Fishing and football have one thing in common (for me)

Published 2025-09-14

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There are still people surprised that I like football now. It all started because of Juan: he enjoyed it, and was attracted to it. Eventually we attended a game, the rest is history.[1]

A kid with a fishing rod in a wide river. In the background, a bridge.
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Next I can surprise people because I enjoy fishing now.
Yes, I still haven't caught a single fish...haven't fished a fish? Anyway.

A man looking at the camera, holding with a fishing rod. In the background, the sky.
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After Juan got his rod as a gift from a friend, I bought a cheap one off Walmart and have joined him a few times.
The first time we went out on our own, I even had to disassemble a reel and figure out how it works, after Juan tangled his line and the wire got inside the mechanism.[2].

Becoming a parent and emigrating (and both happened very close together) taught me that I knew a lot less about myself than I thought.
And also that I can still grow and discover new things. For example, fishing and football, which I wouldn't even know I could like if it wasn't for my son...[3]

Sidenote: Colorado Rapids

Rapids just won 2-1 with a goal in literally the last minute of the match. It was an incredfibly tense game. I screamed my lungs off. Wish I was at the stadium.

For the time being I won't do any in-depth analysis of games anymore, they take forever to write and I don't think anyone enjoys them but myself.
But, maybe I start again, just because I like them =P

Footnotes
  1. Some day I will finally write down my story with football. Long post. Some day.
  2. Yes, it happened to me too, 10 minutes later 🤦
  3. Fishing is not a passion the way football is, or not yet. And might never will. But today I suggested we go to the river, which prompted this post.

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