Twitter Digest – 2009-07-23
Published July 24, 2009 | 
- It's a beautiful day to be alive. Aren't you happy you're you, you're here and you're loved? – sorry conjured up Mr. Rogers for a moment… 07:02:42
- How do you respond to being pushed? I have to fight the urge to push back… Oh well, Ghandi forgive me.. 08:38:31
- Freya Hoffmeister – http://digg.com/u19Gzf – reports sneaking into a campground for a bit of commando bathing! 08:42:34
- Ok, so it's hard to be too grumpy when you have a dog sleeping contentedly on each side of your chair… 08:44:53
- RT @DownWindSports: Have you registered for our Women's Sea Kayak Symposium yet? Located in Houghton this year! http://bit.ly/PWvj2 09:57:43
- Some folks should just never be allowed near MS Publisher or Clip Art.. It's hard, but you have to tell 'em for their own good!!
10:04:13 - Long, late day already… time to run… 15:04:35
Twitter Digest – 2009-07-22
Published July 23, 2009 | - Into family, tibet, aliens, pink floyd, & Alice in Wonderland sort of thing? You may like 07 flick "The Last Mimsy" http://digg.com/u19Asx 20:07:12
- Hadas Feldman and the gang from Israel explore Greece by kayak – http://bit.ly/KMorB 06:03:03
- Welcome to Wednesday.. The only day named after the Anglo-Saxon god Wodan. No days were named after his horse.. sad really. 06:09:18
- RT @cackletv: New blog and pics about river canoeing on the Dee, http://cackletv.blogspot.com/ 06:13:51
- looking for a groovy bike helmet? – http://digg.com/u19CYx 06:44:16
- Diving Rock, Devil's Lake State Park – http://digg.com/u19Cd1 07:07:26
- RT @kellyblades: Oops! Wrong link for the Demshitz rescue. Check it out! http://is.gd/1H2uw – or this one http://digg.com/u19CjE 07:39:51
- Amy linert says…Someone who complains that they just don’t get Twitter will never evolve. – http://amylinert.com/?p=24 08:02:58
- Sometimes I wonder is that new follower just a spammer or a kayaker who happens to be a spammer? 08:08:15
- Comparing brochures with friends.. Which ones sell a product & which ones sell a lifestyle.. (sans product details) 08:21:34
- Wend comes through with a "What's hot at Outdoor Retailer" post.. Apparently it's "Salmon Love"…http://bit.ly/PahGo #orsm09 09:25:46
- Bryan, Cheri, Chris, Doug, Freya, Greg, Hadas, Jeff, Paul, Sean, Shawna, Leon.. Have what in common? (in addition to being sea kayakers..) 14:11:25
- Meanwhile Bob Dylan Sings "Gotta Serve Somebody" – http://bit.ly/2FDJm
– back to work.. 14:27:19
Spies Like Us
Published July 22, 2009 | 
Too many games that I can’t play
Too many windmills in my way
– jennings/kerr
If you do this whole blogger, social media thing long enough you begin to feel like your simply talking to friends and acquaintances. You begin to see the same names and faces all the time in comments or on Twitter or whatever and you grow accustom to your circle. But that’s an illusion. The fact is you’ll never know who stops by. So when I got a nice email from the vice president of Barbara Orbison Productions I was really surprised.
