Joe Fish, the part time clerk said

Movie time interrupted the normal update of the weekly scopes, and everything went up a little early. Next weekend is a holiday, and who knows how that will affect the scopes. Got a busy week coming up because there’s an overnight to Dallas for family business, a strictly leisure trip out west, and a few missed clients in the last couple of days. My movie companion offered sage business advice, “You check with your client to confirm, don’t you?” I usually just do via e-mail, it’s easier for me. Sunday afternoon was interesting. Between a hot day at the lake, and an afternoon stroll abandoned downtown streets, I found myself in in a place I had been meaning to visit for a long time: Adventures in Crime and Space on Sixth Street, a legendary bookstore. “You were looking at Science Fiction so I was surprised when you bought that,” Joe Fish, the part time clerk said, indicating my selection, “and if you like that, you’ll enjoy this one, too,” he continued, as he got another book out. The conversation quickly turned to BBQ, and we had a lively discussion about the best places to find BBQ in the hinterland south and east of Austin. The BBQ trail is livening up this summer. “Deep in every angler’s soul is a secret confidence in his own special prowess that impels him to keep fishing in the face of common sense, basic science, financial ruin, and even natural disasters.” (Double Whammy by Carl Hiassen. NY: Time Warner Books, 1987. p. 295)