21.40 East Derby.
WOW - Does anybody know where Tuesday went ??? Actually - I do - it went bye bye as I lie profoundly sick from Monday evening's bout of drinking 6 x 22oz bottles of Porter from Poland - at about 9.0% alcohol content... This was a gift I recieved from my helper at work - which I guess one could view as a curse. This was the sickest I've been in many many years - in fact - I can't recall exactly when I was sick like this - definately not during this decade... So, needless to say - Tuesday was bed rest for most of the day. I was hoping to get out and walk around the additional ponds of water I recently discovered on O'Sullivan's Island - I guess this will have to wait until next time. X ( aka Noel ) would be very upset with me if she were to find out about my bad behavior... I can assure you that something like this is not likely to ever happen again anytime soon. Due to my stupidity - ATWA directly suffered since I could not be there doing my ecological / wildlife crusade...
21.47
Barefoot Debbie emailed me today - she want's to get involved with the effort I'm doing so this is way cool. And that is how she calls herself these days - which came as quite a surprise to me - since I have not known her to go barefoot in public - although I wish she would...
21.49
"Voodoo Child" by Jimi being played over WBAI peace and justice radio - and it's not a version I am familiar with. Oh... that explains it - it's Stevie Ray Vaughn covering it - man - he's really doing a great version of it.
Some email traffic between myself and AC - which is always good.
Tonight:
Rest IS Best !!
- earth...
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Sunday, February 17, 2008
O'Sullivan's Island dispatch
19.50 East Derby.
Man - it took forever to get the password reset here - the amount of bullshit one has to go through is incredible... I must have spent a good hour before I actually remembered it - entered it - and it worked even though... fuck it - at least I'm back up and running now. Ok - here's what went on today:
Went out on foot for a walk around the trails just to view the water ways from land. The perspective is quite different than expected... the Naugatuck River was really cookin' - I mean it was movin something fierce - same for the Housatonic River... I'm going to try to get out on the water tomorrow if the current's will allow me to return back !! That will depend on how much rain comes tonight. Actually, the area looks pretty damn good overall... it used to be far worse. I retrieved some trash by hand - if I can't get out with the boat - I'll do some land based work - because there is much to do there as far as that goes...
19.56
I'm going to go off subject a little - but this is to show the hypocrasy of the City of Derby... they are breaking my neighbors balls over his peacefull landscaping business which he runs out of an existing 5 bay garage with barn. That's illegal... YET the City is going through with plans to destroy an open space / farm area for an evil Industrial Park. That's Legal. What a bunch of bullshit. How can they justify a complete ecological disaster being "worthy" and a nice landscaping business being "un-worthy"... It's like those rich bastards with the HVA... TRUE enviromentalism is a no-no but developing undeveloped area's is a good thing - because it bring's more people out ( which of course bring's more litter and harm to the existing wildlife, not too mention the wildlife gets evicted once again aginst their own will ) to enjoy nature... what a load of shit - PEOPLE ARE THE PROBLEM - GET THEM AWAY FROM NATURE !!!
The "end of the world blog" got up-dated today. That's right here: http://earthboundatwa.wordpress.com
Read it and weep OR read it, take direct action and FEEL GOOD NOW.
20.04
Time to knock back a few grinners... my helper at work gave me 6 22oz bottles of dark Polish beer - Yesh !! Good Thing's will be happening very shortly...
Enjoy !!
- Earth
"All The Way Alive"
Man - it took forever to get the password reset here - the amount of bullshit one has to go through is incredible... I must have spent a good hour before I actually remembered it - entered it - and it worked even though... fuck it - at least I'm back up and running now. Ok - here's what went on today:
Went out on foot for a walk around the trails just to view the water ways from land. The perspective is quite different than expected... the Naugatuck River was really cookin' - I mean it was movin something fierce - same for the Housatonic River... I'm going to try to get out on the water tomorrow if the current's will allow me to return back !! That will depend on how much rain comes tonight. Actually, the area looks pretty damn good overall... it used to be far worse. I retrieved some trash by hand - if I can't get out with the boat - I'll do some land based work - because there is much to do there as far as that goes...
