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new fish

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-seven years and one million words

Toronto, 2012.07.14

Today I took Ken out on an expedition to Parliament and Carlton to a pet store for some new fish.

I also bought some medicine to treat the fish in the small tank to ensure that whatever it was that charged through and killed all but two of the earlier inmates. I'll be monitoring the situation closely. For the small tank we've restocked on neons. For the large tank I've added six golden zebra danios. I don't think I've ever had danios over the years, they seem a nice addition.

It was so hot today that my little thermos of ice cubes had completely melted by the time we got to the pet store.

rand()m quote

One day you will take a fork in the road, and you're going to have to make a decision about which direction you want to go. If you go one way, you can be somebody. You will have to make compromises and you will have to turn your back on your friends. But you will be a member of the club and you will get promoted and get good assignments. Or you can go the other way and you can do something [...] for yourself. If you decide to do something, you may not get promoted and get good assignments and you certainly will not be a favorite of your superiors. But you won't have to compromise yourself. To be somebody or to do something. In life there is often a roll call. That's when you have to make a decision. To be or to do.

—John Boyd, US Air Force