Joe_Schmeaux wrote on Apr 15^th, 2012 at 6:38am:

Thanks for the reminder Joe!

Interesting man. Good to see he's still appreciated and doing well ... probably even eating organic cat food these days.
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David Lindley is great live, I've seen him a few times over the past few years.

CBC Concerts on Demand has a full concert by Lindley and Manx available for on-demand downloading - no video, but the sound is good, and it's the whole concert (including Mercury Blues).

Joe_Schmeaux wrote on Apr 15^th, 2012 at 2:42am:

A Canadian chaperone on my first Q trip brought a Walkman. I poo-pood that sacrilegious thing for over a week but finally gave in about the middle of the second week because everyone said the guy brought some good music I should give a listen. So, I was introduced to Lindley via El Rayo-X while sitting on a rock, gazing at a vista in Quetico. I still remember the smile that confluence of events and tools brought to my face that afternoon. He was great live, up close and personal in small venues too.

Kerry wrote on Apr 10^th, 2012 at 7:27pm:

Pollan sometimes goes a bit overboard, but yeah, generally he is on the right track.

Even better than "Omnivore's Dilemma" (IMO) is the next book he wrote, "In Defense Of Food". Among other things, he takes aim at the the poor quality of almost all nutrition research - it's impossible to do good science in this field because it's impossible to control all the important variables. Quoting Gladys Block (Berkeley prof and guru in the field) "I don't believe anything I read in nutritional epidemiology anymore. I'm so skeptical at this point." So you shouldn't believe anything you read linking diet and health, much less things linking a meaningless "organic" label to long-term health effects.

I know the discussion has moved away from mercury, but David Lindley fans might enjoy this version of "Mercury Blues". The video is awful and the sound isn't very good, but it's the best I could find with the "extra" verse:
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Jon wrote on Apr 11^th, 2012 at 3:17am:


Well, Jon, "fitting in" here isn't as hard as you might think.  Believe it or not, this is a fairly accepting community--just look!  They have accepted me for years now!  And here I am, an almost-67-year-old overweight, out-of-shape, grandmotherly bow paddler, who hasn't been to the Quetico since 1980, loves the BWCA, and sticks her nose into forums where she often doesn't really have any business going.   

And, you know what?  I have some good friends here.  Some that I have met in person, and some that are just cyber-friends.  They are good people, even though sometimes they are sort of "prickly" and tend to love a good argument, they get testy if you ask a question that has been asked before, and some of them think they have the only answer to most every question.

But if you need real help, they are there for you.  If you have a crisis, they will pray for you.  If you need a place to stay, some of them will even offer you a cabin.  There are, simply put, some amazing characters on this board.  (and I didn't choose the word "characters" entirely at random, either.)

Keep hanging around, and you will find that soon you are just one of the guys.     Relax.

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I find your candidness very refreshing. Most people wouldn't be so open and honest about such a personal matter.

We may be a cantankerous lot here ( well some of us fit that mode), but for the most part we have others best interests at heart.

I know about finding that moment when you realize you need to start taking care of your body as well as most people take care of their car.

My/Our concern is that your descriptions/beliefs may be doing you more harm than good in the long run?
If you've excepted the fact/idea that you "might" have Asperger's syndrome, then you know that you should listen to others/experts before you get into something without looking at all the ramifications of what your doing.

I believe Moderation is the key to most everything in life, especially if your have the type of personality that makes that a challenge.

Intense exercise releases endorphins that are every bit a powerful as the pleasure drugs like cocaine/opium.
There's a reason that they call it " runners high". That feeling of well being after working out is a great one and can be highly addictive, in a good way IF your not abusing yourself long term.
Keep working out, eat "healthy", don't obsess on the little things and keep everything in moderation.
Good luck in your quest for a healthier lifestyle and paddling future.

Jon wrote on Apr 11^th, 2012 at 1:00am:

Jon, I salute you for ultimately getting your body in a more healthy state but the way you are going about it is definitely not healthy. Starting a running program by going out for a ten mile run while being kinda flabby is just so wrong.
Hopefully you are not addressing your nutritional health with the same kind of thinking.

Thanks Spartan 2
I am trying to fit in here somehow. I enjoy reading all the posts. Happy paddling to you also!
Jon

That was a very honest and interesting post, Jon.  Thanks for sharing that information, as it made everything you have said make a lot more sense.  I salute your good choices, and your enthusiasm for them.   

Happy paddling.

Hi ST
Thanks for the thoughtful response. I am actually not all that successful at endurance sports. I was a heavy smoker from age 14 to 38. I quit smoking at half time of the 1st Vikings game in 1999. In the spring of 2009 I realized my 10 year anniversary of being a non smoker would occur at half time of the 1st Vikings game in the upcoming season and I thought running ten miles after the 1st half would be a great way to celebrate.  At the time I weighed 225 lbs and was kinda flabby. But running just melted the pounds away. I did a 10 miler in August 2009, a half marathon in Sept and a full marathon Feb 21 2010 in Florida. That day I finished my 1st Marathon and had my 1st ambulance ride 30 minutes apart. It wasn't a great idea to train in Minnesota on a treadmill all winter and do a Marathon in Florida but I survived. Then I decided I needed to learn to swim so I could do a triathlon so I go to the pool at the local high school at 5:45 AM for adult open swim and can now swim a mile in 50 minutes. Both my swimming(I am the slowest guy or gal in the pool) and biking have almost infinite room for improvement. Doing these things exposes one to lots of nutritional advice and I have sought information for a variety of sources. But this path my life has taken also gave me the confidence to return to the Quetico and I did last June with my daughters. I am now so anxious to return it is almost unbearable. So I joined this group to keep the enthusiasm going. But although I have run an ultramarathon (only one and it was excruciating 7.5 hours) I really can't be categorized as a world class endurance athlete. I just do it all to stay in shape and be able to Quetico trip. I guess I have Aspbargers according to everyone that knows about it and me. I have the same enthusiasm for healthy eating as everything else I do and so I brought it up, tactlessly per my usual modis operandi.
Jon