Wes, It is great to read a refreshing real life story like the one about Big T. Sometimes the BS gets deep here and people lose site of what kayaking is all about. It is real life. The technical stuff is good sometimes, but we need a break. Even though I live in an area where I can paddle year round, I have had to put my two homemade wooden kayaks up on the racks for just about the whole summer, due to having to pay the fiddler for the fun I had doing stuff that was wrecking my body when I was younger. I know how you feel about the aging thing. And I understand the feelings you have for Big T. Too many people go through life and miss those feelings. Getting old and realizing that you are past middle age is hard to accept sometimes. But when one has a good boat, some good water and fond memories, it gets a whole lot easier. If I die today, don't morn, I did it my way and had a good time doing it. Ronnie *************************************************************************** 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 Sun Dec 08 2002 - 08:02:15 PST
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