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mouths of people dressed in rub
her It might rem ind us how ab
surd and poisonous the lies are and
how much they cost us all
So we have the month of har
vest and accounting Nature gives
us pum kins and zucchini In fa ir
ness to the oft maligned zucchini
we might carve a few extra pump
kins for the fron t porch railin g in
election years Call them Bob or
Bill w George
frie n d ly names,
and leave em o ut after Halloween
W hat the hey leave em there clear
till election day In next m onths
column our science departm ent
might give us a hint about what o l
Bob and Bill and George might 1<x>k
like after just a few short weeks
exposed to even our generous cli
mate, and our political analysts
could tell us w hether judging can
didates on the basis of pum pkin
polls accurately reflects our op
tions T ruth be known, you can t do
this w ith zucchini There are some
things even a zucchini won t do
MEANWHILE,
T h e re is a s p o t, a c o v e ,
on
P a u lin a L ake
I re m e m b e r
fro m
y e a r s a g o w hen t h e r e w e r e m any
fe w e r b o a ts and o u tb o a r d s v e ry
ra re
We ro w e d t h e n , t h r e e
or
fiv e
or
te n
m ile s
a
day,
a c c o r d i n g t o t h e m e th o d o f o u r
fis h in g .
O nce
I a n ch o red
o ff
th is
cove to
fis h and,
u n m o le s te d
by n i b b l e s , f e l l
in to a
so rt
of
re v e ry .
s ta rin g
w ith o u t
c o n s c io u s
th o u g h t
at
th a t
a n c ie n t
la k e s h o re
I had
a
c o m p a n io n t h a t
day.
a
young
woman
w ith
whom
I ’d
been
c o n s o rtin g
fo r
a
w h ile .
To
h e r. fis h in g ,
if
it
w as
to
maKe a n y
sense
at
a ll,
w as
r e a s o n a b le o n ly i f i t p ro d u c e d
f i s h . She becam e e d g y .
Say,
w e 'v e
been
s ittin g
h e re f o r e v e r ,' sh e s a id ,
and
you h a v e n ’t even
had n
b ite
S h o u ld n ’ t
you
nt
le a s t
try
d i f f e r e n t b a i t o r s o m e th in g ?
R em em b er.
I
w as
in
th a t
r e v e r y w h ic h , i n f a c t , c l o s e l y
re s e m b le d s n o o z e . F u r th e r m o r e ,
I w is h e d
to
re m a in
in
th a t
c o n d 1 1 1 o n .
Shhh,
1
w h is p e re d .
p o in tin g
in
th e
g e n eral
d ire c tio n
of
th e
sh o re .
t h i s is
th e tim e
th e
u n i c o r n s co m e dow n t o
d rin k
The la d y h ad s m a ll ro m a n c e
in
h e r , and
w ith th o s e
w o rd s
I
lo s t a ll h er
r e s p e c t and
a ll
c h a n c e o f e v e r c o n v in c in g
her
of
any
u tility
in
fis h in g .
I n e v i t a b l y we s o o n p a r t e d
I w as f o r t u n a t e e n o u g h t o g o
b ack to P a u lin a L ake j u s t
th e
o th e r d a y .I h av e
a m o to r
fo r
■■■ < : -i t now a n d
m o to rs on t h e
la k e . Y et
th a t
C ove
h asn ’t
changed.
The
a n c i e n t la n d s c a p e
re m a in s
as
i t has
fo r m ille n n ia
It
is
p ro te c te d
fro m
th e
v
l
C t n im F u j i
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I t is n o t v e ry f a s h io n a b le
t o be h o jie f u l a b o u t p o l i t i c o
or p o litic ia n s .
I w ent w ith
th e i n t e n t o f m a in ta in in g a
c o o l , u n im p r e s s e d ( p o l i t i c a l l y
s o p h is tic a te d ) fa c ad e .
Some
o f my f r i e n d s m ig h t h a v e had
t r o u b l e r e c o g n i z i n g m e, th e
way I d i s g r a c e d m y s e l f , wav
in g my h a n d s a n d c h e e r i n g
a lo n g w ith e v e r y o n e e l s e , o r
s h o u t i n g " B i l l ! B i l l ! " a s Mr.
C l i n t o n made h i s way s lo w ly
t h r o u g h t h e c ro w d , s h a k in g
hands.
I d id f i n a l l y g e t to se e
h i m * - a f t e r t h e c ro w d t t u n n e d
and I c o u ld c lim b up o n to
o n e o f t h e w ooden b a r r i e r s .
" T h e r e he i s ! " t h e man n e x t
to me a n n o u n c e d a s tie s m ile d
a t m e, s e v e r a l t e e t h m i s s i n g .
P o s s i b l y he was a l s o l a c k i n g
a home o r a j o b .
