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On Monday, my friend and I took my two boys and his girl out for a boat ride on the ocean.

“It's what the record of decision calls for”

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has backed away from a proposal to take more water from the Trinity River this year, citing a 2000 Interior Secretary decision on fisheries restoration. via Times-Standard

“I hope everyone has plenty of paper or time for E-mails because that is what it is going to take. I will be sending out some sample letters that you may use to help with this battle.”

A neighbor tells me "I like every season. In winter I like the summer and in summer I like winter." My thing is, make up your mind. via Times-Standard

“A couple of days of rain should perk things up.”

From the north the word from guide Rich Mossholder is that the fishing is slow, at least at the Smith and Chetco rivers. via Times-Standard

“It's sad to see his life ended that way, after serving in the Army and the sheriff's department to die in an accident, it's really not the way to go.”

Ben Austin, a retired sheriff's deputy who went on to serve on the Kern County Board of Supervisors, was killed in an automobile accident in Idaho Sunday. via KGET-TV Bakersfield

“The lower Trinity is just coming into good fishing condition”

It finally hit me. With all the work he has to do, why does Santa Claus have a garden? It's simply because he likes to hoe, hoe, hoe. via Times-Standard

“I used a new orange puffball with a tiny piece of roe at the lower end of the Chetco”

What did the sun say when it was introduced to the earth? "Pleased to heat you." Fortunately for those of us living on the North Coast they still meet occasionally. via Times-Standard

Small towns, well, they just do things differently. Like Christmas, for example. via Times-Standard