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Boundary Waters Quetico Forum Listening Point - General Discussion What is the story behind the screen names? |
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04/14/2010 11:38PM
I was just wondering why some people chose the screen names they did when joining this site.
Some are pretty obvious, I mean Vikinfan is pretty self explanatory and Kanoes....Kanoes....Wisconsin public education I guess explains that one but how did the rest of you pick your names?
Oh yeah sign up for the spring wing night May 1st if you can!
Take care
Some are pretty obvious, I mean Vikinfan is pretty self explanatory and Kanoes....Kanoes....Wisconsin public education I guess explains that one but how did the rest of you pick your names?
Oh yeah sign up for the spring wing night May 1st if you can!
Take care
It is my dream to catch a Northern Pike suffering from acromegaly.
04/15/2010 12:03AM
It was my generic screen name in case I didn't like the site. Had to sign up to see the user comments on the maps or something like that. Now I'm just too lazy to change it. It seems I like this site. :-)
"I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me." Hunter S Thompson
04/15/2010 02:58AM
I used to make muffler belts years ago......no, wait that was in a prior life when I drank. Now I help people keep their beverages cool.......with class.
Joy is a great teacher, but so is dispair. Wonder is a great teacher, but so is confusion. Hope is a great teacher, but so is disillusionment. And life is a great teacher, but so is death. To deny yourself any of those in any aspect is not experiencing life totally.
04/15/2010 04:20AM
Just the word canoe and my house number. I didn't intend to post this much or I would have thought about it more. I don't really mind my name, even if it is pretty generic. I do wish I had capitalized it though.
“Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt.” John Muir
04/15/2010 04:39AM
The day of the greatest 2 min. in sports
The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps! Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady of the United States, 1945
04/15/2010 05:46AM
My drill instructor started calling me JohnBoy (last name is Walton), that got shortened to JB and in the wild is where I feel the most comfortable. Although some that have known me for a long time, say that when I was younger and drinking heavy, it was more like JB is in the wild (mood). Of course I don't remember much of those days and if it wasn't for the flashbacks I wouldn't remember the 70s and 80s at all.
You can't explain the obvious to the ignorant.
04/15/2010 06:13AM
SunCatcher,
Song I played in band in high school 35 years ago. Always liked it, wanted to have a ranch called the SunCatcher Ranch, or some such dream like that, so when got on this site just went with SunCatcher.
Plus seems I am always "chasing the Sun" so to speek. Love the site and all who enter here. Blessing to you all (Paul's my other name ha ha)
SunCatcher
Song I played in band in high school 35 years ago. Always liked it, wanted to have a ranch called the SunCatcher Ranch, or some such dream like that, so when got on this site just went with SunCatcher.
Plus seems I am always "chasing the Sun" so to speek. Love the site and all who enter here. Blessing to you all (Paul's my other name ha ha)
SunCatcher
"WWJD"
04/15/2010 07:16AM
When I worked in a machine shop, we had phrases that really didn't mean much other than a running joke or commentary about the situation... "that's a real humdinger" which could convey sarcasm or if you we're impressed with something or a statement on the latest engineering creation.
I have worst shop phrases that were unique, but we have mixed company here.
I have worst shop phrases that were unique, but we have mixed company here.
04/15/2010 07:23AM
Thlipsis was one of the coolest sounding words I had to memorize in my New Testament Greek classes in seminary. Unfortunately it means distress, affliction or tribulation. 29 is my birthday (August 29).
"While Jesus can make you wonderfully happy, he has no intention of making you normal." Erwin McManus
04/15/2010 07:38AM
While I have many interests and loves in my life, and I will readily admit to being called a lot of names -"Boppa" is the one that brings a smile quickest, from little voices.
Boppa
Boppa
"Yesterday is the past, Tomorrow is the future, Today is a GIFT, that is why it is called the present".
04/15/2010 07:43AM
I believe theres an old post that explains everyones screen name, but for me its my friends use to call me basspro when we would fish together, and june 9 is my wifes birthday so I combined the two Basspro69.
" I want to know Gods thoughts , The rest are details " Albert Einstein. WWJD
04/15/2010 08:11AM
FullGo -- i.e to go all out, to go fast and go hard. That pretty much describes my personality when it comes to recreational activities --football, triathlons, marathons, and the BWCA.
I'm bad, and that's good. I'll never be good, and that's not bad. There is no one I'd rather be than me.
04/15/2010 08:21AM
No, Jo, and Bro are the first parts of my name, my husband's name, and our first daughter's name. Way back when we first got an email address, he made up that as our email, and I've adopted it as my online screen name. The other daughter gets left out. That's what you get for being born late to the party. ;-)
04/15/2010 08:40AM
I think it was 1999-2001 or some time around there. New job, first time on the internet. Didn't know much about it, but stumbled upon the CCBB and after lurking for awhile wanted to chime in. Had to create an identity and an email address I could use and had heard that on the internet, you don't want to divulge your real info...spur of the moment, I thought of a TV show I liked and decided to use a lesser-recognized character that would maybe seem like a real name..so rather than Barney Fife or Sheriff Andy Taylor or Opie, I went with Howard Sprague. No real reasoning behind it, but after awhile my friends on the CCBB knew me by that and it seemed too late to change to a different, better name. When I came here, there were many of the same people I know on the CCBB so I kept the same one. Not very interesting, eh? (Now, if I'd come here and there were already anothe HowardSprague, that might have been interesting and confusing at the same time.)
"Enjoy every sandwich"
04/15/2010 08:43AM
I love to raft, kayak and canoe Whitewater. But, I live in MN now so my interests have turned north to the BWCA and beyond.
