[Paddlewise] Who's Who

1) Name:
 Bob Volin
      and
 Joan Volin

2) Contact Details &/or Location:
 e-mail: Bob <bobvolin_at_bestweb.net>
             Joan<volinjo_at_juno.com>
We live in the town of Cortlandt Manor, just outside of Peekskill, NY  -
about 7 minutes from the Hudson River

3) Kayaks owned or paddled (boat names also, if you like):
Our first kayaks were roto-molded Daggers - Bob had a Seeker, Joan had an
Edisto.  We both have Romanys now - Bob's is blue, Joan's is yellow.  We
still have the Seeker, as a guest boat, but we sold the Edisto.

4) Boat name and serial number if maritime radio operator:
It's never occurred to us to name our boats.  But we each refer to the boats
as “my boat” and “your boat.”  They don't find this confusing.

5) Special Interests:
We used to have those.  These days, though, our major interest seems to be
kayaking.  (Aside from each other, that is.)

6) Special Knowledge:
Bob: As a hospital-based speech pathologist and professor, I know a fair
amount about speech production, perception and disorders.  But these don't
come up much in general conversation.

Joan:   Ask me anything about the Code of Federal Regulations regarding
Institutional Review Boards and the protection of human subjects in
research.  (I wouldn't expect that very many people would take me up on that
offer.)

7) Strong Opinions (I doubt we'll have any of those...)
Bob:   Regardless of their mission statements and avowed goals, the
fundamental goal of all organizations (educational, medical, business,
government) is self-perpetuation.  Students, patients, customers and
citizens are superfluous nuisances to the administrator.   For an individual
to be truly useful in the world, it is necessary to find a way to stay “in
the trenches” and to avoid mind-numbing, functionless administrative “work.”
There is nothing funny about the Peter Principle.
...And don't get me started about politicians and what campaign financing
does to government.  (Aren't you sorry you asked?)

Joan:   Right!

8) Most interesting kayak trip
We've paddled off the west cost of Sweden, off Maine, in the Keys, and in
Lake Superior. All were great. Most trips have been beautiful, some
challenging.  And some have been both. Some of the best paddles were
instructional days.  We can't decide on a 'best.'

9) Biographical info:
We came to paddling in our 50s, and expect to leave it kicking and screaming
in our 80s or later. We've been married (to each other) for 30 years - we've
known each other for 40 years - and can't remember life without one another.
We feel very lucky that we got into kayaking together. (Can we take a poll?
How many couples are out there who both paddle?  Raise your hands.)
We have two grown daughters, both out of the house and out of the state (but
close enough to visit).  We've had an assortment of cats over the years -
we're down to one, now, and she's not too happy with our kayaking, because
she gets left alone a lot.



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