http://www.kayakquixotica.com Tilting At Waves Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:09:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2009/09/01/them-apples/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2009/09/01/them-apples/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:00:42 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=4995 And speaking of lost causes… The thing I hate about climate change or the health care debate in this country is that it seems to be that no matter how you look at it, at the core it’s all about profit vs altruism. My closet hippie says that in the end doing the right thing is always profitable, even if you don’t make any money doing it. I’m probably wrong but I can’t see much of an upside to being a profiteering, self-oriented, greedy, narcissistic, short-sighted, jack ass .. well, other than being rich of course...]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2009/09/01/them-apples/feed/ 1 http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2009/07/30/its-just-stuff-that-happened/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2009/07/30/its-just-stuff-that-happened/#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:33:44 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=4648 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 [...]]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2009/07/30/its-just-stuff-that-happened/feed/ 0 http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2009/07/28/served-with-neeps-and-nips/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2009/07/28/served-with-neeps-and-nips/#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:20:10 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=4626 Every so often someone will tell me it’s a totally boring paddle. Yeah, whatever! I paddle every few days here at Devil’s Lake State Park. It’s bloody boring. To me. Sometimes. Still over a million people come each summer to explore this “boring” lake. It’s what we call being jaded. Besides the sea or loch, or lake is only one part of the story.]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2009/07/28/served-with-neeps-and-nips/feed/ 2 http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2009/07/25/a-leap-once-leapt/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2009/07/25/a-leap-once-leapt/#comments Sat, 25 Jul 2009 11:46:34 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=4582 It’s that time again. The time where I can’t let another day go by without making one decision or another about my upcoming paddling adventure. This time of course, it's Scotland. Some of it is easy enough. Buy this, buy that, read this, read that.. take notes! What is different is that with a little experience I’m trying to travel as lightly as I possibly can. ]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2009/07/25/a-leap-once-leapt/feed/ 2 http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2008/11/20/the-itch/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2008/11/20/the-itch/#comments Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:54:05 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=2323 The one thing I am sure of is that I want to take my time. Go crazy with cameras and video, write under a tree or in a soggy tent. Make plans to avoid salt rashes and pealing skin. Sooner or later I'll figure out what I'm planning for. Fate is funny that way.]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2008/11/20/the-itch/feed/ 5