Friday, August 11, 12023 Human Era (HE) Continuation ExplanationWork (Queue the Musical Interlude)Universal GodThe Energy DilemmaDid Someone Say Free!Wait…What is Enthalpy?But if Nothing is Free, What is ‘Free’ Energy?How to Get Something From Nothing‽ (Just a thought).Back to the Building Blocks: How Crazy is Carbon!A Brief History of Life: Yet Another Segue Continuation Explanation ThisContinueContinue reading “Energy’S UP: Instalment Two. Let’s Get to Work”
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Energy’S UP: Instalment One
Wednesday, August 9, 12023 Human Era (HE) Introduction and WarningsWords of WarningBackground BasicsSemantical Segue (skip if you’re sensitive on chauvinistic sex stereotypes)Defining IdentitiesPronouns and the Duck TestBig C. Little c. How do you see?Past and Present PerversionsDe Dutch ProtocolBiological BickeringBack to Walsh’s WomenKeep it simple, stupid.Short Tort to ContortMind Your Body BusybodyHow You See theContinueContinue reading “Energy’S UP: Instalment One”
In Pursuit of Choppiness
Friday, May 26, 12023 Human Era (HE) Sans Surf in these SeasSearching for a WakeWake Chase CaseTime Tracking the WheelersSailing SnapshotLast SummerSerendipitous SightingsPaddlewheeler PursuitColumbia Gorge: Oui, C’est PossibleLegality and SafetySafety FirstWakesurfing versus Surfing Wakes: A Minor DistinctionWhat are the Rules?Weekly ScheduleWhat Did You Do Friday Night?Well, uh, haha, what have we here?RecalibrationSUP Stats Sans SurfContinueContinue reading “In Pursuit of Choppiness”
Səl̓ilw̓ət SUP to Thywates Landing
Saturday, May 13, 12023 Human Era (HE) Common Interests, Common PeopleDates, Pace. Wait Race?Paddle PlanSUP FLOAT PLAN: Səl̓ilw̓ət: Lowry Waterfront Park to Thywates LandingSummer in May: Words on Whether Weather or WeatherIn versus OutSupratropical Stream SpeculationThe Boy Returns?He Saw, She Saw SeesawGorgeous Gorge: Launch SiteSeeing Sea StateMy KitClothingPaddle. Board.Accessories(P)loggingMirror Warning: Objects in the Mirror areContinueContinue reading “Səl̓ilw̓ət SUP to Thywates Landing”
Deep Cove Demo Day
Saturday, April 15, 12023 Human Era (HE) Background StoryPandemic Product ProblemDeep Cove Demo DaysQuestionable ConditionsArrows in the QuiverArrow AssessmentThe AllstarOn the WaterLimits of StabilityMy First ThoughtsThe Edge 3.0Recessed versus DugoutSpeed Splitting HairsThe SprintWaves and WaterlinesDisplacement Hulls and SpeedPaddling Uphill: A Destructive ConstructionSprint Speed HumpOne More RoundReturn Route RealizationConfirmation ConfusionFinal Thoughts Background Story Last spring IContinueContinue reading “Deep Cove Demo Day”
Project Paddle: Day 6 (Alouette Lake)
Saturday, March 18, 12023 Human Era (HE) Back (s) to (ry) Project PaddleA Little Bit About Alouette LakeMaking of a Lake ThingDamn DamsWords on WindTheory, Practice, and ResonanceWaning Window for WindAlouette LakeResource SourcesPaddle PlanSUP FLOAT PLAN: Project Paddle: Alouette LakeParkingMy KitClothingPaddle. Board.AccessoriesLaunch Site(P)logDecisions, Decisions.On the WaterMirror, Mirror on the WaterNearing The NarrowsOctopus, Octopi, Octopuses, Octopodes?TheContinueContinue reading “Project Paddle: Day 6 (Alouette Lake)”
What’s in a Name?
Tuesday, January 24, 12023 Human Era (HE) Big Bill and the RoseImplicit AssociationsChristian AnthropologyThe Road to Rome is Paved with PaganismModern MythologyThe Acidity of a RosePlace Names and PaddleboardingTo (Re)Name or Not to (Re)Name?An Interesting Irony of Intermutual InfluenceIs There a Difference?Modern Myths RevisitedWhen in RomeGold, God, and GloryGoldGodGloryIberian InhumanityMerchant’s MonikersA Fast Foray into FoodsMappingContinueContinue reading “What’s in a Name?”
The Wonderful Weirdness of Water
Saturday, November 19, 12022 HE Early in 2006, commercial fishers were forbidden to ply their trade in Sydney Harbour. The problem was toxic quantities of the nasty chemical, dioxin, getting into their fish. The problem had apparently been present for many years, but had been ignored. Unfortunately, this is the case with many chemicals, whereContinueContinue reading “The Wonderful Weirdness of Water”
SUP Biomechanics: Lower Back Volume 2
Anatomy of a Paddle Stroke 3.0 Tuesday, November 1, 12022 HE Happy Samhain (or if you’re the Christian holiday appropriative type, happy All Saints Day)! For the backstory to this post, see my first post on biomechanics. And for more background information on general lower back anatomy and biomechanics, see this post: “Lower Back: Volume 1”. For anatomical and biomechanicalContinueContinue reading “SUP Biomechanics: Lower Back Volume 2”
SUP Biomechanics: Lower Back Volume 1
Anatomy 103 Saturday, October 22, 12022 HE A word of warning. My interest in anatomy started in high school when I got into strength training. Anatomy was then my favourite subject during my undergraduate degree in Human Kinetics. It remained my favourite subject during my Physical Therapy studies. It was still my favourite topic when I completed a DiplomaContinueContinue reading “SUP Biomechanics: Lower Back Volume 1”
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