Observation:
A Terry-boo(tm) iced coffee is not as good as Starbucks when it is made with Folgers...
Reality:
I am continuing in my low-budget endeavor by taking lunch at my desk. I didn't write a blessed thing yesterday but rather spent my lunch hour surfing, which is something tht I don't do when I am at Starbucks. I did find a new BWCA-related web log called the dharma blog. Add to that Lileks, Seth Godin, Slashdot and the Register, and you pretty much have my reading list. I do skim the top headlines at CNN and get my local news from the Strib. For pinoy headlines I use INQ7.
I like the dharma blog because A) the author seems to be on a similar wavelength in terms of what we appreciate about the outdoors, and B) He's got a lot of back material for me to read. Since the early stages of parenthood have limited my ability to get out to the woods, his writing is a good fix for what I'm jonesing for.
On a related note I think that this will be the weekend that I set up the tent in the back yard and start broadening the child's horizons. Also, I need to set a date with the guys for our all-day fishing trip (Maybe either 7/2 or 7/9). For long term, I need to set in motion the plan for acquiring a canoe. It looks to me like the only way I'll be able to swing it is if I liquidate the truck and get a beater (Not that the truck isn't much more than a year or two away from being a beater now). The canoe that I have my eye on? It's right here.
OK, this has turned into a to-do list instead of a posting. I will write more soon.
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Thanks for the link, I'm really glad to hear you like my blog... How'd you find me anyhow?
ReplyDeleteI would highly recommend both setting up the tent in the backyard (for your sake and your child's sake) and buying a canoe. My wife and I got a canoe as a wedding gift and it's been awesome... Such a good thing to do together, and someday, I'm sure, with kids. Who needs a nice car anyway?
Thanks again!
I found your site through The BWCA blog (http://bwcaw.blogspot.com), specifically drawn in by the photos in your "Sky is my Salvation" post. Allthough I think I stumbled across your site one one other time when I read your commentary on Kayakers vs. Canoeists.
ReplyDeleteI also enjoyed your posting called "A Darkened Light." Your description of your trek along the 'strange little river' reminded me a lot of the one described in "The hunchback Trout." When I looked at your Blogger profile it was no surprise to me that you are a Richard Brautigan fan.
It was a little too hot for tenting it out back last weekend, at least that's my story, and I'm sticking to it. A canoe is in the works, although it may be a while before I get THE canoe. It's more important to get out there than to get out there in style. I'm not too proud to paddle a used alumacraft.
Anyway, keep up the good work, and thanks for stopping by and checking out my site.
terry - glad you made it to my site, no matter what route. i'm also glad that my writing and my pictures resonate with you. i was lucky to take enough pictures of the sky in the bwca that a few of them were good enough to post alongside the essay.
ReplyDeleteinteresting that you found a parallel between my story and the hunchback trout. i should probably go back and reread that.
as for a canoe: heck yeah. it doesn't matter what you're paddling as long as you're paddling. especially if it's not something you're planning to portage, i'd say a "lumie" (aluminum canoe) will treat you just fine.
all the best.