My forward forward rolls have been suffering it seems from a lazy form. I finally hit the sweet spot this weekend by really tucking in tight to the fore deck. By not coming as far off the deck of the kayak when I initiate the sweep for my hand roll I was coming up with …
Monthly Archive: January 2008
Jan
15
Commitment
When you’re in junior high you’re afraid to tell your friends you like a girl because… well you’re in junior high. They may not like her, it may not work out, she might dump you. At the end of the day you have to live with yourself, and you have to make a commitment with …
Jan
14
New Tyler Ramsey Album: A Long Dream About Swimming Across the Sea out Now
“Tyler Ramsey”:http://tylerramsey.com opened for Band of Horses when Laura and I saw them in Pontiac this year. He is also one of the guitarists for the Band of Horses. His solo album is out now and available online from “newburycomics.com”:http://www.newburycomics.com/rel/v2_viewupc.php?storenr=103&upc=103-1021770N Twelve tracks featuring Tyler’s song writing except for one cover of Jackson Browne’s These Days. …
Jan
11
Sir Edmund Hillary RIP
Alpine Mountain Climbing is frankly something that terrifies me. Razor edged peaks that ascend into the clouds don’t tempt me. That said, the achievement of Hillary and Tenzing Norgay boggles the mind. With primitive equipment and clothing, but superior skill and determination this pair stepped onto the summit of the world’s tallest mountain in 1953. …
Jan
07
Captain Badass
Stanley Kubrick once said that the last uncharted territory of human nature was marriage. What makes one work for a lifetime? So often because of proximity, domesticity breeds contempt in us as marital creatures. We often forget how much we wanted this from the outside. I often wonder if relationships would be better if we …
Jan
04
Gear Review 2007
Had my first sub twenties commute of the year. I felt much warmer than last year. “Ninjaclava”:http://www.outdoorresearch.com/home/style/home/headware/cold_hats/balaclavas/87060 from Outdoor Research was a plus, as were the “Cyclone Booties”:http://www.pearlizumi.com/product.php?mode=view&pc_id=50&product_id=527547 from Pearl Izumi. However as I had some new gear on that seems to be working out, I thought I would point out a few losers from …
Jan
03
iPod Nano stolen, 12 chiba vat grown ninja assassins are looking for it
For two short weeks I was the proud owner of an 8 Gig iPod Nano third generation. I loaded music on it, and merrily listened to it through an FM tuner adapter in my old volvo. Dec 26th, while carrying my sleeping seven year old daughter into the house, I stupidly forgot to go back …
