Prepared

"Where did you fish?" a writer friend, Ron Wong, asked, looking into my new car, which we'd be talking about.

I glanced in the window and remembered I'd tossed in a light spinning rod and a small bag of lures, "just in case." The trip I'm on is not a fishing trip for me, but when opportunities occur I like to be prepared.

"Nowhere," I answered, "but you never know."

Ron grinned and pointed into the car he had rented for the trip, which was parked right next to my car. Running through the center of the car were two fishing rods that he had toted along for the exact same reason.

"You never know."