19.56
I'm going to go off subject a little - but this is to show the hypocrasy of the City of Derby... they are breaking my neighbors balls over his peacefull landscaping business which he runs out of an existing 5 bay garage with barn. That's illegal... YET the City is going through with plans to destroy an open space / farm area for an evil Industrial Park. That's Legal. What a bunch of bullshit. How can they justify a complete ecological disaster being "worthy" and a nice landscaping business being "un-worthy"... It's like those rich bastards with the HVA... TRUE enviromentalism is a no-no but developing undeveloped area's is a good thing - because it bring's more people out ( which of course bring's more litter and harm to the existing wildlife, not too mention the wildlife gets evicted once again aginst their own will ) to enjoy nature... what a load of shit - PEOPLE ARE THE PROBLEM - GET THEM AWAY FROM NATURE !!!
The "end of the world blog" got up-dated today. That's right here: http://earthboundatwa.wordpress.com
Read it and weep OR read it, take direct action and FEEL GOOD NOW.
20.04
Time to knock back a few grinners... my helper at work gave me 6 22oz bottles of dark Polish beer - Yesh !! Good Thing's will be happening very shortly...
Enjoy !!
- Earth
"All The Way Alive"
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
O'Sullivan Island Dispatch
00.52 East Derby.
Did something today I've been meaning to do - a ground trek around the twin forks of O'Sullivan's Island - which proved quite rewarding in the sense that I've never really walked around that area so I got a good tour and I retrieved quite a bit of trash and lot's of tangled fishing line. What bastards the people who fish are - total scumbags worse than child molesters - and to think the HVA is behind even more fishing activities by developing a new fishing pier in the area. Great: now it will be open season on the defenseless wildlife.
Not too much else to report. I'll be going back out agin most likely on Sunday afternoon.
00.55
Keep an eye on http://earthboundatwa.wordpress.com
That's the political blog - I'll be posting a real wild entry soon.
It's late and the bed is calling.
Rest In Peace,
- Earth..
Did something today I've been meaning to do - a ground trek around the twin forks of O'Sullivan's Island - which proved quite rewarding in the sense that I've never really walked around that area so I got a good tour and I retrieved quite a bit of trash and lot's of tangled fishing line. What bastards the people who fish are - total scumbags worse than child molesters - and to think the HVA is behind even more fishing activities by developing a new fishing pier in the area. Great: now it will be open season on the defenseless wildlife.
Not too much else to report. I'll be going back out agin most likely on Sunday afternoon.
00.55
Keep an eye on http://earthboundatwa.wordpress.com
That's the political blog - I'll be posting a real wild entry soon.
It's late and the bed is calling.
Rest In Peace,
- Earth..
Sunday, February 10, 2008
O'Sullivan's Island dispatch
20.44 East Derby.
Today was one of those days where I slept in nice and late then had some time to decide what I was going to do. The weather kinda could be described as changable skys but the temp's seemed to be well above freezing so I decided to load up the JeniferLynn canoe and do some river clean-up. As soon as I got to the boat launch I started wondering if this was really a good idea or not. I first stopped off at my parents house - and from there drove to the boat launch and noticed serious storm clouds off in the distance - but heading towards me none the less. So - by 15.00 hrs I was on the water - with a very swift current and strong winds out of the north west really pro-pelling me along - sideways no less !! Good thing it was high tide.
I started doing clean up right away and soon realized I was going to really load up on garbage today. I saw 1 man fishing - who was one of the few honest and caring fishermen - a rare but welcome breed indeed - and I spoke with him briefly before heading up the Naugatuck River side of O'Sullivan's Island. I was able to journey down the secret stream towards the secret lagoon but the tide was already going out so there was no way I was getting in there. No sign's of life what so ever... So I then backtracked out and continued back up the Naugatuck River and did quite a bit of clean up work on the O'Sullivan's Island side - then I went to the Derby Ave side prior to the Atwater Bridge and headed back out towards the Housatonic River. Just as I approached where the Naugatuck flows into the mighty Housatonic - it suddenly got real windy and then it started snowing. Light at first - then nice big flakes. I was a little wetter than usual from my clean up work so I figured now was a good time to head back. I had maybe a quarter mile to go back to the boat launch when the snow and wind really gained intensity - and I was rowing as hard as I could into this storm and strong current. Everything was suddenly going against me. Gear was starting to freeze up... and visability droped significantly. I was now in a strong snow squal - and loving every minute of it !! I thought of how great it was to be "one with the elements" and really felt good about where I was, what I was doing, and who I am... this was absolutely beautiful !! I also knew my parent's were probably worried about me being blown down the river - which actually could have been a real possibility if I was else where on the river - but where I was I had options even if I could not make it to the boat launch. Of course, once I got on dry land - it was not over. Now I was confronted with having to put the canoe on the jeep in high winds and get it secured in place - without having it fly off. Lucky for me - I pulled it off. As the jeep warmed up - so did I.
