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  • Nowhere, Alaska

    Nowhere, Alaska

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    Michael Agostinho
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    I’ve been nowhere for a few hours and gone a day or two without a shower, but that’s about it. Alaska was different. My compatriots and I talked for months about how we’d feel when the float plane took off and left us to our own devices in the Alaskan wilderness. It was surreal and…

  • Compliments and Kindness Don’t Cost a Thing

    Compliments and Kindness Don’t Cost a Thing

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    Michael Agostinho
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    Why do some people hold back on giving compliments? Do we just not think about giving them or do we keep them to ourselves? Does it diminish us to build others up? Complimenting others makes me feel good. Building people up is oh so important for kids, middle aged folks (like myself) and retirees alike.…

  • Back “Home”

    Back “Home”

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    Michael Agostinho
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    I don’t have any immediate family left in New York State these days, but I have enough people that still feel like family. They’re the type of friends you fall back into rhythm with like a musician picking up an old guitar that’s been in a dusty closet for a year. It takes a few…

  • Fishing With a Time Machine

    Fishing With a Time Machine

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    Michael Agostinho
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    If I had a real time machine I’d probably return to a few scenes of fly fishing failure and try to make amends, but that would be cheating. Instead, I prefer to capitalize on the bipolar weather/elevation change in Colorado and use it to my advantage. The flies that worked so well in March have…

  • Signs of Spring

    Signs of Spring

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    Michael Agostinho
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    “All my life through, the new sights of Nature made me rejoice like a child.”  – Marie Curie My father and I visited Cheesman Canyon last week in search of trout and nature.  It’s a Front Range fishery near Denver, so the days tend to warm more rapidly throughout the calendar year compared to other…

  • Reverse Poem: The Best of Everything

    Reverse Poem: The Best of Everything

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    Michael Agostinho
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    I was reading about reverse poems and wanted to give one a shot. Read from top to bottom and bottom to top. Get the best of everything don’t settle for less and work hard for what you deserve because happiness is on the horizon Aim high battle the slow drip of mediocrity and take the…

  • One of One

    One of One

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    Michael Agostinho
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    You are one of one. Just like each unique snowflake that has ever taken flight, you are you and you are special, so don’t forget it. The holiday season presents many joys, challenges, special moments and yes, presents. Families come together from afar or just down the street to celebrate much more than just togetherness.…

  • Holiday Greetings

    Holiday Greetings

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    Michael Agostinho
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    I love and hate airports, but mostly love them. Watching the anticipation of a holiday greeting makes me smile even though 99.99% of the people I witness smile, hug, or cry, I will never see again. There’s just something about it. Let’s be honest, holiday travel isn’t easy sometimes and Mother Nature rarely cooperates so…

  • Staring at the Sun

    Staring at the Sun

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    Michael Agostinho
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    If I’m being honest, I never imagined I’d ever visit the state of Arkansas. However, there are some famous rivers such as the White and Little Red, which hold brown trout that would eat the browns I’ve been catching recently. In 1992, a 40 pound brown trout was caught below Greer’s Ferry Lake (where we…