"With an ax, you can build a life. With a stove, you can boil water. That is if nothing breaks and you don't run out of fuel." -Samuel Hearne
04/15/2010 08:54AM
I joined this site in 2004 under my "real" name, but didn't post much and mainly used the maps as quick references. When I decided to dive back into the forums in earnest in 2010, I created a new user with a real screen name, which is really self-explanatory.
"BW Paddler" is the first and last name associated with my "anonymous" (paddling_home) email address - used when I don't care to advertise my unique last name to the whole internet. The phrase "Paddling Home" comes from a Michael Monroe song of the same name that was sung by me (at the top of my lungs, for bedtime stories, on road trips...) for about a year after I first got his Antler, Bear, Kazoo album.
"BW Paddler" is the first and last name associated with my "anonymous" (paddling_home) email address - used when I don't care to advertise my unique last name to the whole internet. The phrase "Paddling Home" comes from a Michael Monroe song of the same name that was sung by me (at the top of my lungs, for bedtime stories, on road trips...) for about a year after I first got his Antler, Bear, Kazoo album.
Wherever there is a channel for water, there is a road for the canoe. -Thoreau
04/15/2010 09:24AM
My philosphy is that canoes, tents, tools, guns, camping equipment, etc are meant to be used/used up and I sometimes make odd and off-hand comments.
I tend to abuse my canoes in and out of use, which sometimes leads to various puncture wounds and road rash injuries, i.e. sailing a canoe down the gunflint, stacking up in rapids, etc. I've gotten handy with fiberglass and resin; plus it facilitates my need to buy a new canoe every 5 to 10 years.
I would have used the HOE (a nickname given to me by a close friend)... "hard on equipment", but I didn't want people to get the wrong idea.
I tend to abuse my canoes in and out of use, which sometimes leads to various puncture wounds and road rash injuries, i.e. sailing a canoe down the gunflint, stacking up in rapids, etc. I've gotten handy with fiberglass and resin; plus it facilitates my need to buy a new canoe every 5 to 10 years.
I would have used the HOE (a nickname given to me by a close friend)... "hard on equipment", but I didn't want people to get the wrong idea.
"...there are no tippy canoes, only tippy people."
04/15/2010 09:42AM
One of my paddling buddies lives in another town and we'd call each other at work all the time to discuss our trips. His secretary would always ask the nosy question, "May I tell him who's calling?"
So... to be creative, I came up with several fictitious names that sounded legit, but were related to our Quetico trips.
The name "Jackfish" is what many First Nation folks call the Northern Pike. Jack Fish could, theoretically, be a man's name, so that's one of the pseudo names I used when I called him. It stuck.
So... to be creative, I came up with several fictitious names that sounded legit, but were related to our Quetico trips.
The name "Jackfish" is what many First Nation folks call the Northern Pike. Jack Fish could, theoretically, be a man's name, so that's one of the pseudo names I used when I called him. It stuck.
"Keep close to Nature's heart, yourself; and break clear away, once in a while, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean." ~ John Muir
04/15/2010 10:58AM
Hilarious Jackfish! Stealth and secrecy... love it.
TwoBy - OT, but I am soooooooo jealous! I really wanted the green SR, but got my LeTigre from an outfitter. They don't typically spend the extra on color for their rental fleets. Now, if I win the lottery, I'll get a green one AND a red one!
quote TwoByGreenCanoe: "I normally trip with my best friend or with my dog so it's 2 in a green Souris River canoe.
I guess I will always have to own green canoes now."
TwoBy - OT, but I am soooooooo jealous! I really wanted the green SR, but got my LeTigre from an outfitter. They don't typically spend the extra on color for their rental fleets. Now, if I win the lottery, I'll get a green one AND a red one!
Wherever there is a channel for water, there is a road for the canoe. -Thoreau
04/15/2010 11:08AM
Chilly a fictional super hero in Lakeside that most folks know well. Mr. Windchill on the other hand is real, unknown, and has very few special powers...
"Now days these kids take out everything: radar, sonar, electric toothbrushs" Quint
04/15/2010 11:12AM
I used to be karenmb, but it was unpronounceable and bland. So, I invited other bwca.commers to help me come up with a new one that sounds good and has some meaning. Hence: Tremolo--the sound that loons make when anxious, which probably fits my personality too. Then, I discovered there is a lake Tremolo near Insula and plan to paddle or bushwhack there this May.
04/15/2010 11:24AM
It's a name with more than one meaning for me.
After serving a state indentured apprenticeship in the skilled trades they give you the title of "journeyman" of that trade, which I proudly carry. But, somehow the title seemed just as fitting for a person that treks out into the wilderness for a week at a time.
After serving a state indentured apprenticeship in the skilled trades they give you the title of "journeyman" of that trade, which I proudly carry. But, somehow the title seemed just as fitting for a person that treks out into the wilderness for a week at a time.
04/15/2010 11:25AM
Yes, I have 6 kids. We finally figured out what was causing it.
The name actually came from a joke...a guy was referring to his wife as "mom of 5" and she didn't like it so she called him "dad of 3" and it stopped. People started calling me "dad of 3" and my wife said, no he really is "dad of 6".
The name actually came from a joke...a guy was referring to his wife as "mom of 5" and she didn't like it so she called him "dad of 3" and it stopped. People started calling me "dad of 3" and my wife said, no he really is "dad of 6".
"My life has been a series of campfires." Sigurd Olson
04/15/2010 11:25AM
One of the secretaries in my office, before I retired, liked to give certain people nicknames. Actually, she gave me two names but I lean toward the name reflecting concern for my advancing age rather than the other name, "Jerbear."
The business of life is the acquisition of memories. In the end that's all there is. ___Mr Carson (Downton Abby)
04/15/2010 11:27AM
In the movie Repo Man (one of my favorite movies back in college), the character played by Emilio Estevez is named Otto. When he introduces himself to the other repo men, one guy say's "Otto? You mean like otto parts?" I know it's dumb, but it made me laugh!
