Everyone is gifted when it comes from the heart as Doug's just did. Surely made tears come into this 65 year old's eyes. I was once a 14 year old fly tyer who gave it up for more years than I want to admit. Oh, the good times and good flies that I missed tying are more than countless. Guess that's why I got back into the "groove" again and with all the excitement and zeal of a much younger person. Yes, I'm trying to make up for all those lost years!
JIMMY
Deborah Duran wrote:
Now I'm wondering if this is jimmy logging in under a different name..... Or do we have more than just a few very gifted writers on this board???????--
----- Original Message -----
From: Dr. Doug Miller <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, November 24, 2002 7:49 PM
Subject: Re: [VFB] Thread
I couldn't resist this one!
Each spool of thread costs about $1.50 per spool, depending on
the thread, of course.
Each spool holds about 200 yards of thread, several hours of
meditative time at the tying bench, and an untokld number of
dreams and memories.
Each spool holds the promise - and the hope - of the
once-in-a-lifetime adventure.
Each spool moves every fly tyer one fly closer to the awesome
perfection of A.K. Best; the innovation of Bob Clouser; the
precision of Gary Borger; the understanding of Earnest Hemmingway.
If - not when - you grow "old and have nothing better to do",
my young friend, I can assure you that there will be few memories
worthy of the spool of thread you now possess.
For you see, thread is not only the first in a series of materiel
to be placed upon the altar of our hopes called a hook - it is the
stuff dreams are forged from! I am not so sure that I own my
thread; perhaps my thread owns me!
I will be 57 by the end of this month - old by your standards.
(Remember I was once there, too, and thought the same thing) My
"tired, old" eyes have seen things which I hope you never witness;
my ears have heard the cries of hunger and despair; my home has
been invaded by the homeless and the ruthless. I have been tested
and found wanting; yet forgiven.
On those evenings when I must retreat from the world to gain
perspective, I sit at my fly tying bench with a simple $1.50 spool
of thread and begin to weave a better world where the water is
gin-clear, the trout are ravenous, and I have "nothing better to
do" than to pray I can be an unobrusive part of it all.
May God bless you! And may your fingers know the joy of your
thread!
Doug
----- Original Message -----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Sunday, November 24, 2002 6:07 PM
Subject: Re: [VFB] Thread
No i just didn't know how much all of my stuff was worth. I
figure i will get intrested in it again one day when im old
and have nothing better to do that sit around but right now im
15 and a little busy of all of this with school and all.
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