The last great Sea Kayaking taboo is overcome

[Mark R]

Ewww.....

http://kayakwendy.blogspot.com/2007/03/ ... rtner.html

[CaptainSensible]

Good grief...

[glupton]

Could be quite interesting on a multi-day open crossing. Some things just shouldn't make it into a blog.

[runswick2000]

Ummm..........I'm not sure I understand..........

[Wenley]

As solo paddler extraordinare Bernie Howgate points out, nobody talks about the solo paddler's masturbation habits!!

Right. Nobody does.
Not to mention the hardy times that foot slave, shaven, blonde porn stars, endure when expeditioning.
They hardly get any attention.
Unfair.

[capsized8]

Ummm..........I'm not sure I understand..........

I think it's a case of "men are ok but you can't beat the real thing" or "I did the circumnavigation in search of my right hand"

No expeditions for me - I'm just going paddling with my mates!!

Pete

[YvonneB]

Took my a while to realise what Mark was referring to, as having come across this blog before I didnt get to the end of the page on that occasion either due to extreme boredom.

What tedious self obsessed cr*p

Perhaps we should have a small competition to find the most pretentious American paddling blog.

[runswick2000]

Perhaps we should have a small competition to find the most pretentious American paddling blog.

How about this?

[Geoff Seddon]

What tedious self obsessed cr*p

I thought that was the definition of a blog.

You all seem to be adopting a rather British attitude. I was quite moved.

[runswick2000]

You all seem to be adopting a rather British attitude. I was quite moved.

You are quite right of course Geoff.

By way of therapy I am going to spend the day contemplating my navel.

[YvonneB]

I heartily recommend Runswick2000's link, a couple of quotes to give you a taste:

"Another challenge of perception is change. When peoples lives change we often perceive THEY change. Of course more often than not, they don't. "

"What's this life all about?"




Brilliant.

[Mark R]

Well, it's a personal blog, you're allowed to be self-indulgent, that's rather the whole point...I follow and enjoy the Wisconsin blog, but simply employ a mental 'filter' which selects out the stuff about paddling.

[runswick2000]

I also read and thoroughly enjoy all the bits of Kayak Wisconsin which are about paddling.

[Owen]

Perhaps we should have a small competition to find the most pretentious American paddling blog.

Isn't she Canadian?

[Shekayaker]

Yes Owen, of course I'm Canadian, so my" tedious, self-obsessed, pretentious" blog startled and stirred a few Brits? :-) (And doesn't qualify for Bonnie's search which I would say is highly subjective, eh?)

Blogging is all about self-indulgence. Kudos to Mark R. whose blog, though conservative, but informative with fine photography, is linked on my blog:-)

[runswick2000]

Blogging is all about self-indulgence.

As indeed is masturbation..........which just goes to prove that there is little wrong with a bit of self-indulgence from time to time!

[CaptainSensible]

Maybe we're all just envious of you being the first person to get an Excite...

[derrickam]

Good discussion really. Even from the guys who think we "suck". LOL!! I write of course each day. Somedays are certainly better than others, some are total crap, some days I'm totally narcissistic. Blogs can be like that. Especially if you set a goal to post everyday. Often in seakayaing there is just nothing all that new going on, or I may have emails out waiting for information from others, or be researching or whatever. There are lots of days when sea kayaking is just not foremost either. But as I said today on my post, Life and sea kayaking are one in the same in my experience so everything get's all mixed up. :) Of course, no one has to read them either if they don't want to.

Something worth noting though. Over the 2+ years my blog has been up, the most consistently read bits are the personal stuff, then of course the "tabloid" type posts about known paddlers. All the gear reviews, skill stuff and the rest are at the bottom. They are read daily, but are not the most popular content. In addition the daily readership has continued to grow as well. Lord knows why exactly. LOL!!

Some of you may know that a couple days back I delt with this very subject. I had planned to move all my personal narcissism to a different blog. So no one had to suffer it. :) The reaction I got was negative. I received a good amount of email saying, that all that stuff was important too and that there are plenty of other "news and gear" blogs already. So I took that into account and changed my mind. Another good thing that comes from being more personal is the contacts I've made with other paddles that often feel the same or oppositely but want to talk about it. These online "relationships" have lead to a lot of new friends that I see at symposia an such throughout the season. Of course, they often feel they know me much more than they do but that's ok. It gives us a starting point to chat and work together on and off the water.

I can't speak for others, but for my part I just write whatever is rolling around in my head that day. Usually it has some connection to sea kayaking, but sometimes it doesn't. Certainly it's not intended to be "brilliant". I'm not sure there is an intention to be much of anything. Just, as they said in the Simpson's, "some stuff than happens".

www.KayakQuixotica.com

[YvonneB]

Shekayaker wrote;


"Yes Owen, of course I'm Canadian, so my" tedious, self-obsessed, pretentious" blog startled and stirred a few Brits? :-) (And doesn't qualify for Bonnie's search which I would say is highly subjective, eh?) "

Of course my comments are subjective. What else could they be?

If self indulgence is ok, then I'm entitled to my subjectivity.

Startled and stirred? Because it mentions masturbation? I should say so! I had to send the butler for my smelling salts!

[Rods]

...nobody talks about the solo paddler's masturbation habits!!

Dear God, I've only been paddling a year, and it's all been solo. I've only just managed a forward sweep and now there is something else to perfect! I'm going to look on the coaching threads right now...

[catman]

Hi Shekayaker,

Now you'll know why we Scots dont fancy another 300years stuck with these deadbeat Brits!

Keep on bloggin.

[Mark R]

Now you'll know why we Scots dont fancy another 300years stuck with these deadbeat Brits!

Yes, the Scots* are well known for their tendency for lengthy soul-searching exposition.






* David Hume honourably excluded.

[catman]

Sorry, just couldn't resist.

[Mark R]

Sorry, just couldn't resist.

Nether could I...
http://southwestseakayaking.co.uk/2007/ ... ll-island/

[paddling grandma]

Hey catman,what makes you think that us deadbeat Brits want another 300 years stuck with you Scots?

[Geoff Seddon]

There seems to be some confusion here, if only in my mind, Wouldn't the term "Brit" encompass all the peoples within the British Isles, whether or not they are one nation? Anyway I would like to remain associated in pretty much the same way as now with the Scotch people (apart from that unpleasant person on Mull who shut his bar at 23.00 the other year, but I have to admit he was a southern jessie, as indeed are an awfull lot of folk on the West and alcohol dependant and psychologically weak to boot).

That should do it.

I was going to have a "pop" at the Welsh and Irish too, but decided against it, they're all barking and it's too easy to find out where I live.

[capsized8]

I was going to have a "pop" at the Welsh and Irish too, but decided against it, they're all barking and it's too easy to find out where I live.

Too bloody right, already done! Balaclavas anyone !!

[Geoff Seddon]

I'll put the kettle on then.

[capsized8]

O.K. Here's one, BT don't know where Horwich is. What is it like living nowhere? My paddling ninjas were primed and ready to go, only to be let down by technology.

You can take the kettle off now, it's no longer needed.

pete

[catman]

Hey catman,what makes you think that us deadbeat Brits want another 300 years stuck with you Scots?

You would have sank into oblivion years ago without us. Anyway, you suckered us into this unholy alliance in the first place so you only have youself to blame.

We dont mind you lot coming up north as tourists but please just remember to go back home again!!