I recently did something out of character. I may have crossed the line. I gave in to a great desire. Its all so confusing and exciting. The rush is almost overwhelming. I fear it will end disastrously but fear is part of the rush. I dont feel I can tell my kayak friends what I have done. I have strayed. I'm an open boater! I bought a canoe. Nothing is ever easy with me. I could have bought a used plastic canoe off Craigslist, dragged it home and hid it behind the shed. It could have free ranged next to the SOT living off an occasional squirt of 303 sun protectant, carefree and wild. Instead I had to buy a barn queen, a 1962 Old Town OTCA wooden canoe. She was wearing red when I first saw her. Red! Big swoopy stems embraced yards and yards of ribs glowing with patina that wrapped around a nice big bottom. What could I do! Serendipity can show itself in the oddest of ways. Three days after buying her I found two canoe paddles in my neighbors trash. I spirited them to my basement and hid them amongst the other paddles. A man cannot change his stars. This is my fate. I must accept it. Jim et al *************************************************************************** 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 Aug 14 2008 - 17:49:01 PDT
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