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Canoelover by name, canoe lover by nature.

I'm a husband, father, and friend. I paddle, blacksmith, chase odonates, write, play clawhammer banjo, and I'm a part-time hospice chaplain. I love books, not tablets. My family owns Rutabaga Paddlesports, an outdoor specialty shop in Madison, Wisconsin.

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go slower, see more

Bike paths are wonderful repositories of botanical gems.

Sweet child o mine

A story in which I become a blubbering blubberface.

cooking with a swedish blowtorch

Thank you, C.R. Nybergs Lödlampfabrik.

just a little experiment

Could keep doing this, I dunno.

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you kept your word!

The wrong idea has taken root in the world. And the idea is this: there just might be some lives out there that matter less than other lives. - Gregory Boyle

sugar river limbo

How low can you go?

just 21 hours

Consider the wisdom of the cow.

just remove the part that isn't paddle.

Simple as that. No, sorry, the opposite of that.

the loss of an excellent alien

The world has lost a giant to the cosmos.

don't take off, eh?

Why I love Canadians (and Midwesterners)

to build a canoe

For Lucy, my bestie canine dog paddler.

a little's better than nothin'

Selfishness is doing what’s in your best interest without regard for others. Doing what’s best in your own interest with regard for others is self-care. — Dr. Julie D. Hanks

visiting mike

Thanks, Mr. Perry.

solo trips for summer

If it's not written in the calendar, it won't happen.

prosciutto (and canoes)

Vegetarians, keep scrolling.

not parmesan

It's the real stuff.

la serenissima

The Most Serene: that's what Venetians call it.

milano >> venezia

On the Freccia Rossa

red admirals

Sweet water on the Sugar River.

it's all mike's doing

The butterfly effect is a real thing.

the introduction

Nothing to do with paddling here.