http://keithwikle.com Kayaking on the water, running and cycling over land, trying to fly... Fri, 16 May 2008 14:40:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en For those that don't know Patrick O'Brian's works, and who may not have read my other posts on Aubrey/Maturin, I will quickly summarize. Patrick O'Brian over the course of several decades wrote 21 books based on Lord Cochrane an active frigate captain in the Napoleonic wars. The novels depict the ... http://keithwikle.com/index.php/2008/literature/finished-the-patrick-obrian-aubrey-maturin-series/ Photo courtesy of bikeportland.org Ironically I am incapable of biking to work today. The inguinal hernia repair is healing nicely though. I have of course biked to work many many days, through rain, sleet, snow. This day isn't so much for the cycle commuters as it is for advocacy. If you ... http://keithwikle.com/index.php/2008/cycling/international-bike-to-work-day-may-15th/ Managing Inexperienced Paddlers on the Water In 2006 I led a Sea Kayaking trip in the Apostle Islands on Lake Superior. To say that I led the trip is a stretch. I will say it was a great experience to learn how to lead a trip. View Larger Map Myself and Jim Svensson ... http://keithwikle.com/index.php/2008/paddling/sea-kayaking-in-the-apostle-islands-a-lesson-in-leadership/ The keyword is PEHDTSCKJMBA! For Tom Waits tour of the Southwest United States this summer. Look out Tom Will be coming to a town near you! For those with a hankering to see Tom I think this video is welcome news. I did prefer his last tour press release where he ... http://keithwikle.com/index.php/2008/music/tom-waits-glitter-and-doom-press-release-video/ Travel Log Post from Rapid Transit Blog [gallery] Surf and Travel. What better combination? Every Surf Paddler's deepest dream is to surf a virgin break, with very little competition. The photos from this surf trip to Morocco are really beautiful. Travel and surfing is something that I long to do. Laura and ... http://keithwikle.com/index.php/2008/surf-kayaking/surf-kayaking-morocco-rapid-transit-blog/ Survived surgery. No allergic reactions to anesthetic. I was lucky enough to have my wife to nurse me, and therefore oggle, (go Wenley!). I also had an African woman from Zimbabwe who put in my IV offer to get a witch doctor to cast out the evil spirits that make ... http://keithwikle.com/index.php/2008/blogging/evil-spirits-cast-out-recovery-inguinal-hernia/ Inguinal Hernia Surgery Tomorrow Tomorrow I face the surgeons knife. Hopefully this will lead to a short road to recovery. I know in my heart it will be longer than I'd like. But I hope to be out kayak surfing some time in early June. I will most likely be doing ... http://keithwikle.com/index.php/2008/family/inguinal-hernia-surgery-tomorrow/ Ever wished for a bat mobile, or an x-wing fighter? Maybe a Mehve glider from Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind. The 1984 film of Hayao Miyazaki's graphic novel captured my imagination as a child. The giant airships, the toxic jungle, and most of all Nausicaa's Mehve or Mowe ... http://keithwikle.com/index.php/2008/films/nausicaa-of-the-valley-of-the-wind-mehve-glider/ Leonard Cohen-I'm Your Man Leonard Cohen has been the man for me since college. Like a lot of young literature majors we're drawn to the image of Leonard Cohen living in New York city as a poet, a writer, having deep, complicated relationships that require him to write a finely crafted ... http://keithwikle.com/index.php/2008/music/leonard-cohen-im-your-man-concert-documentary/ Job Prevents Kalamazoo Man from Kayak Surfing The surf is building on Lake Michigan. To quote Ben Stiller, I feel the need to grab some time in the green room! I have ordered a composite Mega Neutron. I am hoping it is delivered and available by the time fall rolls around. ... http://keithwikle.com/index.php/2008/surf-kayaking/surf-building-on-lake-michigan-watching-the-weather/