Author Archives: canoelover

…or something like that. When I go to a bookstore, especially in an overly-cerebral place like Madison, I expect to find erudite and educated people who would rather curl up with a good book than watch a soap opera. What … Continue reading →

Everything I needed to know about perspective I learned from a Byzantine painter named Duccio. That’s why my wife could easily crush this lighthouse. Respectfully submitted,    Canoelover

Waimea Canyon.  A spectacular place. Notice I used quotation marks.  These are not the sort of quotation marks so often used (wrongly) as an attempt to provide emphasis.   Kaua’i is the Garden Island.  It is lovely.  It is beautiful.  But it … Continue reading →

Canoelover Jr. and the Driver’s Permit. With fear and trepidation,     Canoelover

Okay, so I’m a total geek. Here’s proof positive. One of the most wonderful things that ever happens to me at work is when someone drops by my office and tosses an Amazon box on my desk. It’s like Christmas, … Continue reading →

A few months ago I was given a corner of the basement behind the furnace to create a storage area that would allow me to reorganize my gear and keep it all essentially in one place. My wife is a … Continue reading →

Goldfinches (Carduelis tristis).  There were about 15 or 20 of them working over the birch cones. That’s all. Nothing else to see here, folks.  Move along…move along.   CL

The Piccolo Man. Taken with my arm out the window at 25 mph on Regent and Park Street.  It’s him.  Promise. Canoelover

…it comes out of you, and it comes out of me. I know what you’re thinking, but that’s not where I’m at. ‘Cause you are thinking one thing, but I’m just thinking SCAT! An excellent rhyme when teaching 5th graders … Continue reading →

Hi, I’m Darren, and I swear. Really.  Not proud of it, not boasting, it’s just a fact. I do not, however, use profanity.  There’s a difference.  Profanity is using words that are profane, that is, words that are disrespectful toward … Continue reading →