Oddball: Why don't you knock it off with them negative waves? Why don't you dig how beautiful it is out here? Why don't you say something righteous and hopeful for a change?
04/15/2010 11:38AM
fast = moving or able to move, operate, function, or take effect quickly; quick; swift; rapid
runner = base runner, ball carrier.
I was the leading base stealer for my high school team and in football I was a running back,wide reciever, and kick returner.
seen rapid as a definition of fast and since I like white water rafting, and you see plenty of rapids in the BW I made Rapid Runner
runner = base runner, ball carrier.
I was the leading base stealer for my high school team and in football I was a running back,wide reciever, and kick returner.
seen rapid as a definition of fast and since I like white water rafting, and you see plenty of rapids in the BW I made Rapid Runner
04/15/2010 12:17PM
Guess it came from my reluctant acknowledgement that I am finally getting old at 60 and since I grew up in Indiana, it was a simple merge.
Even though I have lived the great majority of my life in Texas or Tennessee, we tend to "identify" with our childhood homes.
Most disturbing is that someone might be prone think I went to Indiana University (God forbid!) when in fact I am a Purdue grad.
Even though I have lived the great majority of my life in Texas or Tennessee, we tend to "identify" with our childhood homes.
Most disturbing is that someone might be prone think I went to Indiana University (God forbid!) when in fact I am a Purdue grad.
04/15/2010 01:23PM
When I started teaching, the school that hired me already had 5 staff members named Bill. Bill the Dean, Bill The principal, Bill the science guy, Bill the janitor, and Bill the trainer. I was hired to teach swimming and manage the pool, and I was the youngest guy on staff so Billy pool guy.
04/15/2010 01:38PM
Mine really sucks, and when I put originally signed in, I didn't realize it was going to be visible on the screen.
I was assigned that as my user name when I enrolled in college, and seems like I just stuck with it for my email and other logons so I didn't get them all confused.
I was assigned that as my user name when I enrolled in college, and seems like I just stuck with it for my email and other logons so I didn't get them all confused.
04/15/2010 02:05PM
Everyone that eats my fried fish say its the best fish they have ever ate. My fish has even changed the minds of people that don't like fish. The name was give to me by my niece who hated fish, now the only fish she will eat is mine. Have you ever seen anyone woof down bullhead thinking its walleye. Fishfry anyone.
It's not the speed, but the grace in which you arrive.
04/15/2010 02:08PM
'Ya mar' is a Phish song.
And the 'va' comes from the eastern 'delmarva' region. A fun place to be in the summer, especially if Phish is out touring.
And the 'va' comes from the eastern 'delmarva' region. A fun place to be in the summer, especially if Phish is out touring.
"Miller owns that field, Locke that, and the Mannings the woodland beyond. But none of them owns the landscape." - R.W.Emmerson.
04/15/2010 02:10PM
Moosedrool.....I wanted to use your name when I signed up in reference to one of my favorite beers.
One trip to BWCA was with 3 Mike's from the same town and a Greg, so we needed to come up with a way for Greg to communicate with us w/o getting 3 responses in unison. I became GrampaMike because I had just recently welcomed my first grandchild to this earth. Also was TallMike and SAM (Smart Ass Mike).
Nojobro...that was SAM and myself you ran into on the Snake River last year.
One trip to BWCA was with 3 Mike's from the same town and a Greg, so we needed to come up with a way for Greg to communicate with us w/o getting 3 responses in unison. I became GrampaMike because I had just recently welcomed my first grandchild to this earth. Also was TallMike and SAM (Smart Ass Mike).
Nojobro...that was SAM and myself you ran into on the Snake River last year.
04/15/2010 03:24PM
MP,
Seriously, I thought your name was a part of bull moose anatomy!
Emptynest was a parenting status my wife and I were enjoying when I first logged on, and then my birthdate.
Seriously, I thought your name was a part of bull moose anatomy!
Emptynest was a parenting status my wife and I were enjoying when I first logged on, and then my birthdate.
"Did you bring the coffee?" "No. I thought you were."
04/15/2010 04:04PM
The Dbldppr is double dipper. I read about public employees in Missouri retiring and getting jobs in other retirement markets, so I retired from public schools at 30 years and got a fob in the private school sector 9 years ago. I now draw full retirement and also have a full time position teaching P. E. at a private school. This strategy really helped my wife and I get our kids through college years.
The 12 and 50 were my jersey numbers in high school and in college in baseball and football. Strange - my daughter also wore 12 in college softball.
The 12 and 50 were my jersey numbers in high school and in college in baseball and football. Strange - my daughter also wore 12 in college softball.
Walking School Bus
04/15/2010 04:48PM
Fishfry I do believe you when you say you are a good cook when it comes to fish (would love to try some).
I do not believe you about the bullhead thing though (and I will never try some!) :)
I do not believe you about the bullhead thing though (and I will never try some!) :)
It is my dream to catch a Northern Pike suffering from acromegaly.
04/15/2010 05:08PM
I've been Bad_CRC on the interwebs for years. Got e-famous 10 years or so ago, and now that nickname is always taken by someone else when I try to sign up for stuff, so I've resorted to bradcrc since brad is my first name.
a Bad_CRC is a computer term.
a Bad_CRC is a computer term.
04/15/2010 05:12PM
'butthead' was my character for computer simulations/online gaming.
Flew as Major Assinious Noggin 358th Fighter Group, in a P47D, EAW online.
The nickname stuck!
butthead
Flew as Major Assinious Noggin 358th Fighter Group, in a P47D, EAW online.
The nickname stuck!
butthead
"never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups" George Carlin
04/15/2010 08:16PM
I was skinny growing up so my babysitter called me Bean (as in bean pole) and the name stuck. I go by: Bean, Beaner, Beanman, Beano Torretta(similar to the Miami QB), and those who don't know me well just call me Brian. My dad called me Herman growing up(no idea why) and my mom always called me Skip(which made me feel real manly).
