This story is a bit out of the ordinary here at Affectional Writ, but it’s worth passing on.

Man uses Barbie fishing rod to make record catch

Friday, August 22, 2008 2:51 AM EDT
The Associated Press

ELKIN, N.C. (AP) — David Hayes’ granddaughter just asked him to hold her Barbie rod and reel while she went to the bathroom. He did. And seconds later he landed the state record channel catfish at 21 pounds, 1 ounce.

Alyssa’s father had bought the pink Barbie fishing rod for Christmas and she had caught a few bluegill before her grandfather hauled in the catfish.

The Winston-Salem Journal reported the catch Aug. 5 in eastern Wilkes County has been certified as a record by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission.

Hayes and his granddaughter have been fishing in the pond behind his house since she was big enough to hold a pole.

Hayes said his granddaughter worried he would break her rod. He landed the 21-pound fish on a 6-pound test line. It was 32 inches long, 2 inches longer than the rod.

I want to draw your attention to a new sidebar element that I just added. On the right side of the site, a section called “Quotables” lists small quotations that I either hear or read from someone. I like to dig up some great ones from men of the past, but also to snatch some gems from the wise men of today.

Here is a collection of the ones I’ve posted so far:

• “When it rains on our party we assume we planned the party for the wrong time. But maybe God wants us wet.” (Sean Higgins)
• “I am convicted that it takes intense suffering for me to cry out to God to face the daily battle, when this battle always existed but when I was healthy I was numbed to it.” (Andrew Mark)
• “Leadership is having all the service, not the glory.” (Dr. Varner)
• “Every fresh act of sin lessens fear and remorse, hardens our hearts, blunts the edge of our conscience, and increases our evil inclination.” (J.C. Ryle)
• “God’s sovereignty does not negate our responsibility to pray, but rather makes it possible to pray with confidence.” (Jerry Bridges)
• “It is the incessant turmoil of the world and the constant attraction of earthly things that take away the soul from Christ.” (C.H. Spurgeon)
• “Standing in front of God is awesome. Everything else is a misuse of the word.” (Dr. Simons)

I know this video is a little cheesy at points, but I think it makes its point well.

This is an interesting presentation of the woman at the well.

Kill the cuttlefish. Stick to sincerity.

“The great enemy of clear language is insincerity. When there is a gap between one’s real and one’s declared aims, one turns as it were instinctively to long words and exhausted idioms, like a cuttlefish spurting out ink.”

George Orwell, “Politics and the English Language”, 1946 English essayist, novelist, & satirist (1903 – 1950)

Here at Affectional Writ posts have always been written text for you to read, which I think is one of the basic definitions of a blog – readable text. But now, you not only have the option to read the Writ, but also to LISTEN to the Writ. That’s right, Affectional Writ has been podcasted. Courtesy of odiogo, you can subscribe to the podcast and listen to the posts on the go.

Click on the link below to access the podcast page where there are further instructions on how to subscribe and where you can download posts individually.

affectional writ podcast

Note: I understand that probably 100% of my readers would never feel the desire to listen to what I write here, but it being a cool, new innovation, I thought I’d give it a shot.