21.02
So I pulled into the driveway - and called my folks to let them know I was safe and sound. Miss Alison happened to have her kitchen blinds open - and took a glance towards me - actually a couple of times - and I was surprised she did not try to conceal it either. Then Matt showed up - and went inside for a bit - when he came back out to leave - I was out and we chatted for a bit - then I put the JeniferLynn away for another day on top of my old beloved C-10 truck.
A little while ago, I went into B/R # 2 to fire up the video equipment since tonight will be movie night again. Could not help but notice that Miss Alison's blinds were STILL open !! Maybe there is hope for me yet... I used to tell people that you really know you are ugly when you come home and your neighbor closes her blinds !!
Ha Ha !! Actually - I kinda liked that when she would shut her blinds with such conviction... because that Ugly George is home...
21.09
Today's work can be chalked up as another day of major progress in my struggle for saving our Air Tress Water and Animals... which is always a good thing. I am now basically going public with my real displeasure with the HVA folks... they'll do fine without me being a part of their "strange" orginazation. I cannot understand what it is exactly that they the staff actually do. They certainly do not coordinate any follow up with anything I have reported - so I see no reason to tell them anything. Beside's - I've got the City of Derby's Adopt-a-Spot program as a major source of support and help for my struggle for ATWA.
I am not too sure if I am going back out this week. Tomorrow will be too cold. Tuesday - maybe... it's to be in the upper 30's but it might be raining - I'll have to monitor the weather closely to see if this will actually be the case. What I hit today was a major cold front which triggered the wild snow squalls I experienced towards the end of todays mission. Another one for the books !!
Tonight: Relax and stay warm with the cats.
Monday: Run errands - household chores...
Tuesday: see Karen for a haircut, ask if she wants to join me for a trip to the Conn Collage arboretum later in the summer where I will shoot some 35mm print film for the 2009 nature photo comp. Then if the weather permits - head out on the water for my ATWA related work once again.
Weds thru Sat: back to work at the defense plant...
Sun thru Tues: back to ATWA !!
Enjoy !
- Earth, All The Way Alive !!
Today was one of those days where I slept in nice and late then had some time to decide what I was going to do. The weather kinda could be described as changable skys but the temp's seemed to be well above freezing so I decided to load up the JeniferLynn canoe and do some river clean-up. As soon as I got to the boat launch I started wondering if this was really a good idea or not. I first stopped off at my parents house - and from there drove to the boat launch and noticed serious storm clouds off in the distance - but heading towards me none the less. So - by 15.00 hrs I was on the water - with a very swift current and strong winds out of the north west really pro-pelling me along - sideways no less !! Good thing it was high tide.
I started doing clean up right away and soon realized I was going to really load up on garbage today. I saw 1 man fishing - who was one of the few honest and caring fishermen - a rare but welcome breed indeed - and I spoke with him briefly before heading up the Naugatuck River side of O'Sullivan's Island. I was able to journey down the secret stream towards the secret lagoon but the tide was already going out so there was no way I was getting in there. No sign's of life what so ever... So I then backtracked out and continued back up the Naugatuck River and did quite a bit of clean up work on the O'Sullivan's Island side - then I went to the Derby Ave side prior to the Atwater Bridge and headed back out towards the Housatonic River. Just as I approached where the Naugatuck flows into the mighty Housatonic - it suddenly got real windy and then it started snowing. Light at first - then nice big flakes. I was a little wetter than usual from my clean up work so I figured now was a good time to head back. I had maybe a quarter mile to go back to the boat launch when the snow and wind really gained intensity - and I was rowing as hard as I could into this storm and strong current. Everything was suddenly going against me. Gear was starting to freeze up... and visability droped significantly. I was now in a strong snow squal - and loving every minute of it !! I thought of how great it was to be "one with the elements" and really felt good about where I was, what I was doing, and who I am... this was absolutely beautiful !! I also knew my parent's were probably worried about me being blown down the river - which actually could have been a real possibility if I was else where on the river - but where I was I had options even if I could not make it to the boat launch. Of course, once I got on dry land - it was not over. Now I was confronted with having to put the canoe on the jeep in high winds and get it secured in place - without having it fly off. Lucky for me - I pulled it off. As the jeep warmed up - so did I.
