> I left work early yesterday and got home with enough daylight to go > kayaking at Otsego Lake. As we were driving down main street > in Cooperstown, we saw a crowd at the Baseball Hall of Fame so > I parked and we went back there before boating. Hillary Clinton on her Listening Tour of upstate NY came out about 5 minutes later > and worked the crowd on the other side of the street. She probably > didn't come over to our side because of the 15 or so year old girl > holding the "Hillary Sucks and so does Baseball" sign. A guy nearby told her she was half right. > Later as we were paddling on the lake out in front of the Otesaga hotel we heard the strains of the Star Spangled Banner drifting down > from the porch which overlooks the lake. Given the initial and secondary stability of our kayaks when you stand up in them, > we remained seated. > > I hope no violation will be reported to the feds. > > I decided I want to be in the Secret Service. They get really cool > sunglasses. > I know, I know, a trip with no huge wind, no orcas, no emergency at all. Sounds boring but it doesn't get much better than a quiet paddle on warm, calm water at either end of the day. Peace Larry Mills *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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