CAS-ual Fridays CFC 54 - Manly Man

I hope you are having a sunny Sunday!  We are overcast with coastal fog here.  Keep that in mind when you look at my outstanding photography below.

I'm playing today in another favorite challenge I have missed.  This time, Michele is challenging us to make a clean and simple masculine card using designer paper.  Most of the players are making Dad cards and I am no exception:

Mister is away on a motorcycle ride, so I was able to sneak a thingie from his tackle box.  I always found it amusing that the full name is "fish and tackle box."  Yet all the times I have good-wifedly sat on the bank, I never once saw Mister tackle a fish. 

And while we're at it, why is it called a bank?  Because sediment is deposited there?  I'm proud of that answer and now a bit sad that Mister doesn't read my postings.  You see Mister is a geologist and he would grin to know I was paying attention back in the 1900s when we fished, before he concepted that it wasn't for him and he turned to motorcycles as a hobby.  Nevertheless, sweetly, he keeps that old tackle box in case one day the twins want to try fish tackling.  (Or, ahem, the Mrs. needs a fishing embellishment.)

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One more thing about the card I made and fishing and words.  Did you notice the funky way I made the corners?  Didja get it? I "angled" them because fisher dudes are also called "anglers."  Because first you angle your way to the bank and then you line up your tackle.

Now yesterday I gave you the Word Of The Day.  I don't plan to do it every time, but I checked today and I'd like to know which one of you has connections with the person at Google Headquarters who decides what word to use as the Word Of The Day.  Speak up!  Because I like smart alexs, and someone picked the perfect word for me.

ventose \VEN-tohs\ , adjective:

Given to empty talk; windy.

Fine.  I'm leaving.

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Paper:  California Paper Goods, sparkly gray;
  Bazzill white; DCVW, I think, designer paper
Cuttlebug Alphabet
fishing thingie; gold brad
Corner chomper