I have a question for the Collective Paddle Wise List Knowledge.... This morning the wife send me out to do shopping and get breakfast. As I was leaving my subdivision, I got to the stop sign where I'm supposed to turn right to get to the grocery store. At the stop sign, I'm heading east, I noticed a car on the opposite side of the road heading west. Understand, it was not the car that got my interest, it was the Necky Aruluk III kayak with a off white bottom, yellow top, grean seam stripe with matching green hatches, that had my attention. So engrossed was I in the kayak that I turned left instead of right and followed the kayak, errr, car down the street. Why, I don't know, its just something I had to do! At the next light the kayak, err car, turned left heading toward the lake and I drove straight on. A couple of miles up the road, after I quit wondering which part of the lake the kayak was heading for, I realized I was driving 180 degrees from my intended course, so I did a lean turn with a bow sweep to reverse course, errr,I did a U Turn and headed on my origional float plan, err, shopping. Now the questions..... Do I need mental health help because I'm following strange kayaks? Should I tell my wife? Is this a sign I'm not in my kayak enough? Or is it just normal for a PaddleWisenhiemer? Thank You For Your Help! DanWhoHasToStopFollowingStrangeKayaksMcCarty *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Be it known the kayaking gods are smiling upon you, Dan McCarty!!! I'm told by the Spirits of the Deep you're on the right track -- the Nigelian track -- the track of eternal paddleness! Where all good kayakers ultimately go to skull and roll and surf and brace -- forever and ever! And be it known that it is those righteous following actions you took on that fateful day, my good man, that will guarantee your salvation in the after current. My search for answers, in your behest, has brought much knowledge and light. And this, my PaddleWise friend, is what I have learned: -- Seek not help for your decision to follow, rather seek greater inspiration to follow all the way to put in! -- You need not reveal your apparition to anyone, for one day each and every paddler who believes will be asked to follow a kayak of their own choosing! -- The more a paddler becomes one with and in his or her kayak, the more likely they are to receive and understand the signs of paddleness! -- To venture out in the open seas, to journey down the riverways of life, to follow the Arlukian signs -- that is the normal way for the paddler who seeks the truth! I must rest now! J.F. O'Tynan Head Roller, Gulf Coast Tabernacle of Hope "Where paddleness springs eternal!" ~-----Original Message----- ~From: owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net ~[mailto:owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net]On Behalf Of ~dmccarty_at_us.ibm.com ~Sent: Sunday, October 17, 1999 12:03 AM ~To: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net ~Subject: [Paddlewise] Do I need Help? ~ ~ ~Now the questions..... ~ ~Do I need mental health help because I'm following strange kayaks? ~Should I tell my wife? ~Is this a sign I'm not in my kayak enough? ~Or is it just normal for a PaddleWisenhiemer? ~ ~Thank You For Your Help! ~DanWhoHasToStopFollowingStrangeKayaksMcCarty ~ *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
dmccarty_at_us.ibm.com wrote: > > I have a question for the Collective Paddle Wise List Knowledge.... > > This morning the wife send me out to do shopping and get breakfast. As I was > leaving my subdivision, I got to the stop sign where I'm supposed to turn right > to get to the grocery store. At the stop sign, I'm heading east, I noticed a > car on the opposite side of the road heading west. Understand, it was not the > car that got my interest, it was the Necky Aruluk III kayak with a off white > bottom, yellow top, grean seam stripe with matching green hatches, that had my > attention. Nothing unusual here... > So engrossed was I in the kayak that I turned left instead of right > and followed the kayak, errr, car down the street. Why, I don't know, its just > something I had to do! Nor here... > At the next light the kayak, err car, turned left > heading toward the lake and I drove straight on. There's some weird behavior.... > A couple of miles up the road, > after I quit wondering which part of the lake the kayak was heading for, I > realized I was driving 180 degrees from my intended course, so I did a lean turn > with a bow sweep to reverse course, errr, I did a U Turn Aha! getting back on track... > and headed on my origional float plan, err, shopping. Huh? Wassamatta wit you, anyway? > > Now the questions..... > > Do I need mental health help because I'm following strange kayaks? What, you think a psychiatrist will make them easier to follow? > Should I tell my wife? Believe me, she knows. My wife can tell you to the day when I stopped walking across parking lots to ogle sports cars and started walking across parking lots to ogle boats. (BTW, I ogle ladies from a discreet distance....She knows that, too) > Is this a sign I'm not in my kayak enough? Who is? > Or is it just normal for a PaddleWisenhiemer? Normal PaddleWisenheimer...hfdla%#ihc*o(iasdfn!!!!nmc#_at_oaks**(nmkmlk*^%j j^kkkll Sorry, my oxymoron meter just pegged. Steve *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
At 01:03 AM 10/17/99 -0400, dmccarty_at_us.ibm.com wrote: >Do I need mental health help because I'm following strange kayaks? >Should I tell my wife? >Is this a sign I'm not in my kayak enough? >Or is it just normal for a PaddleWisenhiemer? > >Thank You For Your Help! >DanWhoHasToStopFollowingStrangeKayaksMcCarty > > Whats the problem , it happens all the time don't it?? Thats not normal? Dana *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
