Nothing Better to do

Nothing better to do

I fish almost every day. I find myself saying this to a lot of people “I had nothing better to do”. Usually this phrase has negative connotations. For example “Even though it was a blowout I watched the Sox game because I had nothing better to do”. For me it is the opposite. Within driving distance and within a reasonable budget I really can’t think of anything better to do most days or nights than fish.

I love going to the movies and compared to most people I go much more. Yet over the past year, almost every time I think about seeing a movie, I think about it cutting into my fishing time and that turns me off to the idea.   I have no problem going to the movies alone during a weekday. I used to do it all the time. Lately as you can see from my posts I choose fishing instead. I have gone to the movies a few times this year, usually with Laurie or DJ. If I make plans with them, I force myself to go.
I used to go on a lot of day trips. DJ and I have been everywhere within an hour and a half drive. When he was growing up I took him everywhere. Zoos, the Freedom Trail, Concord, Salem, Plymouth Rock, Battleship Cove and Museums are places we have gone. We have done most of those things multiple times. I don’t know if it’s because he is grown up or if I have gone to these places so many times that I have lost interest. Given the choice of going to Plymouth to see all the small attractions or to fish …well it’s a no brainer. The only exception to this is the Museum of Fine Art which is awesome. However the hassle to get there limits my enthusiasm to going only once every couple years.
So next time you see me out in the cold, fishing for winter time stripers or sitting in a cold spring rain carp or trout fishing, if I tell you “ I had nothing better to do”, just smile and know I am enjoying myself.
On a side note does anyone every say something had “positive connotations”