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Monthly Archives: November 2024

Perishable Skill

I am a part of a small kayak club that gathers on Saturday nights in the off-season at the local pool.  The white-water paddle season here is very short so as the weather cools and the snows fall, we move indoors from November to April. One part social and the other part is simply getting some seat time and building new skills. This is important for paddlers who want to be just a little more than “recreational”. New skills are […]

Movement is Medicine

Some might say “Age” can creep up on you but if you ask me, it seems to have jumped out from a dark corner and pummelled me with a large wooden bat.  Every morning, I slowly sit up in bed and take stock of the parts that radiate dull pain, I limp to the kitchen to grab my coffee and Turmeric Tea (that my amazing “naturalist” partner makes) to reduce the swelling. While at work the Boss and I give […]