Talking with my good river rat friend, John Spurvey, a man who keeps time in check. Today is his birthday, a young age of 44. Davide that by 2 and you start to understand what John is all about. John will always be in every eddy, every waive train and in every sand filled camp site. He is the life of the party. Limestone cliffs and trees that hold and part the river, Johns laughter still echoes, a tone that I believe shapes Yankee Jim. Cheers to John, 44 years, 16060 days of laughter and smiles.