Archive for July, 2009

• "The US paddlesport industry is in turmoil on account of Johnson Outdoor Watersports seemingly in chaos and. . ." http://digg.com/u19fRy 05:16:21
• Quix Time Warp – It's Thursday. If you're going to paddle this week, do it today!!! – http://digg.com/u19fTg 05:28:23
• Werner Blog – Just in case your missed it… Big stuff pics from Grand Marais – http://digg.com/u19fUI 05:33:22
• The kayak ride when it all went wrong – learning on the Nantahala – http://digg.com/u19fi4 06:40:39
• Scottish Sea Kayaking Trail by Simon Willis – Preview – http://tiny.cc/KB6RJ 07:48:30
• When Midwesterner's meet the ocean – Sharon's first pirouette – http://digg.com/u19fvQ 07:54:34
• Aug 7-9 Kayak Weekend Two Rivers WI – Free Camping on River for Event 08:12:03
• Listening to Radiohead at work may cause nervousness, paranoia, dry mouth, twitching & other erratic behavior.. http://digg.com/u19gPR 10:02:45
• Oh, that video reminded me I have to run today… in the rain… there's a theme there somewhere… 10:03:44
• typing away client copy – "A very gentile disinfectant" – glad I caught that one!!! 10:46:46

It was nice to see Justine again. On Tuesday she flew over from Manchester to Chicago, then hopped in a rental car and drove straight up to Wausau for the Open Boat Nationals that begin tomorrow. On the way she stopped in at the house for a quick chat.  My hope is that we’ll get a chance for another quick chat when I get over to the UK in September.  It’s a very weird thing how we make friends at such distances, stay in touch by email, blog and twitter and then only stand in the same room once or twice a year.  Speaking of distant friends, I’m twisting one distant friends arm to come and paddle a bit of the west coast of Scotland with me. Lord knows he’s done it enough.. Someone’s got to keep the silly mid-westerner safe in those tides!

• Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle's 2010 budget triples the price of an elk hunting license. WI has no elk hunting season. Happy Wednesday! 06:30:58
• Quix Blog – Jon Bowermaster's Terra Antarctica – http://digg.com/u19cqR 10:33:20

I can hear chants and incantations
And some guy is mentioning me in his prayers
Well, I don’t know what it is
But there’s definitely something going on upstairs
– nick cave

I’m not sure why, but I was thinking of ICBMs.  The idea that we can sit on one side of the earth and wipe out the other side with little more than the press of a button.  In a way Antarctica is under assault from over the horizon.  While we at home debate whether a cool summer says anything about global warming, it’s raining on the Antarctic Peninsula.  In the often elusive battle of climate change, the earth’s poles are undoubtedly ground zero. Terra Antarctica examines the tell-tale silhouettes burned into the ice. And that’s just one part of the story…

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• Good Morning All! How shall we start the day? Ricky Berens Bum maybe? – http://digg.com/u19YJG 06:44:30
• A new paddle blog to add to your list from Chris Paton of Uummannaq, Greenland… http://digg.com/u19YJL 06:45:50
• Or maybe another Loch Ness Web Cam? – http://digg.com/u19YJi 06:47:14
• I know what you were wondering.. You were wondering if they Loch Ness RNLI T-shirt comes in black.. and yes it does! 06:49:24
• and I'm sure you armature chefs out there were looking for "The Dreaded Haggis Recipe" – begin with one sheep stomach http://digg.com/u19YKL 06:53:03
• Quix Blog – Scotland thoughts continue, served with "neeps & nips". http://digg.com/u19Yh5 08:29:41
• "Because he had tied himself into the chair, he was trapped with the kayak on top of him…" WHAT?? – http://digg.com/u19YhF 08:31:28
• Isn't the Internet great!! chatting with folks all over the world as if they are just in the next town is fantastic! 09:31:08
• RT @canoelover: Amen and amen! RT @mzkagan: How do u know when an idea is innovative? When it scares the hell out of everybody. 10:51:37
• Shatner Does Palin.. – http://digg.com/u19ZBr 11:09:28
• 80f and time to run the trails! 11:28:22
• RT @wisdells: Wed, Jul 29: Rising Gael-traditional Irish tunes. http://ow.ly/fLgD || Great band, we've seen their show a couple times .. 13:26:28
• Ben Gay is becoming my drug of choice… man am I getting old.. 13:47:31
• watch it! – Resident Sued For Twitter Post – http://digg.com/d1ynkr 13:56:35
• Justine ( http://www.cackletv.com ) has arrived Chicago and navigating the tollways on her way to Wisconsin.. 14:22:04
• Speaking of Tollways…remember don't twitter and drive… http://bit.ly/kJFpm 14:25:30

Many miles away there’s a shadow on a door
Of a cottage by the shore
Of a dark Scottish lake
– the police

A new day, a new bowl of Haggis! Well, something like that anyway.  Thanks to everyone for their emails and encouragements. It’s hard sometimes to translate emotions to print but I’m certainly not down or out. Speaking with Kelly last evening I’m sure he’s more disappointed than I am, at least in the fact that I can still get my stuff together continue my Nessie hunt. The only real change comes in that I have to pick up on some logistics and at this point, maybe even those original plans will still go through. Plus there are lots of good folks around that I’m sure I can pester someone to give me a ride to the water’s edge.

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• Serious Fun DVD free from the RNLI – http://digg.com/u19Sqj – …but support is a good idea! – http://digg.com/u19Sqm 19:24:44
• Quix Blog – Save our bums..Please! – http://digg.com/u19UbN 07:52:05
• Ouch! Big change in plans for Scotland.. here's where the rubber meets the road.. as that old guy at the bar always says… 08:17:18
• RT @RNLIrescues: Rescue:Tourists have a lucky escape as Llandudno RNLI come to the rescue: http://tinyurl.com/l42do5 09:37:24
• Quix Blog 2 – So OK then.. let’s adapt. Either I will, or I won’t. – http://digg.com/u19V0A 09:41:29
• Greg Stamer reviews Vibram FiveFingers – talk about traditional!! – http://digg.com/u19VIP 11:09:56
• chatting to folks in the UK today.. lots of friendly helpful people.. 11:46:13