> >From: Dear Abby:
> >
> >I have been so blessed in my life. Great parents, great wife and kids,
> >great job, and great education.
> >
> >When I finally retired, I could hardly wait to spend time enjoying my
> >favorite pastime -- bass fishing. I got my own little fishing boat and
> >tried to get my wife to join me, but she just never liked fishing.
Finally,
> >one day at the Bait & Tackle Shop, I got to talking to Sam the shop owner
> >who it turned out loves bass fishing as much as I do. We quickly became
> >fishing buddies. As I said the wife doesn't care about fishing; she not
> >only refuses to join us she always complains that I spend too much time
> >fishing.
> >
> >A few weeks ago Sam and I had the best fishing trip ever. Not only did I
> >catch the most beautiful bass you've ever seen, only a few minutes later
> >Sam must have caught his twin brother! So I took a picture of Sam
holding
> >up the two nice bass that we caught and showed the picture to the wife
> >hoping that maybe she'd get interested. Instead she says she doesn't
want
> >me to go fishing at all anymore! And she wants me to sell the boat! I
think
> >she just doesn't like to see me enjoying myself.
> >
> >What would you do? Tell the wife to forget it and continue my hobby or
> >quit fishing and sell the boat as she insists?
> >
> >Thanks, A fisherman
> >
> >PS I have enclosed the picture of Sam showing off the bass we caught.
>
> __________________________________________________ __
> >
> >I have been so blessed in my life. Great parents, great wife and kids,
> >great job, and great education.
> >
> >When I finally retired, I could hardly wait to spend time enjoying my
> >favorite pastime -- bass fishing. I got my own little fishing boat and
> >tried to get my wife to join me, but she just never liked fishing.
Finally,
> >one day at the Bait & Tackle Shop, I got to talking to Sam the shop owner
> >who it turned out loves bass fishing as much as I do. We quickly became
> >fishing buddies. As I said the wife doesn't care about fishing; she not
> >only refuses to join us she always complains that I spend too much time
> >fishing.
> >
> >A few weeks ago Sam and I had the best fishing trip ever. Not only did I
> >catch the most beautiful bass you've ever seen, only a few minutes later
> >Sam must have caught his twin brother! So I took a picture of Sam
holding
> >up the two nice bass that we caught and showed the picture to the wife
> >hoping that maybe she'd get interested. Instead she says she doesn't
want
> >me to go fishing at all anymore! And she wants me to sell the boat! I
think
> >she just doesn't like to see me enjoying myself.
> >
> >What would you do? Tell the wife to forget it and continue my hobby or
> >quit fishing and sell the boat as she insists?
> >
> >Thanks, A fisherman
> >
> >PS I have enclosed the picture of Sam showing off the bass we caught.
>
> __________________________________________________ __

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