21.02
So I pulled into the driveway - and called my folks to let them know I was safe and sound. Miss Alison happened to have her kitchen blinds open - and took a glance towards me - actually a couple of times - and I was surprised she did not try to conceal it either. Then Matt showed up - and went inside for a bit - when he came back out to leave - I was out and we chatted for a bit - then I put the JeniferLynn away for another day on top of my old beloved C-10 truck.
A little while ago, I went into B/R # 2 to fire up the video equipment since tonight will be movie night again. Could not help but notice that Miss Alison's blinds were STILL open !! Maybe there is hope for me yet... I used to tell people that you really know you are ugly when you come home and your neighbor closes her blinds !!
Ha Ha !! Actually - I kinda liked that when she would shut her blinds with such conviction... because that Ugly George is home...
21.09
Today's work can be chalked up as another day of major progress in my struggle for saving our Air Tress Water and Animals... which is always a good thing. I am now basically going public with my real displeasure with the HVA folks... they'll do fine without me being a part of their "strange" orginazation. I cannot understand what it is exactly that they the staff actually do. They certainly do not coordinate any follow up with anything I have reported - so I see no reason to tell them anything. Beside's - I've got the City of Derby's Adopt-a-Spot program as a major source of support and help for my struggle for ATWA.
I am not too sure if I am going back out this week. Tomorrow will be too cold. Tuesday - maybe... it's to be in the upper 30's but it might be raining - I'll have to monitor the weather closely to see if this will actually be the case. What I hit today was a major cold front which triggered the wild snow squalls I experienced towards the end of todays mission. Another one for the books !!
Tonight: Relax and stay warm with the cats.
Monday: Run errands - household chores...
Tuesday: see Karen for a haircut, ask if she wants to join me for a trip to the Conn Collage arboretum later in the summer where I will shoot some 35mm print film for the 2009 nature photo comp. Then if the weather permits - head out on the water for my ATWA related work once again.
Weds thru Sat: back to work at the defense plant...
Sun thru Tues: back to ATWA !!
Enjoy !
- Earth, All The Way Alive !!
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
some interesting thoughts / thing's over the past couple of days...
23.28 East Derby.
Backtracking...
Monday I decided to go to the cemetary in Burlington to visit the final resting place of my Leslie. Had she chosen life instead of death 12 years ago - she would have been 35 years old now. But she didn't... and the part which still bother's me is I had no idea until I found her the following morning - in our bed - by my side.
That is when you know you've been around the block - when you deal with something on that level - because it affects you forever...
I forget what day it was but one day this past week I was listening to Democracy Now's Amy Goodman on WBAI and she was doing some fundraising for the station and was also playing some of Dr. Martin Luther King's speaches over the air. She played one - which was an earlier version of what became the famous I have a dream speech. In it there was a phrase which basically stated if a man has nothing worth dying for then that man does not deserve to live. I was floored - what a powerful thing to say - but what a beautiful thing to say as well, it resonated deeply with me and enough where I actually did a lengthly post to the Defenders site - which of course did not have anything to say about that one way or the other...
I also attempted to get a message to Col Scott because I am ready to join his team. Well, one could say no response IS a response - but A.C. seems to feel I should wait it out some - so I am doing just that. A.C. has a fun blog happening as well...
11.37
Tuesday I went to a particular People's Bank branch looking for a particualr person named Silveras. She has a very good position there and I only make mention of her because last year she sought me out and we had a chat in her office regarding the ecology. I admired how beautiful she was and that she would allow herself to talk at length with my sorry ass... but she did. Watching her teeter ever so slightly in her high heels was a nice treat as well. But something bothered me greatly... the fox hanging of her neck for warmth.
My goal was to get her to tag along with me in the JeniferLynn rowing canoe - and I was going to take her to an area where I've seen fox'es in the past and if one was visibale say: This fox'es fur belong's on it's body - not wrapped around your neck. I really wanted to do something powerfull like that so she would get the message. Of course, she never took me up on my offer and of course, she was not to be seen on Tuesday...
11.45
I think I may have mentioned that I am distancing myself from the HVA today folks... I feel they are using me to further their adgenda while what I was hoping to expect from them has been really a big let down. They do nothing for me. I have to do all the leg work and make all the calls - so I mind as well just act on my own. The City of Derby though helps me - which is most appreciated... if anybody asks who I am with I simply say "The Defenders of ATWA" because that's all I have left - although sometimes I wonder if I even have them anymore. It's not easy being green..
