spinner1,

I agree with the others. A very nice read. It reminded me of my Uncle. One of my biggest regrets is not taking him up on his offer to spend the summer. As a kid every year when we would go visit grandma and all the family in PA, my Uncle Bill would offer to have us boys stay as long as we wanted in the summer. I was alway too afraid to stay. Afraid to be away from my family and worried I would be bored. My father, I love him dearly, isn't an outdoorsman, but Uncle Bill sure was. I grew up in the city, not fishing or hunting. As an adult who discovered the joy of fishing 5 or 6 years ago when my son was in Cub Scouts, I realize now what an opportunity that I would have had spending more time with him. He was definitely one of the Men.