I finished my Christmas shopping today at 4:07 PM EST - a whole day early (for me, anyway).
Time for some rum with a shot of eggnog in it....
"There is no royal road to this heavy surf-fishing. With all the appliances for comfort experience can suggest, there is a certain amount of hard work to be done and exposure to be bourne as a part of the price of success." From "Striped Bass," Scribner's Magazine, 1881.