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Greetings!
Welcome . . .
Chewin' the Fat is a publication from
The Complete Bear designed for the bear
community. It is published on the 2nd and 4th
Tuesdays of the month.
Chewin' the Fat will offer up the best
of the bear lifestyle - casual, cool, or woofy.
Whatever it takes to complete the bear.
For the bear, his cub and their den . . .
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Into the Wild
Equipping the Larger Paddler by Wes Boyd
Until fairly recently, the opportunities for larger
kayakers -- weighing, say, 250 pounds and up -- have
been limited due to the lack of boats and gear
adequately sized for them.
While the "extra-large" kayakers still don't have the
selection that's available
to their smaller brethren, manufacturers and dealers
have started to take notice that it's a growing market.
Even so, adequately equipping and training the larger
kayaker can have its challenges.
I'm one of those large sized guys. When I first got back
into kayaking, after years away from it, I was nearly a
hundred pounds larger than I'd been before. There
wasn't much gear available for the big guy -- it
seemed like all the neat boats and great gear were
designed for people half my 300-pound weight, and I
was left out in the cold.
Over a period of time, with lots of searching around
and trying things out, I discovered that while the
situation was bleak, it wasn't impossible. It's been a
slow learning process, but I've found out, at least
partly from other people that have the same problems,
that kayaking is something perfectly reasonable for
the bigger person.
Wes Boyd is a country newspaper editor from
southern Michigan who's been paddling off and on for
40 years, mostly on inland lakes and the Great Lakes.
His non-commercial hobby web site, kayakplace.com, has a lot of resources for the larger kayaker and
much besides.
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Save the Date - June 1st
BLOGGING FOR GLBT FAMILIES DAY
You are cordially invited to participate in the second
annual Blogging for LGBT Families Day on June 1. I'm
especially pleased to announce that the Family Pride
Coalition will be sponsoring this year's event and
working in conjunction with us to get the word out and
raise visibility for our families.
Last year, over 130 bloggers participated, including
lesbian moms, gay dads, adult children of LGBT
parents, members of the transgender community,
LGBT individuals without children, and straight allies.
Countries represented included the United States as
well as Australia, Canada, and the UK. Some
bloggers told stories about their paths to parenthood,
or tales about their children; some wrote about LGBT
relatives or friends; others discussed current political
events; and several spoke of why their faith obliges
them to support LGBT rights. This year's writings
should be equally diverse and compelling.
Learn More
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