Author Archives: canoelover

As fall closes in on us, I start to feel sorta bummed because there are few odes left…just the stragglers who are too determined to procreate and are  postponing the inevitable.  But they seemed to me happy (as much as … Continue reading →

I found another odonate site. I was just minding my own business.

The Ninth Annual Order of Wisconsin River Lovers (OWL) Trip is coming soon, September 26-27, 2008. I can’t wait…it’s my favorite paddle of the year, and it’s just an overnight.  All solo canoes.  A dozen of my friends…great pot luck…it’s … Continue reading →

My sweet kids got me this cool firepit for last year’s father’s day. We haven’t used it enough, maybe a half-dozen times last summer.  But we did use it last night and it was awesome. I think we’re going to … Continue reading →

Maybe she has a tremendous capacity to concentrate on a task.  Maybe she’s just “laser focused.”  Maybe she is “mission driven.” Or maybe Gracie is a Black Lab’s Black Lab.  There are a few nouns we don’t use around her…food … Continue reading →

Ian had his second Cross Country invitational this season. It is an inspiring sight, seeing all those kids getting psyched, channeling all the hard work and training into 20-25 minutes of pure, honest effort. It is a family atmosphere, and … Continue reading →

Thought you might like a new wallpaper picture for your desktop. Costco’s meat department can be a work of art… Gustatorially submitted,    Canoelover P.S.  Rosie, they had Canadian Bacon too!  But it was not artistically arranged so I passed.

…that tell everyone to work as a team, follow their dreams, etc.? Me too. That’s why I love despair.com. But it gets better. Now you can make your own posters. Like this one: …or this one… Wishing you hours of … Continue reading →

More on the stolen paddle… So Carl, the guy that owns the apartment building where I liberated the paddle last Monday dropped by the shop today. I told him the details of the paddle liberation…the stealthy approach…the getaway car in … Continue reading →

Ian planted a Monkshood plant, which has lovely flowers and is very poisonous. I think he got the idea from Cadfael, a PBS Mystery series about a crusader turned monk/herbalist. Whatever the reason, it flourished and now has died back, … Continue reading →