High priests and healers, or shamans, frequently had their own powerful totems, in whose masks they could exorcise evil spirits, punish enemies, locate game or fish, predict the weather, and, most importantly, cure disease.
Big is useful for fishing enemies out of ponds and for his hardy nature in the face of harsh environments.
While he remains a tough, foul-mouthed scrapper, he is more likely these days to give a dog dish to a senator who got a new puppy (as he did to Kent Conrad this summer) than send a dead fish to an enemy (as he did two decades ago as a brash young campaign aide).
I understand the former Devil Rays now shun sea life, and who better to employ than a fish's natural enemy in the feline, but cats have no place on a baseball diamond.
To protect the fish from their enemy (your cat), cover the upper part of aquarium with a plastic lid or wooden ply.
Over the millennia, kites have been used to ward off evil, deliver messages, represent the gods, raise banners, discover natural phenomena, propel craft, drop propaganda leaflets, catch fish, spy on enemies, send radio signals, measure the weather, photograph the Earth, and lift passengers skyward.
It was called the Trout Memo and compared the deception of an enemy in wartime to fly fishing.
The early arc of "House of Cards," which moves along at a smooth, polished clip, shows Francis taking out his enemies like so many unfortunate fish in a barrel.
"He wouldn't have any enemies -- unless it was a fish worth eating".