11.50
Tuesday I never made it out to do any of my ATWA missions - I just had too many other thing's going on plus I felt that the two previous days of work I put in ( Sat / Sun ) should count for something. There is a woman who wants to make a Bat sanctuary under a bridge... she claims to be an active kayaker but I've never seen her - so, who knows...
Thurs/Fri/Sat: Defense Plant work - which pays my bills...
Sun/Mon/Tues: ATWA missions all 3 days weather permitting.
All The Way Alive,
- Earth
Backtracking...
Monday I decided to go to the cemetary in Burlington to visit the final resting place of my Leslie. Had she chosen life instead of death 12 years ago - she would have been 35 years old now. But she didn't... and the part which still bother's me is I had no idea until I found her the following morning - in our bed - by my side.
That is when you know you've been around the block - when you deal with something on that level - because it affects you forever...
I forget what day it was but one day this past week I was listening to Democracy Now's Amy Goodman on WBAI and she was doing some fundraising for the station and was also playing some of Dr. Martin Luther King's speaches over the air. She played one - which was an earlier version of what became the famous I have a dream speech. In it there was a phrase which basically stated if a man has nothing worth dying for then that man does not deserve to live. I was floored - what a powerful thing to say - but what a beautiful thing to say as well, it resonated deeply with me and enough where I actually did a lengthly post to the Defenders site - which of course did not have anything to say about that one way or the other...
I also attempted to get a message to Col Scott because I am ready to join his team. Well, one could say no response IS a response - but A.C. seems to feel I should wait it out some - so I am doing just that. A.C. has a fun blog happening as well...
11.37
Tuesday I went to a particular People's Bank branch looking for a particualr person named Silveras. She has a very good position there and I only make mention of her because last year she sought me out and we had a chat in her office regarding the ecology. I admired how beautiful she was and that she would allow herself to talk at length with my sorry ass... but she did. Watching her teeter ever so slightly in her high heels was a nice treat as well. But something bothered me greatly... the fox hanging of her neck for warmth.
My goal was to get her to tag along with me in the JeniferLynn rowing canoe - and I was going to take her to an area where I've seen fox'es in the past and if one was visibale say: This fox'es fur belong's on it's body - not wrapped around your neck. I really wanted to do something powerfull like that so she would get the message. Of course, she never took me up on my offer and of course, she was not to be seen on Tuesday...
11.45
I think I may have mentioned that I am distancing myself from the HVA today folks... I feel they are using me to further their adgenda while what I was hoping to expect from them has been really a big let down. They do nothing for me. I have to do all the leg work and make all the calls - so I mind as well just act on my own. The City of Derby though helps me - which is most appreciated... if anybody asks who I am with I simply say "The Defenders of ATWA" because that's all I have left - although sometimes I wonder if I even have them anymore. It's not easy being green..
11.50
Tuesday I never made it out to do any of my ATWA missions - I just had too many other thing's going on plus I felt that the two previous days of work I put in ( Sat / Sun ) should count for something. There is a woman who wants to make a Bat sanctuary under a bridge... she claims to be an active kayaker but I've never seen her - so, who knows...
Thurs/Fri/Sat: Defense Plant work - which pays my bills...
Sun/Mon/Tues: ATWA missions all 3 days weather permitting.
All The Way Alive,
- Earth
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Housatonic River Dispatch/The day after Ground Hog day...
22.33 East Derby.
Todays trip was real good and productive. Took the JeniferLynn rowing canoe out since I expected a ton of work to do. I saw a kid with his mother near the railroad trestle on the greenway wave to me - I waved back... the mother did nothing. Kids are so pure - they have not yet learned all the evils of society. I attempted to go further north passed the bridge to check out the rest of O'Sullivan's Island - but the current was too swift - so I headed south towards the Two Mile Island area. Weather was mild for this time of year - but then again, I recall mild weather in Feburary back in 1982 when I was hanging out with Kathy Abdulahad and her Asian friend who's name escapes me... I retrieved quite a bit of rubbish out of the river and off the riverbanks near Two Mile Island - on the Derby side - just prior to the Orange town line... then the sun started to set and I installed my running lights while on land and took a nice slow journey back to O'Sullivan's Island. It was beautiful. Peacefull, calm, very very pleasent... Nothing bad to report at all about this mission... except that my next one won't be until probably next Sunday due to bad weather tomorrow and Tuesday.
