hey, man, welcome back. reid is wrong about me and jeffie. jeff
don't know **** about ducks. for my part, if they fly, they die.

....au contraire mon ami... i know this about ducks: if they waddle down
a highway they won't make it to the flyway! i also know dining on duck
breast cooked on a grill set above embers in a fireplace, in the chill
of a winter evening, accompanied with good spirits and friends is some
of the best nourishment a human soul can find.

of course, hunting highway duck in a truck has a limited season and
geography. but, i expect i am among the deadliest and most experienced
at the sport.

i also excel at harvesting the elusive power line dove, and those that
remain in a field waiting to be kicked to the dinner table.

and
defending people charged with crimes is still the most honorable
profession on the planet.

oyez, oyez, oyez!!


jeff (exhaling in groan-ville, tarpon fishing in the pamlico)