Author Archives: canoelover

Romance, sarcasm, mathematics and language all in a neat little package. http://www.xkcd.com/

Cretons and Moutard (left), Marmelade (right) …and I didn’t die. It was actually quite good. Sorta like Deviled Ham but with more texture. I added a little Moutard de Meaux because I like mustard on my ham, and frankly, I … Continue reading →

A “friend” from Montreal gave me a jar of this stuff. “Working man’s pate” he called it. I dunno…I’m a bit afraid. I need some Canadians to tell me (really) if this is safe or not. I suspect it’s the … Continue reading →

1) “Are you going to eat that?”2) “Do you want to stop at that gas station?”3) “Are we going to bed early tonight?” It took me 24 years, but now I can see them coming a mile away.

We escaped the floods in Missouri and scampered over to Nauvoo, IL for a few days of R&R. The place was fairly deserted, which is wonderful compared to the hoards that inundate it in the summer. It is of historic … Continue reading →

Well, an eventful week in the ‘Zarks. We traveled to Leasburg, MO for the National School for Paddlesports Business. I taught three courses; Advanced Marketing, Intro to Customer Relations, and Effective Retail Design and Merchandising. One of these I taught … Continue reading →

I know, no one calls the Ozarks the ‘Zarks, but I thought it sounded cool in a Ridgemont High Spiccoli sort of way. “Dude, surf’s totally gnarly out at the ‘Zarks.” For the record — there is no surf at … Continue reading →

Rosie is my Canadian sister who loves odonates too. She drew this on Facebook Graffiti, which is hardly a precise canvas upon which to create, but all I can say is “look at this.” Rosemonde is an artiste du Facebook.

Monday…woke up at 7:00, went back to bed at 8:00, got up at 10:00, went back to bed at 2:30, woke up at 5:30, went to bed at 10:00. A perfect day. I felt almost human. Tuesday…rode the new bike … Continue reading →

Must sleep.