Author Archives: canoelover

So can I. So can I. A few days ago my friend ████ came by with a few boats for us and wanted to show me the prototype of a new █████.  ████ has been on the paddlesport for over █████ … Continue reading →

Entropy…things trying to return to their simplest state, the universe trying to balance itself.  From dust thou art, etc. Canoes, if paddled in any whitewater or moving water, or on a stream in low water, the canoe will leave a … Continue reading →

Here are a few reasons I love the Madison Farmer’s Market. 1) Tulips 2) Ramps 3) Fibonacci 4) Pussywillows 4a) More and darker pussywillows 5) Bears 6) Hook’s Cheeses.  All of ’em. 7)  Violas.  All of ’em. 8 )  Families … Continue reading →

  This L. luctuosa has nothing to do with this content, but I hate not having a pretty picture somewhere. This week I have been blessed with some difficulties. I am not the pious, self-flagellating sort, but sometimes a struggle … Continue reading →

Taking advice from Wife 1.2a, I took a day off.  I was going to take a few days off, but the stars were not aligning properly.  Rather than dump the whole idea, I took a day.  I asked Jon if … Continue reading →

Last summer I spent a half hour teaching a young man how to do a low brace turn.  It was some of the best 30 minutes of my summer. Teaching kids (I refused to use the term pedagogy) is a … Continue reading →

One of my favorite ephemerals is the Bloodroot, Sanguinaria canadensis.  If you are familiar with Latin and other romance languages, you’ll see why its genus is related to sangue (Italian), sangre (Spanish), sangue (Portuguese), sang (French), and sânge (Romanian).  If … Continue reading →

Daughter 1.0 walked last Friday.  That means all tuition monies are now diverted to the University of Wisconsin as Wife 1.2a has matriculated.  Graduate school.  I think she just wants to be Wife 1.3. Formal education is a weird thing … Continue reading →

No really… Shaw and Tenney makes some lovely paddles.  They are wonderfully flexible and are made by people who paddle with them.  They are not inexpensive, but they are worth the price, in my opinion.  Full disclosure: I don’t sell … Continue reading →