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36.
Like its largemouth cousin, the smallmouth bass is a
native of the Mississippi drainage, which makes it a true
heartland fish. Whereas the largemouth likes slow or still
water with lots of food-holding weeds, the smallmouth
prefers clean, rocky bottoms and swifter water, ideally in
the range of 65° to 68°F. In waters warmer than 73°F,
you can forget about finding one. In lakes, smallmouth
often school up, which means that if you catch one, you
can catch a bunch. In rivers and streams, they are more
solitary. The smallmouth has a series of dark vertical
bands along its sides. The dorsal fin is one continuous fin
(as opposed to the separated dorsal fin of the largemouth).
37.
Starting in the 1960s, people began flooding into
Chattanooga, a former factory town, to explore its caves,
rivers, and cliffs. Before long more than 3,800 caves
surrounding the city had been discovered. The nearby
Ocoee was among the most paddled rivers in the country
and six major climbing sites sprang up within an hour’s
drive of city limits. But in spite of this boundless outdoors
potential, there remained the problem of Chattanooga
proper, a post-industrial wasteland that made the city the
kind of place you would visit but would never want to live
in. Not, that is, until lately. Over the past decade,
Chattanooga has made an incredible urban comeback:
electric buses, organic markets, and a 120-million-dollar
riverfront restoration project completed last year. In
addition, beautiful modern architecture such as the
post-modern museum and the newly remodeled aquarium
plays a big role in the comeback of Chattanooga.
38.
In practical situations where there is no room for error,
we have learned to avoid vagueness in communication. A
fire chief, for example, needs to issue his orders with
absolute clarity. In imaginative situations, however, there is
the danger that too much specificity can limit your
imagination. Let’s suppose that the same fire chief has
asked you to paint a picture on the side of his firehouse. If
he tells you what he wants it to look like right down to the
last detail, he has not given you any room for your
imagination. However, if the assignment were stated
somewhat vaguely, then you would have more room to
think and be more creative.
