Repetion and aging as it relates to Long Range Trips

I have signed up for another long trip. This time, going fishing with my old friend Brian Kiyohara. I have known Brian a long time. I don't remember exactly when I met Brian - I think I was working at Yo's and going to college? Somewhere around there - it's almost 2013, so that would make it about 25 years ago or so. We fished half days on the Redondo Special, fished for Bay and Sand Bass in King Harbor. Brian has this photographic memory - and he remembers everything. I will be on the boat in a couple of weeks - and am really looking forward to fishing with my old friend. It's a twelve day trip, a tad shorter than the fifteen days of the last few years. I haven't been on the American Angler since it was a day boat out of Point Loma owned by Don Sansome. It was one of the newer boats then - I wonder what year that was? I don't recall what we went fishing for or where we went. But at most it was a day and half trip - more likely an overnight. I am really looking forward to hearing some of Brian's memories as well as fill in lots of gaps in my memories. I mention repetition and aging, as I have recently reviewed this blog - and found that I have become repetitious. Since I have little for excuses for this repetition, I am blaming it on age. This blame also induces mortality checks. But all of it is shadowed by this upcoming trip as I slowly prepare for this upcoming trip, and many thoughts are going through my head. How I have become a member of the captive audience of long range fishing. Since my last trip - I have been lulling myself to sleep at night thinking about flylining a salami over and over. And getting bit over and over. Somehow makes me forget about everything else. I don't really have any burning desire to catch a 300 or 400 lb fish - I just want to be on the boat fishing for big Tuna. What am I going to do if I get tired of fishing for these things? What am I going to lull myself to sleep with then? What a thought! The trip is only 11 days away. WOW!!