> >Do I need mental health help because I'm following strange kayaks? > >Should I tell my wife? > >Is this a sign I'm not in my kayak enough? > >Or is it just normal for a PaddleWisenhiemer? > > > >Thank You For Your Help! > >DanWhoHasToStopFollowingStrangeKayaksMcCarty > > > > > Whats the problem , it happens all the time don't it?? Thats not normal? > > Dana I must agree. You are exhibiting perfectly normal behavior. You are seeking true enlightenment, to be found at sea-level not mountaintop. The attraction to the kayak demonstrates that your life-focus is reaching a superior level. Far beyond the mundane level of the supermarket shopping list. This is a good thing. I concur with the earlier comment that your wife knows. I'll add that she approves as well. The true life-partner will encourage your focus and not hesitate to assist your acquisition of more vessels and attendant accessories. May the tide flow in your direction Bob PS: if all else fails, try being really grouchy when you don't go out and really nice after you have. Works for me. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Well...I don't follow strange kayaks, but I have to admit, it's usually only because I don't have the time to do it. My daughter thinks I'm a nutcase, because every time I pass a car with a kayak on it I cry out "Kayak!" If I pass a car that has racks, but no kayaks in the racks, I cry out "Yak rack!" She also thinks it's very strange that I say "hello" to my kayak when I drive into the garage. Now - do we take the opinion of a punk kid as gospel, or do we make our own decisions? Personally, I think that you and I are both PERFECTLY sane. And if anyone else disagrees, I don't especially want to hear from them. Joan On Sun, 17 Oct 1999 01:03:20 -0400 dmccarty_at_us.ibm.com writes: > I have a question for the Collective Paddle Wise List Knowledge.... > > This morning the wife send me out to do shopping and get breakfast. > As I was > leaving my subdivision, I got to the stop sign where I'm supposed to > turn right > to get to the grocery store. At the stop sign, I'm heading east, I > noticed a > car on the opposite side of the road heading west. Understand, it > was not the > car that got my interest, it was the Necky Aruluk III kayak with a > off white > bottom, yellow top, grean seam stripe with matching green hatches, > that had my > attention. So engrossed was I in the kayak that I turned left > instead of right > and followed the kayak, errr, car down the street. Why, I don't > know, its just > something I had to do! At the next light the kayak, err car, turned > left > heading toward the lake and I drove straight on. A couple of miles > up the road, > after I quit wondering which part of the lake the kayak was heading > for, I > realized I was driving 180 degrees from my intended course, so I did > a lean turn > with a bow sweep to reverse course, errr,I did a U Turn and headed > on my > origional float plan, err, shopping. > > Now the questions..... > > Do I need mental health help because I'm following strange kayaks? > Should I tell my wife? > Is this a sign I'm not in my kayak enough? > Or is it just normal for a PaddleWisenhiemer? > > Thank You For Your Help! > DanWhoHasToStopFollowingStrangeKayaksMcCarty > > > > > ************************************************************************* ** > PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author > and not > to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission > Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net > Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ > ************************************************************************* ** ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
volinjo_at_juno.com wrote: > > Well...I don't follow strange kayaks, but I have to admit, it's usually > only because I don't have the time to do it. My daughter thinks I'm a > nutcase, because every time I pass a car with a kayak on it I cry out > "Kayak!" If I pass a car that has racks, but no kayaks in the racks, I > cry out "Yak rack!" She also thinks it's very strange that I say > "hello" to my kayak when I drive into the garage. > And I thought I was the only one to do these things! Mike *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
On Sun, 17 Oct 1999 19:11:05 -0400 dldecker_at_se.mediaone.net writes: >At 01:03 AM 10/17/99 -0400, dmccarty_at_us.ibm.com wrote: >>Do I need mental health help because I'm following strange kayaks? >>Should I tell my wife? >>Is this a sign I'm not in my kayak enough? >>Or is it just normal for a PaddleWisenhiemer? Disgusting behavior following a strange kayak ! Any paddler worth his salt would spend more time checking out the water at every bay, sound, cove, river, creek, bayou, slough, canal, etc. his path happens to cross. Got to be honest here ...I almost broke formation in a funeral procession to "stop and look" one time ...and I'm driving the pallbearers vehicle !! My wife has developed the most sarcastic way of saying, "What'd you see ?" when I get back to the vehicle. A word of advice ...ALWAYS take the car keys !! 8-) ...adieu ...Peyton (Louisiana) ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
.....most psychologists would agree that addressing and greeting unfamiliar paddle craft and paddlecraft carriers is a perfectly acceptable response to seeing the same on the highways. I feel that caution is called for if aforementioned paddlecraft ever audibly respond to your salutations. ....just a thought Chris Michael Daly wrote: > volinjo_at_juno.com wrote: > > > > Well...I don't follow strange kayaks, but I have to admit, it's usually > > only because I don't have the time to do it. My daughter thinks I'm a > > nutcase, because every time I pass a car with a kayak on it I cry out > > "Kayak!" If I pass a car that has racks, but no kayaks in the racks, I > > cry out "Yak rack!" She also thinks it's very strange that I say > > "hello" to my kayak when I drive into the garage. > > > > And I thought I was the only one to do these things! > > Mike > *************************************************************************** > PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not > to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission > Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net > Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ > *************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
|.....most psychologists would agree that addressing and greeting unfamiliar |paddle craft and paddlecraft carriers is a perfectly acceptable response to |seeing the same on the highways. | I feel that caution is called for if aforementioned paddlecraft ever audibly |respond to your salutations. | ....just a thought | Chris Doh! >From all the responses it seemed like I was pretty normal, for a kayaker at least, and did not need professional mental health! Until this bit of information. Doesn't you kayak talk to you? Rah Ro! Dan McCarty *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
>From the thread "Teaching Greenland Inuit to Paddle" "I have been told that the bond between a hunter and his boat was so important that a potential bride needed to be introduced to and accepted by the kayak before the marriage could take place." Going by that standard, merely saying Hi to your kayak might not be enough. Milo *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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