Today we saw lots of Puffins. . .
July 28th, 2005 | 
Author: There’s a big black bear he’s a huff-puff-a-puffin’
His coat’s too heavy he’s a huff-puff-a-puffin’
Don’t get too near the huff-puff-a-puffin’
Or you won’t stay all day! -peter, paul, mary 
Hey, anytime you can use the word “Puffin” you’ve got to take it. Puffins just make life worth living don’t you think?
So on May 11th of this year, three guys called Harry, Barry, & Phil started paddling around Great Britain. Not that it needs to be any cooler but what I’ve found really interesting is how they are using the trip to improve students knowledge of health and nutrition as well as inspire them to get some much needed (these days) exercise. Participating school students will are walking 6 miles around their playgrounds in 1 mile sections and then keeping log books. Then they get cool stickers to put in the book as they succeed. (they get fruit snacks too, but If I were a kid I’d think, “Big deal, gimmie candy. . or money) At the same time the kids are able to follow along with the kayaking team’s reports which will focus on nutrition, Diet, Coastal Geography, wildlife and more. Upon completing of their 6 mile sessions the kids then go to a local Kayak Center and work on achieving a BCU 1 Star proficiency award. Wouldn’t it be cool to be a kid there? You can follow along with the ExpedSchools Group Here. Oh, and mind the Puffins!Next two little items came to me in a dream. . . Well, no. They just sort of sat there waiting for me to react.
The first is this, ”
KAYAK FISH BAG“. Ever see one of those inventions that you know are a really a good idea, but still they sound so weird you’d be embarrassed to ask for one? I can’t imagine anything else in kayaking that screams out the name Ron Popeil, than a Kayak Fish Bag! Well, I don’t fish anyway but if I did I’d want one of these kayak fish bags! Hmm, maybe I could put tofu in there instead.So I was very happy that Ginni C. over at
Columbia River Kayaking linked my site. But one thing keeps jumping out at me. . . KAYAKER’S POOP TUBE. . . kayakwisconsin/kayak poop tube. . . .I will never again be able to think about my website without thinking about Poop Tubes. Sometimes the imagery is just too awful! But on the bright side, (insert here, “The doll is cursed.”, “That’s bad.”, “But it comes with a free Frogurt.”, That’s Good!”.) this is a funky little way to manage human waste on a kayak trip. . So check it out here.Here’s a shocker. . . Justine used the word “Bitches” in
her blog!! Oh, wait. . . now I said it too! arggggh!I’m still a little put off that
Motorola has not contacted me about my new phone. Oh well. I tried. Ok, so with a Fish bag on my deck and a poop tube behind my seat, I think I’ll set a course for that nearby puffin rookery and call it a day. . . maybe I’ll take that veg-o-matic over there. . . hmmm, and maybe just one piece of fruit. . .. . . Later. . .
* the puffin pic came from the
Project Puffin website. They get the credit for that one!
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The Puffin
by florence jacques
There once was a puffin just the shape of a muffin,
And he lived on an island in the deep blue sea,
He ate little fishes, which were most delicious,
And he ate them for breakfast and he ate them for tea.
But this poor little puffin, he couldn’t play nothin’,
‘Cause he didn’t have no-one to play with at all.
So he sat on his island and he cried for a while, and
He felt very lonesome and he felt very small.
Then along came the fishes and they said, “If you wishes,
You can have us for playmates, instead of for tea.”
Now they all play together in all kinds of weather,
And the puffin eats pancakes, like you and like me.