04/15/2010 08:56PM
I couldn't think of a canoe-related name when I joined BWCA.com. So, I used the first (High Plains) and last name (Drifter) that I was using in my Hotmail account as HighPlainsDrifter.
It worked at the time. If I had to do it again, I probably would use something related to the north woods.
I liked Clint Eastwood movies....... "shave and a hot bath" was a classic scene from High Plains Drifter.
"Boredom, Tyler - that's what's wrong. And how do you beat boredom, Tyler?... Adventure...(Never Cry Wolf, 1983)
04/15/2010 09:00PM
Silverback,
No, it's not cause I have a hairy white back.
Yes, because the silverback gorilla is THE King of the forest.
Truthfully it's the name of a Frisbee team from Florida that I came out of (Frisbee) retirement to play on. We almost won the 50th annual International Frisbee Tournament. I had such a good time that I adopted it as my moniker.
No, it's not cause I have a hairy white back.
Yes, because the silverback gorilla is THE King of the forest.
Truthfully it's the name of a Frisbee team from Florida that I came out of (Frisbee) retirement to play on. We almost won the 50th annual International Frisbee Tournament. I had such a good time that I adopted it as my moniker.
Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark too read. Groucho Marx
04/15/2010 09:30PM
I live in Arkansas and I love to travel. I have been to every state but Hawaii, pretty much all of Europe and lived in Israel for awhile. The name Traveler seems to have a long history with Arkansas...the name of a song, a boat, a minor league baseball team and who knows what else. Even my paddle is a BB Traveler.
04/15/2010 10:05PM
A friend of mine (also a member of this site) Created an account for me and my brother so we could use this site to do research and communicate for planning our trips. I've been going to the BWCA and using this screen name ever since then.
04/15/2010 10:38PM
I know a little bit about plants.
"Said one of these men, long past seventy years of age: 'I could carry, paddle, walk and sing with any man I ever saw. I have been twenty-four years a canoe man, and forty-one years in service; no portage was ever too long for me. Fifty songs could I sing. I have saved the lives of ten voyageurs. Have had twelve wives and six running dogs. I spent all my money in pleasure. Were I young again, I should spend my life the same way over. There is no life so happy as a voyageur's life!'"
04/15/2010 10:44PM
Computer game name I liked to use with my friends waaay back when to have multiple players you had to have a lan party. Since I didn't know the games (mostly 1st person shooters) I'd just run amok and try not to get killed.
Also, it's a character name from a book series (and writer) I like.
Also, it's a character name from a book series (and writer) I like.
Trust, but verify. The Lord will provide !!!!
04/16/2010 08:49AM
A buddy and I we're canoeing on the Brule in Wis. A pretty good sized downpour came through and as we were taking shelter under a over hanging pine some "better prepared" boats came by. One guy in the bow of one boat says "Looks like you forgot the rain gear eh?" My buddy, a little pissy said "Rain gear? Yeah right!" As if we did it on purpose. We always get a chuckle talking about it and always make sure we throw in the RG now.
There's always money in the banana stand.
04/16/2010 09:54AM
Hawk is how many mispronounce my last name so when I was in the military I had "hawk" on my helmet. Plus I love hawks.
That being said, I would like to change the name to DiverDan. This name was given to me in the BWCA the summer after 9th grade. I dove in with wearing the last of my dry clothes trying to grab a runaway fish on a stringer. Can the name be changed?
That being said, I would like to change the name to DiverDan. This name was given to me in the BWCA the summer after 9th grade. I dove in with wearing the last of my dry clothes trying to grab a runaway fish on a stringer. Can the name be changed?
Lets Roll!
04/16/2010 06:50PM
Love to go mushroom hunting and I think I'm pretty gd at it. My friends came up with mushroom man, which turned into myceliaman since I'm willing to go above and beyond to find the elusive mushrooms.
There comes a time when the blind man says don't ya see..
04/16/2010 11:49PM
Not much of a computer person, so when my son was setting up my E-mail account he asked what name I wanted? Couldn't think of one so I told him to make one up. Just outside the window sat my 53 Willys ranch truck, not much of an imagination!
04/17/2010 04:01AM
quote Vikinfan: "Fishfry I do believe you when you say you are a good cook when it comes to fish (would love to try some).My girl will never eat bullhead either. I let my sister think she was eating walleye until she finished then I told her.
I do not believe you about the bullhead thing though (and I will never try some!) :)"
It's not the speed, but the grace in which you arrive.
04/17/2010 08:18AM
my mother's childhood nickname for me. my older brother has perpetuated it through my life by calling me by it loudly when i was in high school -- so i would be embarrassed when my friends heard it. to his children i have became uncle mogos.
04/17/2010 02:40PM
Dodger,
I am a Dodger fan too but I'll only drive in LA if I have to in order to catch a plane. I have only seen the Dodgers when they have played in SF.
I am a Dodger fan too but I'll only drive in LA if I have to in order to catch a plane. I have only seen the Dodgers when they have played in SF.
The business of life is the acquisition of memories. In the end that's all there is. ___Mr Carson (Downton Abby)
04/18/2010 08:41PM
My dog, as you might guess. I post very little but read often. I have little idea who's behind each screen name but there must be "communities" behind this "community" because some people seem to know each other. Or am I just imagining that? For the most part, when I click on profile it seems like most identities are cloaked in mystery.
04/19/2010 11:16PM
quote tobiedog: "My dog, as you might guess. I post very little but read often. I have little idea who's behind each screen name but there must be "communities" behind this "community" because some people seem to know each other. Or am I just imagining that? For the most part, when I click on profile it seems like most identities are cloaked in mystery. "
I just clicked on yours too - mystery!
