Fools and Fish

Well the protesters were to lazy to get up with me at 3AM. In fact the “massive” protest planned ended up being somewhat anti-climatic, unless you consider “dozens arrested and over a hundred people marching” massive. Personally my count of what I saw was :

250 extra police officers riding up and down 14th street on Smith & Wesson bicycles

versus

0 protesters

In another story, I pass by a large pool on my way home from work every day. During the winter it resembles a festering swamp. Literally. All the leaves from fall have filled it up and the water is black and evil looking. During the summer it is filled with children using it as the largest public urinal in the area (Not that I ever peed in the pool as a kid, but I hear that some people did. Really, I never did and you can’t prove otherwise. Oh, and if you ever wondered, the water doesn’t turn red, not that I know from personal exper … alright maybe I did once…or twice…or more… but now that I am an adult I don’t ever do it…usually).

Anyways back to my story. On Sunday I saw a large group of people congregating around the black water pool with some sort of pump circulating water. I noticed the next day the same group was back but I notice some had chairs set up around the pool and they were watching the water. On Tuesday they were back and I noticed they weren’t just watching the water but they had fishing poles. Are you kidding me! I almost crashed my truck. Do you understand how surreal it is to see 20-30 sitting around a large swimming pool… fishing! That night my wife and I drove by and I commented on the crazy people at the pool. My wife informed me of the huge sign on the corner that informed all aware people driving down the road that it was a trout “Pool Fish Out.”

You really do see something new everyday. By the way, you only have until this Sunday to fish in my neighborhood pool.