Not that this column ever shies away from going a tad off-topic, fishing-wise, but this week, located in the hinterland of winter whateverness, it will be bouncing far and wide.

I’ll commence by directing all y’all to a multi-writer story in this SP issue regarding our winter population, which has been much discussed due to lingering suspicions that many an otherwise summer-only soul is hanging here during these work-at-home times. That’s cool by me.