Death, Taxes, and Leaky Waders: A John Gierach Fly-Fishing Treasury

Brilliant, witty, perceptive essays about fly-fishing, the natural world, and life in general by the acknowledged master of fishing writers.Death, Taxes, and Leaky Waders collects forty of John Gierach’s finest essays on fishing from six of his books. Like all his writing, these essays are seasoned by a keen sense of observation and a deep knowledge and love of fishing lore, leavened by a wonderfully wry sense of humor. Gierach often begins with an observation that soon leads to something below the surface, which he finds and successfully lands. As Gierach says, writing is a lot like fishing.
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• theconversation .com/agents-of-foreign-influence-with-china-its-a-blurry-line-between-corporate-and-state-interests-112403 (‘  Agents of foreign influence: with China it’s a blurry line between corporate and state interests, John Garrick  ‘)
• theguardian .com/world/2020/may/23/chris-patten-chinas-security-laws-a-betrayal-of-hong-kong-people (‘  The Hong Kong people have been betrayed by China,” and the west should stop kowtowing to Beijing for an illusory “great pot of gold”, Chris Patten was quoted as saying in the Times  ‘)
• goodreads .com/book/show/11285688-fifty-more-places-to-fly-fish-before-you-die? (‘ Chris Santella ‘)
• international.thenewslens .com/article/132352 (‘ Des barrages chinois ont retenu les eaux du Mékong pendant la sécheresse, selon une étude , reuters com ‘ )
• translate.google .com
• ici.radio-canada .ca/nouvelle/1706573/medicom-usine-masques-n95-saint-laurent-coronavirus-covid-19 (‘ 27-05-2020, Medicom installe son usine de masques N95 à Saint-Laurent, Plus de 40 millions de masques y seront fabriqués chaque année. COOL , Made in QUEBEC , Canada ‘)
• 7sur7 be (‘ 25-05-2020, Have a nice day! ‘)
• twitter .com/iingwen/status/1269930544743079937 (‘ 8-06-2020, I’d like to share the beauty & biodiversity of the oceans surrounding #Taiwan for @WorldOceansDay. The oceans enrich our lives & connect us with the global community, & we’re dedicated to promoting sustainable marine development to #ProtectOurHome. Tsai Ing-wen, 蔡英文 ‘)
• theguardian .com/technology/2020/jun/20/scott-morrison-sends-china-a-signal-on-cyber-attack-but-then-fear-turns-into-farce (‘ Peter Jennings thinks this particular attempt to influence China has “almost zero” chance of succeeding. But his view about the government’s thinking is backed up by former Office of National Intelligence analyst Ben Scott. Writing for the Lowy Institute’s Interpreter, Scott notes that Australia – like many countries – is wrestling with how to manage growing cyberspace-based rivalry and looking for a way to “deter adversaries without provoking them”… Yes, it’s that simple, The bandits, thieves try to corrupt people ‘)
• forbes .com/sites/kenrapoza/2020/04/26/china-has-nationalized-its-n95-mask-makers (‘… you haven’t forgotten the famous N95 mask yet, the lack of equipment for caregivers, right? Leo Friedman, CEO of iPromo in Chicago, is right that the Chinese government has either completely taken over or banned major N95 manufacturers like Dasheng Health Products from working directly with buyers. Now people have to get these products through another party – like a broker relationship – that has seven times the price of masks. Because of this teeming China, there are hundreds of thousands of deaths worldwide today. And It is not ever over yet ! ‘)
• theguardian .com/world/2020/jun/29/india-bans-tiktok-after-himalayan-border-clash-with-chinese-troops (‘ L’Inde interdit TikTok après l’affrontement de la frontière himalayenne avec les troupes chinoises, la vallée Galwan, 20 Soldats indiens tués par l’armée chinoise, …Since the buildup of Chinese troops and violent clash at the border, there have been growing calls for a boycott of Chinese goods and investment…  ‘)