Hot Dog, it's my 55th birthday!

The ultimate gift!

Wow, 55 and still alive! Who would've guessed!  I was kinda dreading this one and honestly, I'm not quite sure why but, it turned out okl! I had to step back from the number and take inventory of my life thus far and I must say that things are going pretty darn well.

I finally finished my book. It's a collection of my street photography over the last 25 years and I am pleased that so many like it! I had no idea how much work went in to producing a book but here it is a year later and its done. You can check it out at www.blurb.com. Search for a book titled "Places I've Belonged" and you'll find it.  I donate all proceeds from any sales to Doctors Without Borders as I firmly believe they are one of the best organizations around and do great work. Another exciting project I'm involved with and is nearing completion is a book my wife and I are working on.

Working it off!

I must say,  the  winter of 2010 was lazy for me and I feel it now! I just laid around the house most of December and did a whole bunch of nothing which is quite unusual for me but hey, I did it! I was looking forward to the storms that stir things up but nothing really wild came a calling. And I think I had overdosed a bit on the winter of '09 and most of '10 as I put in a lot of water time. So maybe I just needed a break! Now however it's time to pay for my sins and get busy. Have gotten back in to my "twice weekly and one good day on the weekend" routine and I actually feel a bit better as a result. I think that just getting outside  is refreshing but being able to paddle the open sea...

The Greenland Movement

Isn't that a beautiful Kayak!


"Where's mine?" I asked my wife on my 55 th birthday.  That would be better than a car for me. Heck  I have a car, but a skin on frame Greenland style kayak? Seriously, how many people own one of those? I do however own 2 beautiful Greenland style paddles that are trusted friends and companions when I am anywhere in my kayak. I truly think it has to do with the fact that they are hand built and made of wood. The wood feels warm in your hands and has a really nice grip to it. I have owned both the Euro and Greenland styles and they are completely different so I say try them both before you buy. I just wound up preferring the Greenland style.