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Archive for August, 2005

Under the Clouds of Katrina

Tuesday, August 30th, 2005

We challenged great storms and sometimes we won
Faced death and disaster, we rose with the sun
We worked and we toiled, we strained our men brane
We were a proud people, will we ere be again? – fisherman’s lament
The plan today was to wake up early and run to Wisconsin Dells to photograph Noah’s Ark Water Park. [...]

Stupid Kayak Tricks

Monday, August 29th, 2005

One great way to improve your skills is to get out and do stupid things in your kayak. Not the stupid things that get you killed, just the ones that make you look like a total moron to the folks walking along the beach. With that in mind I’ve added two new video clips. Videos [...]

Be sure to wear a flower in your hair. . .

Saturday, August 27th, 2005

If your’re going to San Francisco
You’re gonna meet some gentle people there
For those who come to San Francisco
Summertime will be a love-in there
In the streets of San Francisco – Scott McKenzieIt’s hard not to think about California this time of year. Mary and I are doing all the math and fiddling all the [...]

Kayak Love Monkey

Friday, August 26th, 2005

In the days
When we were swinging form the trees
I was a monkey
Stealing honey from a swarm of bees -bonoSex has confounded wise men since the dawn of time. Philosophers, religious leaders, and the devoutly pious have laboured long and hard to define sex within their own personal dogmas, perceptions, and interpretations. Somehow philosophically sex like [...]

Tim The Enchanter

Wednesday, August 24th, 2005

So, brave knights, if you do doubt your courage
or your strength, come no further,
for death awaits you all with nasty, big, pointy teeth.Suddenly the hourglass turned. The cool air and flat violet clouds have exploded south from Canada. The night grows cold quickly and leaves the world soggy and wet when the sun begins to [...]

Duly Noted

Tuesday, August 23rd, 2005

What if the artists ran the TV?
All the ads would be for fine scotch whiskey:
Glenfiddich, Glenlivet, the whole single malt family – b. roberts (again)

So I was out on the water playing around in a friends NDK Greenlander. Which by the way is a nice, very fast kayak. The Greenlander has a very traditional [...]

Anas Acuta

Tuesday, August 23rd, 2005

Ok, so we all know that this is a “NDK” fanclub house-hold. There is no denying that. However, as we spend more and more time learning traditional paddling and rolling skills we’ve realized we need a smaller traditional style boat. It took us all of about 5 minutes to decide on the Anas Acuta by [...]