The Beginning
Avocato. A hybridization of the words avocation and avocado . Possibly hilarious. Probably not. Avocation: a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation, especially for enjoyment; a hobby. Avocado: one hell of a nice thing to eat. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~` I have a ton of hobbies. I love them all and have varying degrees of success with them. When I spend a day wading through the Blue River here in Colorado trying to fool some idiot trout into chomping down on one of my poorly tied flies but instead walk away with nothing but a sunburn and the stink of failure, I seriously think about stopping by the grocery store and picking up a couple of those poor, gauzy-eyed farm-raised bastards and tricking the wife into thinking that my stink is not of failure, but instead sweaty, high-country success. But I'm not going to lie to her like that, or to me, and with my luck I would swipe my King Soopers card at checkout and it woul