There’s a limited number of reasons to go out on the water in January in Michigan. One reason is, no one else is there. The other reasons are quite simple: You see ducks taking V-flight formation at every corner turned. They are surprised to see you, fools that you are. All smells are dampened by …
Tag Archive: Paddling
Jan
15
Sep
21
Leave her Johnny Leave Her
??”Rotten meat and a weevily bread leave her johnny, leave her, pump or drown the old man says, it’s time for us to leave, her. The voyage is done and the winds don’t blow, it’s time for us to leave her. No more around cape horn we’ll go, leave her Johnny leave her… “?? From …
May
23
The ode to John Grady Cole
I used to think that every word out of my mouth was funny, wise, or whimsically beautiful. I used to feel impervious to criticism. Participating in writer’s groups and workshops will steel you for some pretty mean shit. But the idea that you have something worthwhile to say that other people would be interested in …
May
12
With or Without You
I know that I wrote something about “Crazy For You, But Not That Crazy” last fall. Ok that was a load of bollocks. It just depends on how long it’s been since I’ve been surfing. If I had to pick a song lyric, it’s probably: “With or Without You.” How many U2 posts can I …
Apr
09
High Fidelity
Top 5 reasons to paddle. Ok these are my thoughts on the subject and are somewhat didactic and maybe even contradictory. 1. Paddling is linear and analog. Very few things are these days. It gives no regard to hurry, or any other timetable other than wind, sun, moon, and stars. Like Peter Fonda in Easy …
Mar
12
Flotnar 3rd Annual Ice Paddle-1st annual Egg Mcmuffin
This I have to write down, We stopped at McDonalds on the way to South Haven to paddle this morning. I hadn’t been in a Mcdonalds since some time last year. Apparently it is possible to pay for fast food with a credit card now. I was stunned as this was not possible for years, …
Nov
13
Crazy for you but not that crazy
The only problem with being crazy is that you don’t recognize your own behavior as insane. But if today was any indication of sanity, I might have displayed it. I drove to Silver Beach to surf after the Grand Mere Grind, 10k trail race. I took one look at the beach there and decided the …
Nov
01
Whistling in the Dark
Sunday Oct 30th. 15 miles down the Kalamazoo river in the Allegan State Game area. Tom Deater, Matt Johnson, and Dustin White accompanied me. We launched under a light breeze, bright sunshine, and samurai film falling leaves, a deluge of red, yellow, and orange leaves fluttered to the ground around Dustin and I as we …
