Archive for the ‘Just Slightly Off-Topic’ Category

Is American Idol Next?

Posted on December 15, 2009, 11:12 pm, by JB, under Humor(?), Just Slightly Off-Topic, What I Put Up With.

There is a problem with having too much fly-tying material. Sooner or later, you will find yourself like this. It is not a flattering place to be. But, the FF&W [blog] is not about flattery, it is about raw, unadorned truth, stripped of the fetters of pride, cleansed of the needs of self, and driven [...]

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Lorem Ipsum Dolor

Posted on November 8, 2009, 9:04 pm, by JB, under Books, Just Slightly Off-Topic.

Those three little words may seem like nonsensical Latin (or at least chunks of Latin), but they have special meaning to the publishing world. They are the start of a project, filler text used to approximate the real thing, until the real thing can be placed. I recently flowed the famed lorem ipsum sequence onto [...]

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A Favorite Fly-Fishing Movie

Posted on November 8, 2009, 5:05 pm, by JB, under 24fps, Edutainment, Humor(?), Just Slightly Off-Topic.

Don’t let the title fool you, this is actually a dramatic portrayal of a fly-fishing life intertwined with the sad realities of modern-day living, all reflected against a backdrop of canine competition.
Last night, I watched (for the Nth time) one of my all-time favorite fly-fishing movies, Best in Show (directed by Christopher Guest). It has [...]

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