The Fish of Fertility

"Symbols and gestures, I’ve noticed, can be misunderstood," observes our roving mythographer, Peter Kohler. "For example, last Friday as I hurried through the kitchen on my way out of the house on some errand or another I was momentarily brought up short by my wife, who was standing in front of the open refrigerator with a fish in her hand. She turned and shook the fish in my face. That may have been my cue, I’m still not sure — my lovely wife was in a sheer nightie at the time. In any case, I failed to improve the moment and sped out the door."  Read more...