Lets Roll!
04/20/2010 10:07AM
quote OBX2Kayak: "OBX = North Carolina's Outer Banks; the thin sandbar that separates the Atlantic Ocean from the Pamlico Sound.OBX2 - I saw your connection to Outer Banks with your screen name. Love that place - my brother kiteboards there several times a year. You come all the way to MN for paddling? Wow.
2Kayak = Why I moved to the Outer Banks"
Wherever there is a channel for water, there is a road for the canoe. -Thoreau
04/20/2010 10:25AM
my first initial and last name backwards.........uh oh now everyone can figure out my real identity.....
do not read this post, as I need to keep my identity secret please
thanks in advance
do not read this post, as I need to keep my identity secret please
thanks in advance
Today could be your last chance to be good to yourself
04/20/2010 01:25PM
What a great thread to find today! I just changed my username today. I used to be jax261, which was just an old college thing and part of the email address that I use to set up accounts on websites. I wasn’t sure if I was gonna be into this site or not, I just wanted to look at the maps and see some of the info. Well, it turns out that I do like this place and I think I will be a part of this, for a while to come anyway. So I changed up the name to be a little more personal and current. Chazz the Gnome is a combo of a few things, the trip I was on last summer found a group of us having to ‘settle’ for our 2nd choice of campsites at the end of a long hard day of travel. The occupant of the site that we were heading for then became the object of our campfire stories that night, we named him Chazz and discussed hie various shortcomings and annoying personal habits, including his very strict adherence to the leave no trace philosophy which leads him to bag his poo in the bwca. Chazz, and his spirit, have since been a guiding force in many of mine and that groups camping adventures since then. And the gnome part because I have a thing for gnomes. I have a 3-inch gnome that comes with on a lot of trips.
So it’s weird but that’s the deal with my name.
So it’s weird but that’s the deal with my name.
"Every day on this side of the dirt is a good day." ~ My Grandpa
04/20/2010 02:18PM
I have an old town discovery canoe - 82lbs I bought it 20 years ago when it was not so heavy. Not sure I will be able to carry it in 20 more. But I think that the royalex will last that long or longer.
"I have fished through fishless days that I remember happily without regret." - Roderick Haig-Brown
04/20/2010 04:38PM
I have sold lumber for over 20 years and there was a time in the late 80's when they stopped logging old growth forests because the spotted owl was put on the endangered species list. They live only in these ancient forests where the best trees are for making lumber. This caused the price of lumber to increase dramatically-it's a classic commidity supply and demand business. At the time people were buying alot of lumber and when the prices went way up and you are a commission salesman, you make more money. So I learned to love the spotted owl. Now, with this economy I wish I'd have never heard of the little &@#$%^! and had gotten into something else. But, as a screen name on a wilderness type of forum, it's kind of mellow in a way, so I like it.
swimming upstream makes you stronger
04/20/2010 06:50PM
quote ChazzTheGnome: "I just changed my username today."
I guess that answers THAT question. I'm keeping my name, but there were others who wondered if a name could be changed. There you have it. (And you don't even drop back to zero posts!)
"Keep close to Nature's heart, yourself; and break clear away, once in a while, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean." ~ John Muir
04/20/2010 10:30PM
quote BWPaddler: "quote OBX2Kayak: "OBX = North Carolina's Outer Banks; the thin sandbar that separates the Atlantic Ocean from the Pamlico Sound.OBX2 - I saw your connection to Outer Banks with your screen name. Love that place - my brother kiteboards there several times a year. You come all the way to MN for paddling? Wow."
2Kayak = Why I moved to the Outer Banks"
Why travel all the way to Minnesota? Here's why:
Ran into this fella last Saturday. He's a big reason why I prefer swimming in the Boundary Waters.
"I go because it irons out the wrinkles in my soul" -- Sigurd Olson
08/30/2010 02:16PM
Due to some health set-backs last summer we weren't able to do anything fun, so we were determined to make this our "epic 2K10" year of making up for lost time. So far so good....4 day ski trip to Lutsen to see Gear Daddies, motorcycle trips, dirt bike ridin', "epic" adventure in the Quetico, lots of golfin'...and still more fun stuff to come before the end of the year! Does it mean I have to change to "2K11" next year?? Nah, I like the sound of 2K10 better and it's definitely been a year to remember :-)
"Live in the Moment: You can't change yesterday, but you can ruin today worrying about tomorrow"
08/30/2010 02:55PM
well, it seems that I am muddy. With my outdoor activities (rock hunting,mushroom hunting, animal hunting, artifact hunting, fishing, etc...)I am usually muddy.
I wanted mudman, but someone else has it.
(usually not capatilized because there is only one true Muddy....Muddy Waters, of course!)
I wanted mudman, but someone else has it.
(usually not capatilized because there is only one true Muddy....Muddy Waters, of course!)
08/30/2010 03:07PM
My canoe trips have usually involved bringing younger, less experienced kids/groups on trail. In these settings I typically end up with less-strong paddlers in the bow of the canoe I am in, and predominantly use the j-stroke to keep the canoe on a straight course. I seldom use the power stroke alone - Hence the name :>)
08/30/2010 08:30PM
quote Snipit: "My wife would kill me if it got out. I sometimes send packages to our house addressed to "snipit" or "snipit inc.", just to get a "rise" out of her. Only 2 people know what it means, and I know she won't tell."
Oh I think there are a few more people now that can read between the lines.
"Keep close to Nature's heart, yourself; and break clear away, once in a while, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean." ~ John Muir
08/31/2010 10:09AM
Ripple is the name of my sailboat. I have always loved the dichotomy of the power and gentleness of water and wind that you experience while sailing- just barely making a ripple in water can take you around the world.
