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A SLICE OF THE ONION RIVER: WITH A SIDE OF FROZEN CUSTARD, FRIED CHEESE CURDS, AND THE GREAT AMERICAN ECLIPSE

Isn’t life strange in how a perceived negative somehow transforms into a positive? So a few days ago, when I received a security alert for the website, I logged in to find that bots and even some humans were hard at work trying to bum roll the UTB from sleep-pun intended. It was fascinating to see people from all over the world were suddenly so interested in the UTB. So fascinated indeed that they were attempting brute force attacks ranging from WordPress admin login attempts to more sophisticated probes. Is this something unusual unto itself? Not necessarily, however the volume was above average and it seems that the world of communications has in large part become indifferent to these occurrences just as we’ve become accustomed to the seasons. So what could possibly come out of this situation that is positive or that has anything to do with angling? How about the fact that not just hackers are still interested in the UTB. As I was filtering the security logs, differentiating between bot and human in order to lodge complaints with the respective ISPs for further investigation, I came across those that actually were taking the time to read posts. Not just one post, but all of them. Even though the posts have been Ummmm infrequent, a very select few of you still took the time to kick back and read all of the posts. So the assumption being that they[posts] were either entertaining, helped hone your fishing skills, or both. Regardless of the reason, it’s a reminder of the stories that have not yet been told. So what follows is in large part for you and hopefully you will return and enjoy them, too.

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