Had this flush occured on a day with a full moon, the author would likely have scored a double.
Did you know it was a full moon on Friday night? In fact, Friday night's moon was the brightest it'll be for the entire 2010 year. I didn't need to look at a calendar to know it was going to be a full moon on Friday night. The crazy phone calls and emails during the day tipped me off to the lunar happenings all day long. In my former career working for the Saint Paul Saints, I answered a lot of calls taking ticket orders over the phone. My co-workers and I absolutely could determine the full moon's arrival based on the weirdness of phone calls. My mom works in a hospital and she's also noticed the correlation between the full moon and the emergency room visitors. If you think about it, the moon's effect on human beings isn't really all that mystical. The moon may seem far away, but it does have the power to bring in and push out the tide. Think about that? The moon's distance to the earth controls the level of our oceans. I'm not talking werewolves here, but straight up science. Likewise, anglers know that two of the best times of the day to fish are moon rise and moon set. Deer hunters also swear by hunting the moon phases. I haven't ever heard of bird hunters paying that much attention to the moon, but perhaps I'll do some charting in my hunting log next year and take a closer look at trends related to the moon. You never know, maybe a full moon will be my new excuse for missing an easy shot. Or maybe, just maybe, the full moon will be my future "can't miss" days afield.
