Posts filed under "Talking Story"
Shameless commerce
I have a few websites that I follow on a semi-regular basis, oases in the internet desert that offer a cool drink of nectar from time to time. KayakQuixotica is one of them. There’s no quid pro quo here… I don’t have a link-swap or any other kind of back scratching deal on the go… […]
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For medicinal purposes
I think there is not enough made of the value of wilderness. Specifically, the value of the healing power of wild spaces amid the chaos of modern life and death. We seem to have no trouble with other means of coping, with drinking or drugs (given that they are legal and expensive, of course), with […]
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Only 18 shopping days left…
Mmmm… that Kokatat gear sure makes a great gift for the paddler in your life. Call 253.691.7941 while you still have time.
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Morning musings
I wonder what they’re doing in Costa Rica this morning. I wonder, as I pull on my long johns (top and bottom), what they wear when they go out for their morning paddle. And then, as I get into my second layer of insulation (again, top and bottom), I think about it some more. Palm […]
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Lake Union afternoon
I went to Seattle yesterday to do a presentation for the Washington Kayak Club. (I’ll get to that later.) I got into town early and took a couple hours to paddle around the docks and houseboat communities of Lake Union. Wilderness it isn’t, but it is a captivating way to while away a winter afternoon. […]
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Dancing through the loopholes
The trial of Amber Steim was set to begin in August, wasn’t it? That date didn’t hold up and soon slipped to October, then to December. I think the current idea is that it will start in February, but who the hell really knows. Whatever her lawyer is being paid, he’s earning it. His pompous […]
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Tomorrow night
I know tomorrow’s a Friday. And I know that you probably have something better to do. But, on the off chance that you can be persuaded one way or the other, I’d love to see you at the REI in Seattle at 7pm. I’ll be doing a reprise of my sea kayak trip around Newfoundland, […]
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In the dark
The sea just sits silently, but sometimes she does more. And someone weeps as her love sleeps safe upon the shore. Great Big Sea Yesterday morning I went down to the Foss. (It seems strange to travel to water when it’s just outside my door but the Narrows was active yesterday, too active for a […]
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18,000 Days
It’s my birthday. Sort of. I was just doing the math this morning and figured out that today is my 18,000th day on the planet. That’s kind of like a birthday, right? Even though Hallmark doesn’t make a card for it, it sort of puts things in perspective.
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T-Day
In no particular order, I’m thankful for… – the rain – having enough to eat – a quality dry suit – quiet mornings – old National Geographic magazines – Jessie and Sawyer – good music – mountains – buttermilk pancakes – popcorn and old movies – comfortable boots – waves – barbequed tri tip and […]
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A story of sea kayaking and science on the rugged coast of Alaska. Coming – Spring 2014.
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