Twitter Digest – 2009-07-21
Published July 22, 2009 | - Quix Blog – Of Wine & Running Shoes… – http://digg.com/u198sP 08:31:53
- Freya Hoffmester sends message "…Kangaroos are watching me" I think she's losin' it! – The Penguins are getting inside my head…
08:41:21 - No Netflix, "The Dead Talk Back" has not arrived yet.. how would you like me to respond? With Vigor or Rigor? 08:46:14
- Random click of a Twitter link – "If ours is a philosophy of shared beers and bonfires, so be it. " right on… http://www.gramicci.com 09:15:11
- N.J. kayaker paddles way to record on 740-mile trail – http://digg.com/u1993I 09:19:30
- Paul Montgomery builds a new Greenland Kayak – http://digg.com/u19943 09:23:55
- Speaking of running shoes.. I'm otta here pretty quick.. and yes, after the second mile I DO start making mountains out of mole hills… 09:45:18
- I hate it when email disappears.. now I know I received an email about a new PEAK UK Pfd … it's totally gone! 10:30:59
- Teaching kayak fundamentals Saturday at Rutabaga..if I type it here, I may remember not to forget…http://www.rutabaga.com/ 10:38:33
- "Radish" is not the color of a drysuit… it's something you make a Mario mushroom with… http://digg.com/u199L7 10:42:19
- A hard rain is gonna fall… and on the trail it's flippin' fantastic… great run today at devil's lake state park http://digg.com/u199hh 12:41:23
- Finding the "perfect photo" for a client is so subjective it makes my head spin… "Oh you pick.. but not that one.." Yarg! 14:04:07
- Thanks Corsair to for the replacement rubber cover for my flash drive..I'm sure the stamp cost more than the cover. http://www.corsair.com/ 14:51:25
- Ok, so what is the single coolest totally new thing at #ORSM9??? The suspense is unbearable… well, a little bit unbearable.. 15:06:09
- Moving a blog from blogger to wordpress is easy at first, then painful later but sometimes unavoidable all the same.. 17:00:22
- Received a new DVD for review on Quix. Looking forward to watching this one!!! Stay Tuned! 17:32:19
Of Wine & Running Shoes
Published July 21, 2009 | 
She runs through the streets
With her eyes painted red
Under black belly of cloud in the rain
-U2
I worked at a winery for some years and I like to trail run. You wouldn’t think the two things have much in common would you? Well, you would when you start shopping for wine or running shoes. Both come with mystical explanations, amazing price variances, and not just a little snobbery. That being said, it’s hard to get straight answers when it comes to wine or running shoes. You either have to have an honest friend who happens to be an expert, or you need John Cleese make a follow-up to his wine video called “Running Shoes for the Confused.”.
Twitter Digest – 2009-07-20
Published July 21, 2009 | - 41 miles in just over 4 hrs is more than enough for me… I think I'm going to go drop dead now… 18:16:23
- Quix Blog – Outdoor Retailer Summer Market – Have fun stimulating your planning process – http://digg.com/u194k1 07:26:49
- Quix Blog – Visiting Beyond Boundaries – Bike, canoe, kayak rentals, shuttle service and more along the 400 Trail http://digg.com/u1952d 09:02:40
- changing twit pics does not make you feel like a new person… does anyone visit twitter.com pages anyway? 10:42:42
- Freaking fever is making it very hard to concentrate today… Oh well, "More Whine Sir?" 10:59:48
- to that one student at door county who had the flu…. I may have to beat you! 11:14:52
- Dolphins at Clearwater Marine Aquarium in Florida were unable to open their eyes, and their skin began to peel off. http://digg.com/u195cf 11:38:52
- http://digg.com/u195fF Check out the series of pics near the bottom and you decide.. Way? No Way? 11:50:43
- RT @NSIDC_ArcticIce: New Sea Ice Outlook report: revised estimates for 2009 minimum Arctic sea ice extent. http://tinyurl.com/mqspf5 13:18:59
- Crossing The Ditch – the book – http://www.crossingtheditch.com.au/ 14:06:47
- since it's a retail sort of day, what will it take to produce sea kayak pogs? I'm sure they would be way popular… 14:09:28
- BCU Coach Bubble Gum Cards?? 14:12:12
- London Cabbie Launches Twitter Taxi Service – http://tinyurl.com/lmbfrp – Creative idea! 16:29:22
Here comes the super copter
Here comes the noise it makes
The demon was an idea
The demon is awake
– soul coughing
If you stare at the skies long enough you are bound to see something. If you stare at a computer screen long enough you stop seeing anything. I’m getting there. My deadline for Scotland is not all that far off anymore…Just like the last time I planned a trip overseas time is starting to compress a bit. It’s not the trip mind you, that’s the easy part. (Well almost, but let’s save that shall we!?) In time you realize as more experienced paddlers once told me, that you simply can’t plan too much. Regardless of what madness you conspire, reality will put your “plan” in a potato sack and kicks the hell out of it. At the end you open the bag and realize your plans have become unrecognizable. No, what becomes compressed and hyper-stressed are the demands of the “real” world.
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