I have personally been the recipient of some gracious and kind folks over the past few years. It takes you back, it does!

This has been returned in kind too and have made a few friends because of it. It's not something I've done randomly for the most part but the generosity of some members of various boards I report on has amazed me.

I try to carry a positive "half full" as opposed to "half empty" attitude towards life and dealing with people. Most times that has been fullfilling and sometimes I don't think I do it enough.

I recently had a really nice, custom made bamboo rod given to me by a good friend that I've come to know just recently. It brought me to my knees, I'll tell ya!!

Onstream, there have been a few times when the conversation took a turn that enabled me to share a fly or two with some unknowns that didn't have a pattern that I knew worked well at the time. It gives you a great feeling inside, especially if you run across that person again at a later date.

Jeremy.