For anybody with a long enough memory:

Walter was just a mall pet shop koi, a couple of inches long and surely not
destined for any honors in life. But wife Pat thought he'd look "cute" in
a 60-gallon goldfish tank and brought him home. After a couple of years
and approaching a foot long, he went way past cute and was heading for a
starring role in a Japanese monster movie, so after consulting with a local
pond expert, Walter was netted into a big plastic bin and transported to
our 2/3 acre earth pond, home to a number of hardy water lilies in plastic
pails and an undetermined number of large mouth bass. It's been 4 years
now, and Walter swims around like he owns the joint. At close to 3 feet
long, I guess he does. At any rate, I saw him for the first time this year
a couple of days ago, arrogant as ever.
Pat was taken from me two years ago, but that fat koi is a reminder that
the rest of the world goes on regardless.

Peace,


Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at www.albany.net/~gwoods
Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G