I did see a beaver who was caught in the current with me - he did not look to happy and opted to swim under water. Lots of the black diving ducks, and mallard ducks too... the occasional heron, crows, hawks... no eagles though - which was the main reason why I went out yesterday...
22.42
Just heard on WBAI peace and justice radio that the Giant's won the Super Bowl... which I guess is a good thing. I always liked the Jets when I was little. Today - at this very time - was when the "Day after Ground Hog Day party" was in full swing 12 years ago. Tonight was much more peacefull - I listened to the Dubliners for a bit while the cans of Schaffer were going down - then listened to some Box of Crayon's... I like the CD I worked on better than this release which might be deemed too commercial... There was an amazing program on PBS about elephants which had once again a profound effect on me - like the first time I saw it. Elephants are such magnificant animals - so smart and intelligent... to think that mankind get's off on exploiting them is beyond belief...
22.49
Per A.C. I emailed the Col. last night and am now hoping for the best. I noticed that a new member named Kay is now a team member too - she is from ( where else ??? ) PA !! What is it with all these girls from PA who are into Charlie / ATWA ?? Are there really so many or is it the same person with different identities ??
Since this is the enviromental blog now - there won't be too many updates unless I'm actually doing something related to the enviroment - or I hear something ATWA or Health related which I feel is worth mentioning...
Tomorrow: visit Leslies gravesite, then zoom to Conn Collage.
Tomorrow nite: probably Tony Wong's...
Tuesday: Rest.
Wednesday thru Saturday: back to the defense plant...
Sunday: SHOULD be back on the mighty Housatonic doing a mission agaisnt those who pollute my river / harm my wildlife...
All The Way Alive,
- Earth...
Todays trip was real good and productive. Took the JeniferLynn rowing canoe out since I expected a ton of work to do. I saw a kid with his mother near the railroad trestle on the greenway wave to me - I waved back... the mother did nothing. Kids are so pure - they have not yet learned all the evils of society. I attempted to go further north passed the bridge to check out the rest of O'Sullivan's Island - but the current was too swift - so I headed south towards the Two Mile Island area. Weather was mild for this time of year - but then again, I recall mild weather in Feburary back in 1982 when I was hanging out with Kathy Abdulahad and her Asian friend who's name escapes me... I retrieved quite a bit of rubbish out of the river and off the riverbanks near Two Mile Island - on the Derby side - just prior to the Orange town line... then the sun started to set and I installed my running lights while on land and took a nice slow journey back to O'Sullivan's Island. It was beautiful. Peacefull, calm, very very pleasent... Nothing bad to report at all about this mission... except that my next one won't be until probably next Sunday due to bad weather tomorrow and Tuesday.
I did see a beaver who was caught in the current with me - he did not look to happy and opted to swim under water. Lots of the black diving ducks, and mallard ducks too... the occasional heron, crows, hawks... no eagles though - which was the main reason why I went out yesterday...
22.42
Just heard on WBAI peace and justice radio that the Giant's won the Super Bowl... which I guess is a good thing. I always liked the Jets when I was little. Today - at this very time - was when the "Day after Ground Hog Day party" was in full swing 12 years ago. Tonight was much more peacefull - I listened to the Dubliners for a bit while the cans of Schaffer were going down - then listened to some Box of Crayon's... I like the CD I worked on better than this release which might be deemed too commercial... There was an amazing program on PBS about elephants which had once again a profound effect on me - like the first time I saw it. Elephants are such magnificant animals - so smart and intelligent... to think that mankind get's off on exploiting them is beyond belief...
22.49
Per A.C. I emailed the Col. last night and am now hoping for the best. I noticed that a new member named Kay is now a team member too - she is from ( where else ??? ) PA !! What is it with all these girls from PA who are into Charlie / ATWA ?? Are there really so many or is it the same person with different identities ??
Since this is the enviromental blog now - there won't be too many updates unless I'm actually doing something related to the enviroment - or I hear something ATWA or Health related which I feel is worth mentioning...
Tomorrow: visit Leslies gravesite, then zoom to Conn Collage.
Tomorrow nite: probably Tony Wong's...
Tuesday: Rest.
Wednesday thru Saturday: back to the defense plant...
Sunday: SHOULD be back on the mighty Housatonic doing a mission agaisnt those who pollute my river / harm my wildlife...
All The Way Alive,
- Earth...
