Author Archives: canoelover

Despite appearances, one of my legs is not shorter than the other.  But you shouldn’t be noticing that; you should be noticing those gorgeous resurrected-from-the-grave hiking boots. Hosed them off with warm water and removed dirt and grit with a … Continue reading →

…sort of. The edict has been pronounced.  I have until Wednesday night at 6:00 PM to complete my gear sorting and reorganization. <yul>So let it be written.  So let it be done.</yul>* Bear in mind this is only the small … Continue reading →

When my younger friends talk about how old they feel, usually at some imaginary milestone (like thirty) I often joke that I have a pair of hiking boots that are older than they are. In truth, I’m not joking. In 1976, … Continue reading →

Once in a while I work with a paddle manufacturer to create new designs.  Apparently I’m okay at it, since the last one I worked on became one of their best sellers. The trick here is to create something that … Continue reading →

Sunday afternoon Wife 1.2 thought a walk in the Arboretum would be a good idea, and I concurred whole-heartedly. November is weird, though.  Could be 60.  Could be 20.  Could snow.  Could rain.  Or it could be benign.  What is … Continue reading →

We just finished putting in built-in bookshelves in our basement.  This roughly tripled the amount of bookshelf space we have available, so we dragged out everything we had in storage. While digging through the dozen or so Rubbermaid containers, I … Continue reading →

The last market of the season is always a bountiful one.  Lots of squash and root vegetables, cheese and apples.  It’s wonderful.  Yesterday was a cold one and the vendors were bundled up like Randy in A Christmas Story.  As … Continue reading →

The day after the OWL trip I left for the Outdoor Industry Association Rendezvous in Asheville.  A few days later I left for Portland and a meeting with the folks at Yakima (fun and work — furk?).  I had a … Continue reading →

One of my favorite books is a bibliogeek’s dream entitled The Visual Display of Quantitative Information written by Edward Tufte. It’s not light reading, but it is fascinating, even for non-geeks.  The point of the book is to explain how to … Continue reading →