Spirited Waters

March 25, 2011

Books I am Reading

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This book with the subtitle  Soloing South through the Inside Passage spins the first person tale of Jennifer Hahn, an intrepid skilled canoeist / kayaker.   She paddles a 750 mile stretch of the Pacific coast from Bellingham, Washington to Ketchikan, Alaska and tells her story in amazing prose.  Where do all those images come [...]

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Discovering Belwah

February 24, 2011

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A major preoccupation for me when the usual matters of the day appear to be under control involves plinking away at my latest book.  I gave it the tentative title Newswriting for quite a while, but am switching over to Discovering Belwah until something better comes along.   ”Belwah” is the whimsical name of Beloit for many of [...]

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At year’s beginning…

January 13, 2011

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We hope that life is being good to you on all fronts.  Here are a few words that describe what we we were up to in 2010 with some hints (& hopes) for the future.  Please check out the photo blog for some images. 2010 was a fine, interesting, and sometimes adventurous year for us.  [...]

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Beloit Daily News-Article

November 19, 2010

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I am delighted by the book review that Debra DeHart-Jensen of the Beloit Daily News wrote on Tuesday, November 16 regarding my latest effort Discovering Lake Superior and the Western Upper Peninsula of Michigan.  Most of the publicity and sales have been in the Western UP.  The BDN and Debra have helped to spread the [...]

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The Evolution of God by Robert Wright

November 6, 2010

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This tome is the latest by a writer who has explored the evolution of morality and non-zero sum games in previous books.  I find him highly readable, thorough in his referencing, and credible.  His integration of the previous themes in The Evolution of God is a good way to see the breadth of their contemporary [...]

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