A Fish Called Tuna

Dear Readers:

It has come to my attention that in my last post I neglected to mention another member of our family-Tuna the Giant Goldfish.

Tuna has been a Howard since 2001. He hasn't been the only fish to live in the tank in the kitchen. His other companions have included: Goldie, Brownie, BubbleSoup and CrackerNoodle. This is what happens when you let a 7 year old Olivia and 4 year old Grant name the fish. Grant wanted to name them after his favorite foods...Soup and Noodles. The other names were Olivia's pick. I understand Goldie, Brownie (meant like Brown-y) and even Bubble. Cracker? My only thought is that she associated the fish with the actual "goldfish crackers"

Tuna is the sole survivor of several batches of fish. A true "Alpha Fish", he has persevered through some tough times; living within in his means in a too small fish tank, suffering through bouts of water pollution, depravation of water source via Tug drinking from the "filter fountain" and most notably surviving the Ice Storm of 2003. The electricity was out for 6 days and he managed to make it out alive. A stunning feat of survival.

So, here's to Tuna Howard. The super fish of the kitchen. May you live a long and happy life.