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It’s the middle of the night…it’s finally raining…
…and I can’t sleep. I spent a good chunk of the day working on the Rec Kayak DVD that I’m producing with my business partner in Quietwater Films, Jeff Bach. Video production is, well, a lot like work, but I’ll … Continue reading
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Happy Father’s Day…
My kids are the best. They got me a firepit for the backyard (with some help from Mom), then Ian decided to have a ceremonial burning of his math notebook. He likes math, but his math teacher…not so much. The … Continue reading
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dettachment
Someone hit my truck. No damage to the body, really, but the driver’s side tire took a whack, bending the whole steering mechanism, and probably destroying the hub and bearings. I have no idea if the 4WD is damaged yet. … Continue reading
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transience
Many years ago I needed to find a place to sit and think. Pooh would call it his thotful spot, a place he went to think. I have half a dozen thotful spots, but one of my favorites is a … Continue reading
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a paddler’s guide to manhattan island
Sometimes I forget that there are places without access to nature in the abundance we enjoy in the Midwest. The ability to get into nature in a few minutes is one of the many things that attracted me to southern … Continue reading
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il tacco dello stivale
I’m in Italy. I lived here over 40 years ago as a young man (barely). I was a missionary for my church. I could tell countless stories about growing up a lot from 1981 to 1983. The main effect was … Continue reading
quiet, please
I wrote this story last year for the Isthmus, our local indy paper. Enjoy if you will. 52 decibels. Sitting on the porch. My dog Lucy is a hundred pounds of muscle, fluff, and exuberance. Our block is a major … Continue reading
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heart (not ann and nancy)
It’s been 15 months since the LAD STEMI knocked me down a few rungs on the Ladder of Life. Okay, it sorta threw me off the Ladder of Life and I landed in the Thorny Rosebush of Reality and rolled … Continue reading
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how many part II
I wrote a post several years ago about how many canoes I have. Some of you asked me what has changed since then, I wanted to update y’all. A lot of change, as you may imagine. Because of my profession, … Continue reading
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to build a canoe
I made the strategic error of selecting a dog breed that is hardly a logical choice for a canoe dog. That said, I’d do it all over again. Lucy is the sweetest Great Pyrenees/Newfoundland cross ever bred. She also weighs … Continue reading
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