He may
h a v e a l o t m ore i n v e s t e d
in s e e i n g t h e c u r r e n t p o l i t i c a l
re g im e t o p p l e th a n I d o .
But
t h e r e we w e r e , g r i n n i n g l i k e
fo o ls a t one a n o th e r .
O k a y , so i t was a l i t t l e
s illy .
A b it n a iv e .
But 1
w a s in good c o m p a n y , 1 t e l l
y o u . To t h o s e o f u s s i c k an d
t i r e d o f th e d e s t r u c t i v e
h y p o c r i s y o f t h e R e a g a n /B u s h
y e a r s , i t was a moment s l i c e d
o u t o f tim e t o a l l o w o u r s e l v e s
a te e n y b i t o f o p tim is m , b e ­
c a u s e H ill C lin to n and th e
D e m o c ra ts j u s t m ig h t w in in
N o v e m b e r.
B e s id e s , i t f e l t good.
If
you h a v e t o i n v e s t in s o m e t h i n g ,
why n o t i n v e s t in some h o p e ?
I t ' s e a s i e r on y o u r h e a l t h
th a n d e s p a i r .
Maybe B i l l C l i n t o n w i l l w in
an d d i s a p p o i n t u s (som e w o u ld
p e s s i m i s t i c a l l y a rg u e th a t t h i s
is a fo re g o n e c o n c lu s io n ) .
But a t l e a s t h e 's t a l k i n g
a g g r e s s i v e l y a b o u t some o f th e
im p o r ta n t i s s u e s , w h ile th e
R e p u b l i c a n s w o n d e r w h e re t h e i r
f a m i l y r i g h t s a g e n d a w ent a w ry .
And i f you n e e d o t h e r , m ore
s u b j e c t i v e re a s o n s to v o te
fo r B ill C lin to n , h e re a re a
few o f my ow n:
1) h e 's m a r r i e d t o H i l l a r y
Cl i n t o n ;
2) he d o e s n o t h a v e t h e
sam e b e a d y , s h i f t y e y e s a s
You - Know - Who;
3) he h a s h o n e s t - t o g o o d n e s s
la u g h l i n e s ( a lw a y s a g o o d s i g n )
an d
4) he c a n c o r r e c t l y m a tc h
s u b j e c t an d v e r b t e n s e s when
s p e a k in g e x te m p o ra n e o u s ly .
1 have o n ly one th in g I
w o u ld s a y t o M r. C l i n t o n i f
I c o u l d - - I ' l l v o t e f o r y o u , an d
I ' l l y e l l an d w ave my h a n d s
and s ta m p my f e e t f o r y o u ,
b u t i f I make a f o o l o u t o f
m y s e l f f o r n o t h i n g , I am
r e a l l y g o in g t o be u p s e t .
IN NKWPOKT
FISHING PAULINA LAKE
(503) 436 2832
C J N T O
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c e r t a i n b e n is o n c e beyond l i g h t
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b o a t w e ll
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I hanks to everyone especially
Mark and Sandra Tall was rung in
w ith a Fabulous Bash Perhaps the
stranglehold on summer w ill blow
away w ith the autumn leaves
I hope you enjoyed your summer
Those of you shaking in apoplectic fits
in the dark (for whatever reason» can
take heart in the sound of thunder
I Ins being the issue of issues
this column w ill focus on the tissue
issue Folks that enjoyed some fa irly
decent surf during late July and early
August may or may not have noticed
hits of w hite paper floating in the
hneup It was masticated sewage If
you are upset hv this you are cer
ta in ly encouraged to exercise your
right to protest action, and over
react ion
I he Sui i i ! ier foundation u ill
accept w ater samples from your fa
vorite, or not so fa vorite break
Those samples containing the afore
mentioned flotsam and jetsam would
provide a good sample Last months
issue deleted the number to call,
soi ry (see below) People desiring
more im m ediate action may call Sea
side Public Works Adm 738 551 1
and ask for an explanation of sewage
discharge, and or treatm ent If you
would rather or decide not to decide,
you can just keep surfing The waves
w ill come or not regardless of what is
floating in the water
fin a lly . I was asked to explain
my sell or rather my collective selves
(i e Surfers) Why is it you do what
you d(P
Who is it you do. when you do
what you do7
As fa r as I can tell, we represent
a skewed cross section of Scxnety.
proned to regional differences in
climate, and beer preferences
I II refer people looking fo r the
mental equivalent of navel lin t to one
of the last issues of the New Yorker
I he article went on Ad Nauseam
about an overpaid hyper th yro id
doctor who lives to surf, or saves
lives to accumulate more wealth and
neurosis to feel the need to surf I
don t gel it either As a chronic un
derachieving other focused escapist,
seeking solace in another w orld I m
hard pressed to pontificate on human
nature
Fugs from the hills! You know
what that means!
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