Ripple is also a tribute to the memory of the fun silly moments Grateful Dead concerts had in my life. My favorite Grateful Dead song "Ripple" captures the ying and yang of fleeting thought and our lives- yet the existence of a greater power is acknowledged- "ripple in still water, where there is no pebble tossed"
Live Ripple
Ripple is also a tribute to the memory of the fun silly moments Grateful Dead concerts had in my life. My favorite Grateful Dead song "Ripple" captures the ying and yang of fleeting thought and our lives- yet the existence of a greater power is acknowledged- "ripple in still water, where there is no pebble tossed"
Live Ripple
Ripple in still water....
09/02/2010 04:52AM
Mine's pretty easy. I live in North Georgia (Ellijay). I considered Tarheel since I was born in NC but I have lived most of my life in GA.
I also am a big, big University of Georgia football fan (and alumni) and I will take a bet with anyone that plays us in football. My Georgia peanut brittle for what ever you make that is good (no Lutefisk Minnesota fans). Found out Spartan 2 makes wonderful fruitcakes after the Dawgs took care of the Spartans two years ago in a bowl game.
I also am a big, big University of Georgia football fan (and alumni) and I will take a bet with anyone that plays us in football. My Georgia peanut brittle for what ever you make that is good (no Lutefisk Minnesota fans). Found out Spartan 2 makes wonderful fruitcakes after the Dawgs took care of the Spartans two years ago in a bowl game.
09/02/2010 09:54AM
Hey Parnell, where is your restaurant? Will have to stop in next trip North.
Mine's easy, I live on a little farm in the Ozarks and been paddling canoes for over 30 years. TW
Mine's easy, I live on a little farm in the Ozarks and been paddling canoes for over 30 years. TW
"Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry." Mark Twain
09/03/2010 12:07PM
I am always in the BW for the week surrounding August 11 - 12. Those are the peak nights for the Perseied meteor shower. We went up there for the show in 1991 and it was so nice we just do it every year.
Watching B.W. meteors for 25 years
09/04/2010 10:51PM
quote Vikinfan: "I was just wondering why some people chose the screen names they did when joining this site.
Some are pretty obvious, I mean Vikinfan is pretty self explanatory and Kanoes....Kanoes....Wisconsin public education I guess explains that one but how did the rest of you pick your names?
Oh yeah sign up for the spring wing night May 1st if you can!
Take care"
just to be clear...it wasnt because of the wisconsin public education system.
its because ive lived in minnesota for over 30 years now. cause, i seen the change in me, and i aint kidding. :)
09/04/2010 11:42PM
I got hacked and had to change all of my e-mail ect user names. Got frustrated in coming up with something that wasn't taken and typed nonamesleft. The 47 has been in my usernames since my first real job when I was user #47 on the DOS based system. Just kept it around.
09/06/2010 07:26AM
Just like it says. jfox, and I'm a paramedic. Just wish there were Paramedic jobs in the BW. Oh well, only 10 more years and the kids are out of the house and I can change it to jfox tree counter or somehting.
Don't do anything you don't want to explain to the Paramedics
09/06/2010 10:17AM
Well, it's because I hunt. I hunt for meat, never for horn or trophy. Want a trophy? Join a bowling league LOL. The time spent afield with friends and family worth more than anything one could possibly hang on a wall. A animal harvested is a bonus.
In today's world of growth hormones and antibiotic ridden meat and poultry, I prefer to know where our table fare comes from and how it's handled.
There, I will get of my rant LOL
In today's world of growth hormones and antibiotic ridden meat and poultry, I prefer to know where our table fare comes from and how it's handled.
There, I will get of my rant LOL
Some people see nature as being made "Just for them", and view others as an invasive species..... We are always hearing about how Social Security is going to run out of money. How come we never hear about Welfare running out of money? What’s interesting is the first group worked for their money .. the second group did not.” WTF???
10/24/2010 03:55PM
I work for a well drilling company where my area of expertise is improving, for more practical use, the natural quality of the water found in the wells that we drill. This involves working with the water from the hole in the ground through its point of use at a faucet--from the "bottom to the tap".
10/24/2010 07:55PM
quote ripple: "Ripple is the name of my sailboat. I have always loved the dichotomy of the power and gentleness of water and wind that you experience while sailing- just barely making a ripple in water can take you around the world.
Ripple is also a tribute to the memory of the fun silly moments Grateful Dead concerts had in my life. My favorite Grateful Dead song "Ripple" captures the ying and yang of fleeting thought and our lives- yet the existence of a greater power is acknowledged- "ripple in still water, where there is no pebble tossed"
Live Ripple "
I must admit that Ripple Wine is what comes to mind whenever I see the word. It was big in my day but, because of its low price, had a reputation as a drink for alcoholics and the destitute. You can hear references to it in reruns of "Sanford and Son."
I'll try to tear my mind away from those memories when I see one of your posts.
The business of life is the acquisition of memories. In the end that's all there is. ___Mr Carson (Downton Abby)
07/16/2011 03:33PM
Well, I'm about 2 years behind but since this popped back up, I used to build race car engines. At one time I had a tips/tricks website, had to come up with something, bhp is "brake horsepower", so Maxxbhp. Yeh, that's pretty weak, but after 15 years it's easy to remember
"...And the days I keep my gratitude higher than my expectations, .......well, I have really good days". Ray Wiley Hubbard
07/16/2011 07:33PM
quote Chilly: "Chilly a fictional super hero in Lakeside that most folks know well. Mr. Windchill on the other hand is real, unknown, and has very few special powers..."
Oh I thought you were Brad Childress aka Chilly :-)
Dripping in sweat, throwing up from food poisoning in the BWCA.. are we having fun yet? Hell yes!
07/16/2011 08:18PM
Sleepnbag's screen name came because he wanted more information on what type of sleeping bags people use and if a certain brand was good.