Saturday, February 2, 2008
Housatonic River Dispatch
19.29 East Derby.
A cold evening once the sun went down while returning from a recon mission in my K-140 predator kayak. I went out strictly to view the river south of where I normally do my clean up work. There must have been an unreal high tide because I saw stuff I never see in area's way higher than usual. A floating dock with an ancient wooden skiff on it wound up about a good mile and a half up stream - how that happend I have no idea - because the skiff and dock are way way up as well - on top of a huge tree which toppled over. Absolutely amazing.
As expected - I saw loads of fishermen in their small boats congragating all in one area near Two Mile Island - but on the Sunnyside of Two Mile Island. Small but numerous pieces of ice were floating down the river - and man - the Naugatuck was impossible to navagate up stream on - so I abbandoned that idea in favor of taking the Housatonic directly home - which I just made it - the current was wild - and I was barely making any progress against the fast moving water - but I did make it. I was out for maybe 3.0 hours or so total time... which is very good considering it is February!!
19.33
Got a reply from Ace - which is a good thing. I will write the Col. soon and see if I can become a team member of the Official Tate-LaBianca Murders Blog... that would be very good for me.
I am going back out tomorrow with the Osprey 155 rowing canoe for a garbage run - which should be quite productive. I should be out again for about 3.0 hours or so...
As for the Super Bowl - I have no intrest - but I'll go with the Giant's and see what happens. I'm more interested in Super Tuesday's primary election's to see how John McCain does. For those who know me - my choice of John McCain for president might come as a shock. But there IS a reason I want him to win...
19.38
Tonight: watch Yes live May 2004 on 2 DVD's in the main studio. This should be a nice treat. The fact that the sound system can trigger earthquakes speaks for it self... I bought a 30 pack of Schafer for the next 3 to 4 days - this is the period of time 12 years ago my Leslie took her own life while I slept by her side - after getting quite stew'd during her birthday party - which was held in the studio. Friends came over, she cooked - ton's of alcohol - of which she had very little but made sure everybody else - including your's truly - was loaded with a "L"... The next person who lectures me on drinking needs to see how I've been dealing with this sad loss each and every day. She may be gone in person - but she is very much alive in spirit.
I thought quite a bit about the long article I wrote for the HVA's 2008 Current... I wish now I never did that. Jenifer's version bears very little resemblance to what I submitted although she did get one thing right: I am very mad at the people who pollute my river and harm my wildlife and develop the land - for any reason. I cannot be a part of the HVA anymore - it's too upsetting now that I know they are behind the developing of O'Sullivans Island with their fishing pier and more paved walkways throughout the twin forks... WHERE ARE THE ANIMALS SUPPOSED TO MOVE ??? DID ANYBODY BOTHER TO ASK THEM ??? DOES ANYBODY EVEN KNOW WHAT ANIMALS LIVE THERE?? DID ANYBODY BOTHER TO ASK ME SINCE I AM THE OFFICIAL CARETAKER PER THE CITY OF DERBY??
And people wonder why I'm pissed off and now lash out at fools who don't get it... it's because they leave me no options. I guess I joined the HVA because I thought they would act on thing's I report. I was wrong... so then what's the point ?? So they can take the credit of all the work I do?? I don't think so - homie don't play that... As for the CWRA - they never even sent me a thank you for the money I sent them. Fuck them too... This really IS a one man war I am fighting - and you know what - that's alright - because I know where I'm at... as opposed to dealing with squares...
19.52
Ok - It's party time.
All The Way Alive,
- earth...
A cold evening once the sun went down while returning from a recon mission in my K-140 predator kayak. I went out strictly to view the river south of where I normally do my clean up work. There must have been an unreal high tide because I saw stuff I never see in area's way higher than usual. A floating dock with an ancient wooden skiff on it wound up about a good mile and a half up stream - how that happend I have no idea - because the skiff and dock are way way up as well - on top of a huge tree which toppled over. Absolutely amazing.
As expected - I saw loads of fishermen in their small boats congragating all in one area near Two Mile Island - but on the Sunnyside of Two Mile Island. Small but numerous pieces of ice were floating down the river - and man - the Naugatuck was impossible to navagate up stream on - so I abbandoned that idea in favor of taking the Housatonic directly home - which I just made it - the current was wild - and I was barely making any progress against the fast moving water - but I did make it. I was out for maybe 3.0 hours or so total time... which is very good considering it is February!!
