WOW, couple good one-liners there! John needs a leash, I'd say!

Ah man. that totally blows! Really sorry that your friend is going down the Rabbit Hole! You're advice at the end is GOLDEN, but could be expanded to beyond fishing as well. There's more to life than work, and I'm trying to figure out how to get out of the work gig asap, but to continue to support the lifestyle we're accustomed to. Therein lies the rub...

I read the local obits daily, and yesterday I saw that another local retired fella took a dirt nap too young. He had glioblastoma (malignant brain tumor) which was the same ailment that gots my pops (sorry for going all EMO-EVO). Horrible disease, and luckily dad went quick. Anyhow, you never know when your # is up, so no regerts...
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