Mine, Sleepnpad, came because I wanted to reply to one of his posts but I didn't want him to know it was me. I ended up telling him what I was going to do before I posted anything. We got a chuckle out of it so I kept the name.
...we never thought we'd end up meeting you all in person and have to introduce ourselves as "Sleepnbag" and "Sleepnpad"!!
Mine, Sleepnpad, came because I wanted to reply to one of his posts but I didn't want him to know it was me. I ended up telling him what I was going to do before I posted anything. We got a chuckle out of it so I kept the name.
...we never thought we'd end up meeting you all in person and have to introduce ourselves as "Sleepnbag" and "Sleepnpad"!!
07/17/2011 07:25PM
'bout 10 years ago or so, I was camping with my 3 boys on Memorial Day weekend when they were little guys. It was raining (of course, it always rains when ya camp on Memorial Day), I was outside the tent trying to dry the kid's socks on the firegrate 'cause I forgot to bring spares. Don't think they got dry, but they definitely got scorched. Anyway, the kids were inside the tent entertaining themselves, and my oldest made up a song about a chicken named Bonvicken. I was outside in my raingear laughing my butt off. Great song, I'd like to record it with him someday (he's a drummer), but he still thinks it's a stupid idea.
07/17/2011 08:24PM
quote muddy: "well, it seems that I am muddy. With my outdoor activities (rock hunting,mushroom hunting, animal hunting, artifact hunting, fishing, etc...)I am usually muddy.
I wanted mudman, but someone else has it.
(usually not capatilized because there is only one true Muddy....Muddy Waters, of course!)"
McKinley Morganfield, grew up right down 61. Well 70 miles down 61. Indulge me
"...And the days I keep my gratitude higher than my expectations, .......well, I have really good days". Ray Wiley Hubbard
07/17/2011 10:15PM
It was Sloughman (see post above), but I changed it last year due to even my own teenage son mispronouncing it. It kept coming out as Sluffman. Since I had already appropriated the newly classic roof scene opening line from the movie, "The Hangover," as my tag line (see below) I went with Lonewolf.
"You guys might not know this, but I consider myself a bit of a loner. I tend to think of myself as a one-man wolf pack." - Alan Garner, The Hangover.
07/18/2011 03:15PM
My career has taken me all over the country and friends likened me to the lynard skynard song "The Breeze" cause I keep rollin down that road. Therefore Mr Breeze
Luv Lynard Skynard
Luv Lynard Skynard
I wish I were, I wish I might, I wish I was in the BWCA tonite!
07/18/2011 04:26PM
I spent most of my life in the UP of Michigan and still consider myself a Yooper even though I now live in Iowa. I shall return someday.
UP Boy is a song title from a great UP group "Conga Se Menne"
UP Boy is a song title from a great UP group "Conga Se Menne"
I can only hope that when I die, my wife does not sell my fishing equipment for what I told her I paid for it
07/18/2011 04:26PM
I spent most of my life in the UP of Michigan and still consider myself a Yooper even though I now live in Iowa. I shall return someday.
UP Boy is a song title from a great UP group "Conga Se Menne"
UP Boy is a song title from a great UP group "Conga Se Menne"
I can only hope that when I die, my wife does not sell my fishing equipment for what I told her I paid for it
07/19/2011 09:44AM
From my email address which I first started using in 1999. The first initials of my husband, myself, my sons, and the first letter of our last name. I see that some people have changed their screen name, would love to change mine as soon as I can come up with something interesting.
07/19/2011 10:03AM
quote SevenofNine: "quote myleslong: "On this board, it's the length of my casts. On other boards........"
Long story but I like the ring of the name.
Short story: The daughter named the cat after a character on star trek.
"
But I really am the seventh of nine siblings. :)
LNT - The road to success is always under construction. http://hikingillinois.blogspot.com/
07/27/2011 06:41PM
quote Jiimaan: "Jiimaan is an Ojibwa word for Canoe."
So if you were in the military you could be JiimaanGI : )~
I have a particular fondness for numbers. Almost analy so. My friends would always throw out "what are the odds", and I would calculate them. Eventually they started calling me analyzer. Or ANALyzer.
I used to play online poker at a variety of sites, and they just called me ANAL.
It's fine until you're coaching a girls 12U softball team, and start giving out your email address to parents... anal_yzer_guy@...
It really doesn't look good. I suppose cubscouts or boyscouts would've been exponentially worse. For whatever reason I have never changed it. Although I do have another email that I use just for resumes. I imagine mine would be sent to alot of spam folders even before the potential employer deletes it on his own.
07/27/2011 07:25PM
quote analyzer: "I play online ( free Poker texas holdem) all the time, look me up sometime there, Im basspro69 on full tilt and basspro6969 on pokerstarsquote Jiimaan: "Jiimaan is an Ojibwa word for Canoe."
So if you were in the military you could be JiimaanGI : )~
I have a particular fondness for numbers. Almost analy so. My friends would always throw out "what are the odds", and I would calculate them. Eventually they started calling me analyzer. Or ANALyzer.
I used to play online poker at a variety of sites, and they just called me ANAL.
It's fine until you're coaching a girls 12U softball team, and start giving out your email address to parents... anal_yzer_guy@...
It really doesn't look good. I suppose cubscouts or boyscouts would've been exponentially worse. For whatever reason I have never changed it. Although I do have another email that I use just for resumes. I imagine mine would be sent to alot of spam folders even before the potential employer deletes it on his own."
" I want to know Gods thoughts , The rest are details " Albert Einstein. WWJD
07/27/2011 09:29PM
I played a couple years at Betonsports, until they folded, with $5800 of my money I might add. I then switched to another site, in the same network: Doylesroom. But at some point they kicked americans off. They moved us to Full Tilt, but it was so big compared to Doylesroom that I didn't feel comfortable, and after struggling for a couple months, I gave it up. I'm not sorry now.
