Living the Good Life

How Not to Catch Striped Bass

There are many ways to not catch striped bass. Some methods are illegal, such as spear fishing. Others lack common sense, such as dressing as a bait fish and attempting to catch them with your bare hands. However, the ones that I’ve been discovering are more nuanced. As a novice striper fisherman who just figured out how to cast properly, my luck has been poor. My fishing experiences this season have forced me to practice…

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I’m Sorry, Dunkin Donuts: My Iced Coffee Journey

I have a simple relationship with coffee. I typically only drink it on the weekends. I enjoy the taste of coffee, but I’ve worked hard to not develop a dependency on caffeine. On Sunday mornings, my wife and I had a simple routine after Mass. We would get Dunkin’ iced coffees before going to my parents’ house for brunch. But then one day I saw a new sign pup up a quarter mile down the…

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