I had a conversation with my Grandmother in Indiana about that book a few weeks ago. That has been my favorite book since I first read it at about the age of 6. My grandmother said that when she sees my fishing pictures it reminds her of how I would hide out in the front room of her house and read The Old Man and the Sea. I bet I read that book 10 times at her house over the years. She said it makes her happy to see me out there doing something I dreamed about as a kid (albeit with much nicer gear
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