Things that I Enjoy

One of the personality quirks that I enjoy about myself the most is a very real and occasionally very Twisted sense of Humor.
As an example, this guy right here. There are times when “He Be Me~to a T” …..

I occasionally think about adding a Twitter account but there are certain times when I’m completely unable to control my tongue and so I’ll probably wait until trump is gone in order to avoid getting arrested for verbally attacking that
total douchbag in a Twitter post. #subjecttochange :)

~CANOES~
I developed a Special Place in my Heart for Canoeing when I was very young and every chance I’d get I’d head for Look Park in Florence and rent an Aluminum Tugboat which doubled as a Canoe. For the next hour I’d paddle that boat in circles around a tiny…and I DO mean Tiny…pond. Little did I know at the time that Canoes would become a major Life Force later on in my life. I’m not sure if my Tale about being Swept out to Sea was wiped out the other night when I lost an entire nights work here on the site…..but I often learn life lessons the hard way.

My first Canoe was an Old Town Tripper. Each Canoe is designed to serve a certain function and the Tripper was designed for Hunters (AKA-Suckwads to the MAX!) to toss a Moose or an Elk and enuff Gear to last two weeks into this enormous Tugboat designed and disguised as a Canoe and do THEIR thing. I knew NOTHING about Canoe designs at that time, bought one and tossed it on my Car…….Off to Maine I went….grinning all the way.

Long story short, shortly after launching in a quiet docking area I was sucked out to a VERY rough Sea, Totally out of control (No joke-Tears flowed) thought I was gonna perish and be Eaten by JAWS when a Friendly family in a large Motorboat, suitable for Sea Travel, saw my predicament, took me aboard their boat and towed my Canoe back to the Safety of Dry Land.
I SERIOUSLY considered leaving that Paddle Pig 🐷 on the Shore and going home….
but changed my mind and Sold it for half what I’d paid for it.
#gottogetyououtofmylife
#LessonLearned #dosomeresearchrich 😵‍💫

One might think that after that Horrid Experience I would have forgoten about
Watersports and taken up something safer……Bowling perhaps. 🎳
Thankfully I didn’t. I discovered Mad River Canoes…made with Care in Vermont….
and fell madly in Love. Sadly, Mad River fell victim to the rising
Popularity of Kayaking and Canoes fell by the Bayside.

I also recently Lost a Mad River Explorer…..my 3rd and VERY Dear to my Heart.
I still own a “Special Edition Red ‘Guide’ Model”…a Solo Canoe, and after
I have some surgery done on my Feet, I hope to get back on the water with that.‍ ‍

Ahwaga Canoe Club

That would be me in the Red Guide above along with members of the Ahwaga Canoe Club…..an Organization which Michelle Lemoine and I Founded in the early 90’s and with a Boatload of Help from a Fellow by the name of Rick Marsi,….Popular Author and Newspaper Columnist, the Club took off like a Rocket 🚀 soon sporting a couple hundred active members.

As you can plainly see, after several years with Canoes being the Primary mode of Water Travel, Kayaks had become the preferred mode of Water Vehicle for many members and then, years later, the handwriting was on the wall and Michelle and I left the Club which added a Board of Directors and became the
Ahwaga Canoe & Kayak Club ‍

We, of course, wished them well and should you live in the Southern Tier of Upstate NY you might consider joining up with them. Fine Folks indeed. For some reason I’m unable to place a link to the ACKC Club but that’s why Google is our friend. :)


Wooden Canoe Heritage Association

Paddling in a Canoe made of Wood and Canvas is akin to suddenly finding yourself
seated in the Cool and Comfort of a Rolls-Royce.