Re: [Paddlewise] Nifty expressions

I've lifted a couple of things that really caught my eye today:

Dave Kruger's "...yak-trip narrative addiction" (Subj. Homelands...) 
perfectly describes something I wouldn't have known how to put into words.

I also loved Wendy Ogaki's whimsical "No idea what kind of
mileage we're looking at -- I guess it depends what you see and how much
we dipsy doodle." (Subject: AK/Yukon)

Is dipsy doodling a well-known activity? Or a made-up expression?  

I grew up in Venzuela (but went to the British School for elementary and the 
American High School (Colegio American) there) and English is my first 
language, and have lived in the US (actually, the Banana Republic of Miami) 
for 22 years, but occasionally will come across a "new" American expression 
or word.

"dipsy" makes me think of paddle dipping and "doodling" reminds me of 
dawdling.

Thanks to both of you, I intend to adopt these.

Anyone else care to share words or phrases that have special meaning?  

In our little plastic paddling group we sometimes refer to ourselves as The 
Slow Mosey Gang because one of the fellas says he's built for comfort, not 
speed and he just likes to mosey along.

I had invited a friend on the Cayo Costa trip (I thought she was an 
experienced canoeist) and she took "slow mosey" to a new level: "no mosey."

sandy kramer
miami
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