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Should I stay or should I go?

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Always tease tease tease
Siempre – coqetiando y enganyando
Youre happy when Im on my knees
Me arrodilla y estas feliz
One day is fine, next is black
Un dias bien el otro negro
So if you want me off your back
Al rededar en tu espalda
Well come on and let me know
Me tienes que desir
Should I stay or should I go? [...]

the cigarette and the apple

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

 
I can’t say I’ve read much from Charles Bukowski, Well other than some poems actually.   Thing about dear old Chuck is that he pretty much loved to phrase things in a way that our inner bastard would readily understand, while our tasty PC outer shell does gasp and writhe upon every line.  I know one [...]

Learning Revisited Part 2

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

There’s a little green frog (ribbit)
Swimming in the water.
A little green frog (ribbit)
Doing what he oughter.
He jumped right off of the lily pad
The little duck bit.
And he said "I’m glad,
I’m a little green frog,
Swimming in the water,
ribbit, ribbit, ribbit

Sorry you couldn’t comment yesterday, silbs pointed that out and it’s fixed. I really couldn’t believe [...]

Learning Revisited – Part 1

Monday, January 28th, 2008

What did you dream? It’s alright we told you what to dream.
You dreamed of a big star, he played a mean guitar,
He always ate in the Steak Bar. He loved to drive in his Jaguar.
So welcome to the machine.
- pink floyd
Every so often I get into discussions with other coaches about teaching styles.  [...]

Thanks Guys!

Sunday, January 27th, 2008

Thanks to the North East Wisconsin Paddlers for inviting us up yesterday.  We had a great time.   Anytime I get a chance to visit the North East group it’s a special thing for me.  When I first started paddling and was looking to move forward in my skills John Browning of Milwaukee told me about [...]

A Heavy Horse and a Tumbling Sky

Saturday, January 26th, 2008

Standing like tanks on the brow of the hill
Up into the cold wind facing
In stiff battle harness, chained to the world
Against the low sun racing
Bring me a wheel of oaken wood
A rein of polished leather
A Heavy Horse and a tumbling sky
Brewing heavy weather.
- tull
 Yeah, I gotta run out the door.  Just thinking of summer and [...]

Feeling Quixotic

Friday, January 25th, 2008

Ive seen the end of the day come too soon
Like the prison dogs they set out after you
You owe nothing to the past but wasted time
To serve a sentence that was only in your mind
- beck
For myself it’s never about reaching the end.  My goal is not to arrive on a beach somewhere and shout, [...]