Well, I managed to get down to paddle one more time this week after all. My crafts fair setup went more quickly than I'd expected, so this morning I made time for 60 minutes in the K1.
Feeling tired and achy from recent higher-intensity sessions (and also from some out-of-the-boat activities), I took it pretty easy today. My mind was mostly on other matters, and arguably I shouldn't have paddled at all, but what can you do.
The Mississippi is on a near-ten-foot rise this week, and that has resulted in a preponderance of floating litter in the harbor. I did some more aluminum can collection, which as I mentioned Tuesday is a balance drill all its own. I stayed upright today, and in an hour I amassed a colorful pile of cans that included everybody's favorite brand. Busch. Colt 45. Full Throttle. Steel Reserve. Bud Ice. Faygo, even.
I like how you not only do a little bit to make the harbor cleaner but also help the humane society. All the scrap metal that I find goes to a neighbor who uses it to fund some social justice programs. He always is so happy to get whatever I can find that it makes me keep a look out and even do the crazy such as asking for broken coffee makers at church.
ReplyDeleteA lot of the surplus from my parent's downsizing goes to two local thrift shops that really benefit the local community.
--Kathy from Franklin
Thank you very much, Kathy. We need to reverse course from the throw-away society we have become.
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