Ok, here's my stuff: a)NAME: Evan Dallas b)CONTACT: evan_dallas_at_notes.ntrs.com. I live in Woodinville, Washington. c) BOATS: I own an Eddyline Calypso. Have paddled lots of others. d) BOAT NAME & CALL SIGN (IF RADIO OPERATOR) n/a e) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Besides kayaking, I enjoy backpacking (tho I don't get to do it as much as I would like), woodworking, astronomy, eastern philosophy and meditation, good blues bands, surfing the 'net, dark beer and practically anything outdoors (with or without the dark beer (but preferably with)). One of my favorite things is finding/discovering things for kayak trips that can be fit or compressed into a small space but expand into something really useful or delicious (I know, I need to "get a life"...). f) SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE: math, actuarial science (yawn), woodworking, mechanics g) STRONG OPINIONS: o "no one ever lay on their death bed wishing 'if only I had spent more time in the office' " o rude people suck h) MOST INTERESTING TRIP: 10 days in the Queen Charlotte islands in 1991 i) BIO: age 49; male; married with 3 boys (aged 8, 14 and 16); around 9 years experience sea kayaking; have a degree in math; former math instructor in highschool/college; I'm a pension actuary, but most of my work is in designing and producing comprehensive benefit statements for larger companies (like 2000+ employees); I've lived in western Washington my whole life except for 5 years in eastern Washington while in college; worst job: sorting onion rings on a conveyor belt while in college (trust me, you don't wanna do it!); favorite area to go paddling: Vancouver island, especially the west coast *************************************************************************** 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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