> >>Doug's response was the following story: > >> > >>I paddled over to Jolie's a couple of months ago.I just love it! Canadians > do party harder, though,eh.<< > > >Doug: We had talked before your arrival, and knowing that you were a deeply > spiritual person, had decided as a group to radically tone down our usual > rowdy behaviour, so as not to offend you.< > > Yikes, and here I thought you guys_were_ being rowdy! I'd hate to see you > WKC folks _not_ toned down! As for drinking, I usually know what side of a > good buzz to hover at, when I do drink. I may "swagger" a bit to the > religious right, but I think God made us to enjoy ourselves. Chronic alcohol > abuse is a different matter. Being a paddler, I tend to be the type, like > the rest of us Paddlewisers I imagine, who try and take care of their > bodies. I'll concede my notion of being a harder hardy partier from Canuk > land. As for the etiology of modern alcoholism, researchers might want to > conduct their control experiments using paddlers consistently found gathered > at Lyme Point, American San Juan's. There would be no lack of volunteers! ER...that's Limestone Point, Doug. Are you in a black-out? > :-) > > And hey, if the rest of the people on this list are half as nice as > subscribers I've met like you, Rob, Steve, Mike (and Tina and Dave whom I've > also met through PW), there is hope for the world yet in this new era. Thanks, Doug. We love you too! Jolie > *************************************************************************** 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 Fri Mar 14 2003 - 19:40:22 PST
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