Dave Kruger wrote: > I was also surprised to see Dowd typified as arrogant. I found Dowd to be > opinionated and definitive in his recommendations, but got a lot out of his > book. I'm with Scott on this one, I guess -- anybody who srites a book on > sea kayaking probably has to have a well-developed ego, and ego is one of > the things which makes someone an "expert." The softspoken often get > "soft-listened" to. I have a coffee mug with the following quote from Sir Francis Bacon's Popularitas, "Nothing moderate is pleasing to the crowd." This certainly is true in kayaking and it is reflected in the writing whether print published or electronic a la newsgroups and listservers. I have met both Dowd and Hutchinson. I don't think Dowd is arrogant. He is enthusiastic in his beliefs and in what he says but with an open mind and a wide range of interests. Hutchinson is Hutchinson. If you had to spend a week with one of the two, I think you would find Dowd a better more interesting companion. Hutchinson would wear thin. ralph diaz -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Diaz . . . Folding Kayaker newsletter PO Box 0754, New York, NY 10024 Tel: 212-724-5069; E-mail: rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com "Where's your sea kayak?"----"It's in the bag." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sun Jan 31 1999 - 08:58:11 PST
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