Hopefully you or Tony don't have any new ear-rings or odd body piercings now (which can usually be the result of first time fly fishing).

The Clouser Minnow Fly makes quite a nice, flashy ear-ring in certain fashion cirlces.

Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:"
"She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."