Once upon a time in America, people (mostly men) could take an afternoon or even a full day off from work with only the declaration (usually scrawled on a strategically placed note) ‘Gone Fishing!’ I don’t know anyone who’s ever ‘Gone Fishing!’ on impulse, dusty Stuckee’s merchandise and Cracker Barrel t-shirts to the contrary.

I missed my Friday post. Consider this my ‘Gone Fishing’ sign, scrawled in magic marker and stuck to the door of this web site.

(Be back on Monday.)