CHEAPER GAS MEANS MORE MONEY FOR...

In a recent posting, I indicated that gasoline prices in Louisville and Elizabethtown had dropped below $2.00 per gallon. Euphoria and a heady state of elation reigned supreme in the wake of that monumental announcement. Imagine if you can, then, the feelings of utter jubilation when I filled up the day before yesterday and payed $1.72 per gallon. One of the great benefits of the continually dropping gas prices (aside from the obviously lower cost of travel) is that it provides more money for me to engage in the quintessential pastime of the ages. . . "Trickin' and Killin'.

Ah yes, 'Trickin' and Killin'', a quaint euphemistic expression that many other people commonly refer to as FISHING! Because when you get right down to it, that's what fishing is all about. It's all about trickin' em and then eatin' em. . . so there's gotta be a little killin' 'em involved.

The exception of course would be catch and release, which I call "Trickin' and Playin'".

In the final equation it simply means fishing. Yes boys and girls, ladies and gentlemen. . . Fishing! Glorious, magnificent, peaceful, relaxing yet stimulating FISHING. Fishing in November in the temperate climes of Kentucky. And because of lower gas prices, I now have a small, but sufficient, bump up in my disposable income that justifies more frequent trips to Walmart, Bass Pro Shops and Cabelas for fishing equipment. The only significant wrinkle to actually ENJOYING this increase in fishing equipment is finding the time to go as often as I'd like.

Hmmmmmm. . . wonder how many vacation days I have remaining. Incidentally, I fabricated the picture of the gas station but the story is true. . .we really paid $1.72 a gallon when we filled up this week with the Kroger discount card.