{"id":3340,"date":"2015-11-06T08:31:01","date_gmt":"2015-11-06T13:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/?p=3340"},"modified":"2015-09-07T13:32:26","modified_gmt":"2015-09-07T18:32:26","slug":"its-friday-again-so-have-some-more-fish-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/?p=3340","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s Friday Again, So Have Some More Fish."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A souvenir snapshot of a catch made on a fishing trip at Esperance Western Australia, on which our son Ivan was the only successful angler, and he&#8217;s justifiably proud of his impressive snapper. \u00a0He can probably remember how I\/he? cooked it and how wonderful it tasted, though I confess I don&#8217;t remember that. However the the sun-bleached hair and golden tan attest to hours and days spent on the beach and in the water there. Well probably mornings on the beach, really, as Esperance summer afternoons are often windy and cooler, if not downright cold. \u00a0The water&#8217;s always cold there, IMHO.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/?attachment_id=3341\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3341\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3341\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/?attachment_id=3341\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Ivan-8-holding-fish_edited-4.jpg?fit=500%2C357&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,357\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ivan 8 holding fish_edited-4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Ivan-8-holding-fish_edited-4.jpg?fit=300%2C214&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Ivan-8-holding-fish_edited-4.jpg?fit=500%2C357&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3341\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Ivan-8-holding-fish_edited-4.jpg?resize=500%2C357&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Ivan 8 holding fish_edited-4\" width=\"500\" height=\"357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Ivan-8-holding-fish_edited-4.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Ivan-8-holding-fish_edited-4.jpg?resize=300%2C214&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><em>\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">I admit\/confess to taking this oddly composed photo<\/span> ! <\/em><\/span>And we have quite a number similarly shot in the 80&#8217;s, \u00a0These diagonal pics are usually of people, mostly single figures, but sometimes a small group. \u00a0Encouraged by the square photos produced by that particular camera, I&#8217;m sure I thought such photos were sooo interesting, &#8216;creative&#8217; even. \u00a0Good grief.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In Douglas Adams&#8217; book <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><i>&#8220;So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish&#8221;<\/i><\/span>\u00a0the dolphins really tried to warn humans of the danger from the Vogons who were on their way to demolish the planet Earth. \u00a0But the humans didn&#8217;t understand the dolphins&#8217; very physical communication movements, and thinking they were merely very clever entertainers, rewarded each dolphin trick with fish treats. \u00a0At last the dolphins gave up on their efforts to warn the humans, leaving them this message as they fled the planet : <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">&#8220;So long and thanks for all the fish&#8221;<\/span> <\/em><span style=\"color: #333333;\">which of course makes perfect sense.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0According to <span style=\"color: #993300;\"><a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/So_Long,_and_Thanks_for_All_the_Fish\" target=\"_blank\">Wiki<\/a><\/span>\u00a0this phrase has been adopted by some science fiction fans as a humorous signing off, and so here, at the end of the fish treats on friday series, I&#8217;m using it to sign off today. \u00a0 It&#8217;s the end of the series only, though, and of course\u00a0I\u00a0will resume it if \u00a0that particular muse strikes again \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A souvenir snapshot of a catch made on a fishing trip at Esperance Western Australia, on which our son Ivan was the only successful angler, and he&#8217;s justifiably proud of his impressive snapper. \u00a0He can probably remember how I\/he? cooked it and how wonderful it tasted, though I confess I don&#8217;t remember that. 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