From the gut

This weekend The New York Times ran a story about a 76-year old man named Bobby Kirk who has become an overnight sensation based on his penchant for simple observations well put. The whole thing started with a local news interview in which Mr. Kirk suggested it was too hot to fish. (Actually, what he said was, “I never got a bite. I reckon it was too hot.”)

The Times speculates about the reason for all the attention. One reporter suggests: “He’s just a plain-spoken, average guy. I think it’s just time for the average guy’s opinion to come out.”

I have my own opinion: Bobby Kirk is no ‘average guy.’ He’s an extraordinary guy, a poet in the truest sense of the word, in a way that’s been lost to modern culture. Continue Reading »