Doug Lloyd wrote: > > ralph diaz wrote: > << The image is of the Blessed Virgin calming the > seas for three fisherman caught in a canoe during a > storm off of Cuba about 5 centuries ago. I wrote > it up awhile back in Paddlewise (I think?) among > other places. Sometimes when paddling I > think I can use a little divine intervention. > Come to think of it, so > can quite a few other PaddleWisers! :-) > > That's my take too. Great safety net, eh? Between 'The Big Guy Upstairs' > and the Coast Guard, help usually isn't too far away. I was actually thinking of precisely you, Doug. But I didn't want to bring up your name. Far be it for ME to join the gang tackle criticism of your paddling exploits! :-) You may also want to add a pair of rosary beads, prayer wheels and some local favorable BC totems, i.e. get all the divinity you can intervening for you in Father Neptune's court. Have a safe 2001 and new millenium, 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 - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Dec 28 2000 - 06:30:16 PST
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