19.33
Got a reply from Ace - which is a good thing. I will write the Col. soon and see if I can become a team member of the Official Tate-LaBianca Murders Blog... that would be very good for me.
I am going back out tomorrow with the Osprey 155 rowing canoe for a garbage run - which should be quite productive. I should be out again for about 3.0 hours or so...
As for the Super Bowl - I have no intrest - but I'll go with the Giant's and see what happens. I'm more interested in Super Tuesday's primary election's to see how John McCain does. For those who know me - my choice of John McCain for president might come as a shock. But there IS a reason I want him to win...
19.38
Tonight: watch Yes live May 2004 on 2 DVD's in the main studio. This should be a nice treat. The fact that the sound system can trigger earthquakes speaks for it self... I bought a 30 pack of Schafer for the next 3 to 4 days - this is the period of time 12 years ago my Leslie took her own life while I slept by her side - after getting quite stew'd during her birthday party - which was held in the studio. Friends came over, she cooked - ton's of alcohol - of which she had very little but made sure everybody else - including your's truly - was loaded with a "L"... The next person who lectures me on drinking needs to see how I've been dealing with this sad loss each and every day. She may be gone in person - but she is very much alive in spirit.
I thought quite a bit about the long article I wrote for the HVA's 2008 Current... I wish now I never did that. Jenifer's version bears very little resemblance to what I submitted although she did get one thing right: I am very mad at the people who pollute my river and harm my wildlife and develop the land - for any reason. I cannot be a part of the HVA anymore - it's too upsetting now that I know they are behind the developing of O'Sullivans Island with their fishing pier and more paved walkways throughout the twin forks... WHERE ARE THE ANIMALS SUPPOSED TO MOVE ??? DID ANYBODY BOTHER TO ASK THEM ??? DOES ANYBODY EVEN KNOW WHAT ANIMALS LIVE THERE?? DID ANYBODY BOTHER TO ASK ME SINCE I AM THE OFFICIAL CARETAKER PER THE CITY OF DERBY??
And people wonder why I'm pissed off and now lash out at fools who don't get it... it's because they leave me no options. I guess I joined the HVA because I thought they would act on thing's I report. I was wrong... so then what's the point ?? So they can take the credit of all the work I do?? I don't think so - homie don't play that... As for the CWRA - they never even sent me a thank you for the money I sent them. Fuck them too... This really IS a one man war I am fighting - and you know what - that's alright - because I know where I'm at... as opposed to dealing with squares...
19.52
Ok - It's party time.
All The Way Alive,
- earth...
Friday, February 1, 2008
Earthbound - All The Way Alive !!
11.19 East Derby
Tonight marks a new direction for me. I have decided to set up a new site strictly for my enviromental struggles - and here it is...
For those interested in previous posts - please visit my LJ site which is listed right here: http://george_waters.livejournal.com/
For those interested in my other site - go check out my 360 site
which is here: http://360.yahoo.com/orchardstreetstudios.sounds
And for those who crave deviantART: http://ghwaters.deviantart.com/
11.23
Tonight: get much needed rest.
Tomorrow: kayak down the mighty Housatonic River as far south as possible - using the outgoing tide to take me south towards the Long Island Sound and using the incoming tide to bring me back to O'Sullivans Island, Derby.
Sunday: go on a mission with the "Defender's of ATWA" rowing canoe.
Monday: go to Burlington CT to Leslies resting place.
Tuesday: ???
Wednesday thru Saturday: Back to the Defense Plant...
Between now and then: post here any updates related to my ATWA work.
All The Way Alive,
- earth...
Tonight marks a new direction for me. I have decided to set up a new site strictly for my enviromental struggles - and here it is...
For those interested in previous posts - please visit my LJ site which is listed right here: http://george_waters.livejournal.com/
For those interested in my other site - go check out my 360 site
which is here: http://360.yahoo.com/orchardstreetstudios.sounds
And for those who crave deviantART: http://ghwaters.deviantart.com/
11.23
Tonight: get much needed rest.
Tomorrow: kayak down the mighty Housatonic River as far south as possible - using the outgoing tide to take me south towards the Long Island Sound and using the incoming tide to bring me back to O'Sullivans Island, Derby.
Sunday: go on a mission with the "Defender's of ATWA" rowing canoe.
Monday: go to Burlington CT to Leslies resting place.
Tuesday: ???
Wednesday thru Saturday: Back to the Defense Plant...
Between now and then: post here any updates related to my ATWA work.
All The Way Alive,
- earth...
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