The weather was a perfect 10 for paddling a few Saturdays back, here in southeast Texas and thankfully I was able to maximize the exposure. Dusted off the olde sea kayak and off I went with three other like-minded souls on Armand Bayou. One of our number is brand new to the area and requested gator-sightings, and boy, did we ever deliver! These are more alligator photos than I've ever been able to take, and on top of that we had cooperative roseate spoonbills (birds) and even the black vultures. Temps were in the 70s; blue skies and sunshine, it hardly gets better. The photographic evidence is at: http://good-times.webshots.com/album/562657522EEbuIz Photos were taken with an inexpensive ($150) HP camera with 6x optical zoom. Yes, we were close to the gators, but the zoom somewhat exaggerates that, so please don't think our next step would be to pat these big boys on the head. A cold front blew in the next day, dropping temps 30 degrees, yea, even 40 degrees over the warmth of Saturday, but I know the warmth will return. Natalie Wiest Galveston, Texas *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
It seems a truism, where there are gators, there are hungry gators. I wonder how my love for kayaking would coexist with dinosaurs roaming the water. Nice pics! Mark Sanders -----Original Message----- On Behalf Of Natalie Wiest Subject: [Paddlewise] Alligators on the bayou The weather was a perfect 10 for paddling a few Saturdays back, here in southeast Texas and thankfully I was able to maximize the exposure. Dusted off the olde sea kayak and off I went with three other like-minded souls on Armand Bayou. One of our number is brand new to the area and requested gator-sightings, and boy, did we ever deliver! These are more alligator photos than I've ever been able to take, and on top of that we had cooperative roseate spoonbills (birds) and even the black vultures. Temps were in the 70s; blue skies and sunshine, it hardly gets better. The photographic evidence is at: http://good-times.webshots.com/album/562657522EEbuIz *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Keep in mind that those Gators won back-to-back NCAA basketball championships in 2006 and 2007, and a football championship in 2007. They may act lethargic, but man they can run, jump, and shoot. Bradford R. Crain Subject: RE: [Paddlewise] Alligators on the bayou > It seems a truism, where there are gators, there are hungry gators. I > wonder > how my love for kayaking would coexist with dinosaurs roaming the water. > Nice pics! > > Mark Sanders > > -----Original Message----- > On Behalf Of Natalie Wiest > Subject: [Paddlewise] Alligators on the bayou > > > > The weather was a perfect 10 for paddling a few Saturdays back, here > in southeast Texas and thankfully I was able to maximize the exposure. > Dusted off the olde sea kayak and off I went with three other > like-minded souls on Armand Bayou. One of our number is brand new to > the area and requested gator-sightings, and boy, did we ever deliver! > These are more alligator photos than I've ever been able to take, and on > top of that we had cooperative roseate spoonbills (birds) and even the > black vultures. Temps were in the 70s; blue skies and sunshine, it > hardly gets better. The photographic evidence is at: > http://good-times.webshots.com/album/562657522EEbuIz *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
And I'd hate to be the victim of a pick and roll! -----Original Message----- Keep in mind that those Gators won back-to-back NCAA basketball championships in 2006 and 2007, and a football championship in 2007. They may act lethargic, but man they can run, jump, and shoot. Bradford R. Crain > It seems a truism, where there are gators, there are hungry gators. I > wonder > how my love for kayaking would coexist with dinosaurs roaming the water. > Nice pics! > > Mark Sanders *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
-----Original Message----- >Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Alligators on the bayou > >Keep in mind that those Gators won back-to-back NCAA basketball >championships in 2006 and 2007, and a football championship in 2007. >They may act lethargic, but man they can run, jump, and shoot. >Bradford R. Crain > Thank You!!! -- a former 'Gator from UF. We're also responsible for Gatorade, too. Joe Pylka (My first canoe was named "Gator Grabber" 'cause that's what I used it for) *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
...and our Houston Rockets aren't doing too badly either. They must be down by the bayou talking to the 'gators for advice... Natalie Wiest Galveston Island, Texas *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Brad, I thirst no more for your humour. Your wit, alas, not dry enough. Perhaps you drink too much Gator-ade. I dunno. And while we're at it, your sarcasm, satire, and generally pathetic attempts at jeu d'esprit are all too galling. Please keep it up!! :-) DL > Keep in mind that those Gators won back-to-back NCAA basketball > championships in 2006 and 2007, and a football championship in 2007. > They may act lethargic, but man they can run, jump, and shoot. > > Bradford R. Crain *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 10:01 PM, Doug Lloyd <douglloyd_at_shaw.ca> wrote: > Brad, I thirst no more for your humour. Your wit, alas, not dry enough. > Perhaps you drink too much Gator-ade. I dunno. And while we're