David Goggins Ultramarathoner I found this video on facebook of all places: Titled marathon videos. David, who is also a Navy Sealcompleted the Mcnaughton 150 mile ultra-marathon in 33 hours. In this motivational video he says quite a bit about the drive to finish things, to keep trying, and to perservere. For me this is …
Monthly Archive: October 2008
Oct
28
How the sausages are made-The Edge shows us his guitars
The Edge Shows us his guitars Bono once said that watching U2 make music was like watching the sausages being made, you would be happier not knowing what went into it. Of course, those of us who are compulsive U2 fans want to see the chicken bones and the baby toenails that go into the …
Oct
28
Evil Forces at Work-Surf Kayaking Lake Michigan
Evil Forces at Work You know those days when you wake up to an overflowing coffee maker, broken glass on the floor, or a flat tire on your car? And you know the rest of your day is not going to go well. I had that feeling all day yesterday about surfing. I somehow knew …
Oct
24
Surf Kayaker wonders-where the f#*k are the Fall Storms?
Worst Fall Storm Surf Kayaking Season Ever Ok for the record, this has been the worst fall storm Surf Kayaking season on record. I’ve been out once. Last year was undoubtedly better. More days with wind. I was actually picking my days based on which way the wind was blowing. The wind has been out …
Oct
24
My Brightest Diamond to Play Ladies Literary Club Nov 5th
My Brightest Diamond to Play Ladies Literary Club If this rooftop video doesn’t sell you, I don’t know what will. Ypsilanti native Shara Worden and her string quartet will rock the beautifully renovated Ladies Lit Club in downtown Grand Rapids Michigan on Nov 5th.
Oct
21
Port Sheldon to Saugatuck Sea Kayak Trip-Nov 15th 2008
Port Sheldon to Saugatuck Sea Kayak Trip-Nov 15th 2008 The plan overall is as follows: MEET: @ Port Sheldon Launch off of Lake Shore drive on the north side of Pigeon lake. There is a boat launch (and large parking area) just south of the power plant (south of the rail road tracks, right on …
Oct
20
Missing Surf Skier David Scheen
Missing Kayaker on South Coast of Australia David Scheen sounds like my kind of crazy. I really hope he is sitting warm and dry in a pub somewhere, but four days is a long time to be lost at sea. Check out the full news story about David from the The Standard Australian newspaper. For …
Oct
13
Urban Sea Kayaking-Chicago Skyline Tour
Urban Sea Kayaking-Chicago Skyline Tour The Bloyd-Peshkins of the Chicago Area, (Oak Park) were kind enough to take off some time from their busy workday lives to take a Kalamazoo boy out and show him the Windy City Skyline. I did not pack my beloved Silhouette for fear of not being able to fit it …
Oct
10
Fleet Foxes-Live at the Ladies Literary Club 10-09-2008
Fleet Foxes Live at the Ladies Literary Club Laura and I visited the Ladies Literary club of Calvin College to see what Pitchfork has called the baroque folk rock band Fleet Foxes. The five piece played a succinct but moving one hour set in downtown Grand Rapids Michigan. The venue is a beautiful Victorian building …
Oct
06
Sigur Ros Live Detroit Sep23rd
Sigur Ros Live at the Detroit Fillmore Theatre I’ve been fortunate to see Sigur Ros live three times now. Each time was a little different. This go round, Sigur Ros performed as a four piece, which they have not done the other two times I saw them. Amina their string quartet companions and collaborators stayed …
