Summertime -- more light for the fisherman means less time at home

Longer days mean there is more time to fish, at least for the devoted fisherman. There's more sunlight during the day -- it doesn't get dark until 8ish now. That means the husband can stay out later without having to come home from fishing.

Summer is not a friend to the fishing widow. Because summer for the fishing widow means coming home after a long day of work to find the husband waiting anxiously. Not out of concern for the fishing widow, and not because the husband is excited to see the fishing widow. No. The husband is waiting anxiously because the fish are biting and he only has four more hours of daylight left.

The fishing widow has to be very careful on days like this. Because if the fishing widow doesn't watch out, the husband is likely to run over her as he rushes out the door once he sees her pulling into the driveway. Ladies, watch for this. It is very real.

"You've got dinner all right, right?" he will call, sometimes waving, as he peals out of the driveway. He will not wait for an answer, of course, even if the fishing widow is yelling back that she planned to call out for pizza. The fish are biting, after all.

So, the fishing widow is left alone. Well, except for the making sure children are fed, bathed and then put to bed part. Usually, the fishing widow is putting the finishing touches on the bedtime story and about to tuck in the kids for the last time when the husband re-appears. Suddenly, he's the hero of the night and the kids jump out of bed and the fishing widow realizes she has another hour of work to do. Because now she has to start the routine all over again.

The fishing widow really hates summer sometimes. At least until hunting season starts up again.