at it, your > sarcasm, satire, and generally pathetic attempts at jeu d'esprit are all > too > galling. Please keep it up!! :-) > Hey Brad, Perhaps Doug would be a suitable candidate for testing the composting kayak. Doesn't Victoria have a waste disposal problem? I envision an entire fleet of composting kayaks happily paddling along and reducing any effluent waste issue to a non-problem. Besides, he's more-or-less between rides now anyway. And closer than Mark. Craig Jungers Moses Lake, WA *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Doug: I don't know why you are referring to sarcasm, satire, and jeu d'esprit, whatever that is (bottled water?). We are trying to have some serious kayak discussions here, but you keep digressing from the main topic. Steady as she goes, matey. Brad Quoting Doug Lloyd <douglloyd_at_shaw.ca>: > Brad, I thirst no more for your humour. Your wit, alas, not dry enough. > Perhaps you drink too much Gator-ade. I dunno. And while we're at it, > your sarcasm, satire, and generally pathetic attempts at jeu d'esprit > are all too galling. Please keep it up!! :-) > > DL *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 8:24 AM, Bradford R. Crain <crainb_at_pdx.edu> wrote: > Doug: > I don't know why you are referring to sarcasm, satire, and jeu > d'esprit, whatever that is (bottled water?). We are trying to have some > serious kayak discussions here, but you keep digressing from the main > topic. Steady as she goes, matey. > Brad... I (for one) welcome your attempts to keep this forum on an even keel. Far too many serious threads have deteriorated lately. Paddlers should think first and compost later. Craig Jungers Seriously serious in Moses Lake, WA *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
What can I say here. I love kayaking and I love humor. There are some incredibly talented and knowledgable kayakers on this list, and also some (intentionally) very humorous people. So it's delightful to be informed and entertained at the same time. Plus the price is just right. Too bad Jerry Seinfeld, Josh Blue, and David Letterman haven't discovered kayaking yet. But there may still be time. Brad No Lake But Lots Of Puddles Quoting Craig Jungers <crjungers_at_gmail.com>: > On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 8:24 AM, Bradford R. Crain <crainb_at_pdx.edu> wrote: > >> Doug: >> I don't know why you are referring to sarcasm, satire, and jeu >> d'esprit, whatever that is (bottled water?). We are trying to have some >> serious kayak discussions here, but you keep digressing from the main >> topic. Steady as she goes, matey. >> > > Brad... I (for one) welcome your attempts to keep this forum on an even > keel. Far too many serious threads have deteriorated lately. Paddlers should > think first and compost later. > > > Craig Jungers > Seriously serious in Moses Lake, WA > -- Bradford R. Crain Department of Mathematics & Statistics Portland State University 724 SW Harrison St./334 Neuberger Hall Portland, Or. 97201 Phone: 503-725-3127 Fax: 503-725-3661 E-mail: crainb_at_pdx.edu *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 8:24 AM, Bradford R. Crain <crainb_at_pdx.edu> wrote: Doug: I don't know why you are referring to sarcasm, satire, and jeu d'esprit, whatever that is (bottled water?). We are trying to have some serious kayak discussions here, but you keep digressing from the main topic. Steady as she goes, matey. Brad... I (for one) welcome your attempts to keep this forum on an even keel. Far too many serious threads have deteriorated lately. Paddlers should think first and compost later. Craig Jungers Seriously serious in Moses Lake, WA Craig/Brad Sorry Craig, you especially should know only Matt n' his Mariners can keep an even keel in any type of serious seaway. Speaking of those Mariners, have they ever played against the Gators? I don't follow American sports much so don't know, even though Brad thinks I know something about those Gators. As for composting, guess my decomposing composition lately seems to have given you some recomposition paronomasia possibilities (no Brad, that's not some malevolent French elixir). Absinthe is. An ancient French drink reported to bring folks to the edge of reason - before it was banned in France. Must be the decomposing ingredient wormwood. I drink it all the time. See, it's not a decompensation of mental stability due to anything psychiatrically intrinsic. But what's your excuse? :-) I do hope you both realize the only real decomposition happening in the field of sea kayaking is Harvey's fleet of SOFs, though Harvey has done an amazing job of documenting many somewhat decomposed kayak specimens. At least his work will last long after my kid's kids' great grandchildren are tootling around above the skin of the ocean in anti-gravity school buses exploring new shorelines at the foot of the Rockies for field trips. So, happy Eater to all you decomposing old f_at_rt$, of which I am one now. Remember, old paddlers never die, they just smell that way. Heck, even young paddlers smell that way if they don't paddle in Icebreaker base layers. Doug Lloyd (who just bought a bunch of Icebreaker marino wool layers at a local gear grab sale - you gotta get some man!!) Np affilliation to Icebreaker, the Mariners, the Gators or Gatorade, or Absinthe *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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