorado. Need a last minute stocking stuffer? Here’s the worst gift idea ever: Hundreds of pictures of education people with fish in this one of a kind archive, that …