At Doylesroom there were about 7 or 8000 players on there at any given time. I had notes on a substantial number of players, and it seemed like the same dozen of us were often at the final tables. It made it easy for me to consistently finish in the money. The last year I was at Doylesroom I finished up about 27k for the year.
Full tilt had 10x that many, and I knew no one. I tried to go pro that year. In January and February I won 9k, and 3k respectively at Doyles, then that UIGEA (??) thing hit, and I switched to FT in March. I think I lost all 12k of it in about 2 1/2 months. That was enough of that. I wasn't used to playing in tournaments with several hundred contestants. I liked the smaller ones at Doyles much better.
I've never done real well live. I don't have enough discipline. On line I can play 3 or 4 tables at once, and even though I'm playing conservative I still have plenty of action. Sitting at one table, playing one hand an hour gets old real quick. Anything more than that with 10% rake, a dollar or two in the jackpot, and a buck for the dealer, and you won't finish ahead. It's too much rake for anyone to overcome in low stakes.
I miss it. Before everything changed, I was pretty certain I could get to the point where I was going to make a living at it, and play in the WSOP. It's a lousy empty life though. You see alot of the older pros with a very hollow look on their face. And when they win, it's more a look of relief, than anything else.
At Doylesroom there were about 7 or 8000 players on there at any given time. I had notes on a substantial number of players, and it seemed like the same dozen of us were often at the final tables. It made it easy for me to consistently finish in the money. The last year I was at Doylesroom I finished up about 27k for the year.
Full tilt had 10x that many, and I knew no one. I tried to go pro that year. In January and February I won 9k, and 3k respectively at Doyles, then that UIGEA (??) thing hit, and I switched to FT in March. I think I lost all 12k of it in about 2 1/2 months. That was enough of that. I wasn't used to playing in tournaments with several hundred contestants. I liked the smaller ones at Doyles much better.
I've never done real well live. I don't have enough discipline. On line I can play 3 or 4 tables at once, and even though I'm playing conservative I still have plenty of action. Sitting at one table, playing one hand an hour gets old real quick. Anything more than that with 10% rake, a dollar or two in the jackpot, and a buck for the dealer, and you won't finish ahead. It's too much rake for anyone to overcome in low stakes.
I miss it. Before everything changed, I was pretty certain I could get to the point where I was going to make a living at it, and play in the WSOP. It's a lousy empty life though. You see alot of the older pros with a very hollow look on their face. And when they win, it's more a look of relief, than anything else.
07/27/2011 09:43PM
quote analyzer: "I played a couple years at Betonsports, until they folded, with $5800 of my money I might add. I then switched to another site, in the same network: Doylesroom. But at some point they kicked americans off. They moved us to Full Tilt, but it was so big compared to Doylesroom that I didn't feel comfortable, and after struggling for a couple months, I gave it up. I'm not sorry now.And thats why I play free online poker,its very enjoyable to me to play against some really good players all over the world. my boss is on pokerstars and it took him about a year to get to one million, so when I came over from full tilt and got to a million in less than a month he wasnt very happy lol. I would never trust online poker for money to many techno wizards that could rig the game, I play twice a month in a small home game, the most you can lose in a night is fifteen bucks and its been a very long time since i didnt finish up money at the end of the night. The only way i could ever play the main event is if someone put up the entry, I work too hard to risk my paycheck against someone that goes all in preflop with 7 deuce offsuit and hits their hand, I think I would snap lol.its a very challenging game and i think im very good at it, at least the people i play aginst tell me that i am. its just very relaxing to me.
At Doylesroom there were about 7 or 8000 players on there at any given time. I had notes on a substantial number of players, and it seemed like the same dozen of us were often at the final tables. It made it easy for me to consistently finish in the money. The last year I was at Doylesroom I finished up about 27k for the year.
Full tilt had 10x that many, and I knew no one. I tried to go pro that year. In January and February I won 9k, and 3k respectively at Doyles, then that UIGEA (??) thing hit, and I switched to FT in March. I think I lost all 12k of it in about 2 1/2 months. That was enough of that. I wasn't used to playing in tournaments with several hundred contestants. I liked the smaller ones at Doyles much better.
I've never done real well live. I don't have enough discipline. On line I can play 3 or 4 tables at once, and even though I'm playing conservative I still have plenty of action. Sitting at one table, playing one hand an hour gets old real quick. Anything more than that with 10% rake, a dollar or two in the jackpot, and a buck for the dealer, and you won't finish ahead. It's too much rake for anyone to overcome in low stakes.
I miss it. Before everything changed, I was pretty certain I could get to the point where I was going to make a living at it, and play in the WSOP. It's a lousy empty life though. You see alot of the older pros with a very hollow look on their face. And when they win, it's more a look of relief, than anything else."
" I want to know Gods thoughts , The rest are details " Albert Einstein. WWJD
07/28/2011 12:59AM
yeah, that's part of the reason I quit online too. When it comes to software, just about anything is possible. Too many flops seemed action oriented, and too many rivers filled folks 2 and 3 outers, flush draws, straight draws, etc. I figured if there were codes my son could plug into his play station to get certain advantages, why couldn't someone design the software with codes, so they could see everyone's cards face up.
Then it was confirmed at Absolute poker that players WERE cheating and able to see cards face up, and a few rumors floated around elsewhere. I had suspected it on my site, that guys were able to see the cards, but could never prove it.
AS a numbers guy, there were just too many oddities, outside the normal standard deviations. It was time to quit.
I have to ask myself. If I were a brilliant software writer, and some unregulated company asked me to write the software for their poker site, and I could make a few extra million, if not 10's of millions, designing, using and selling special codes that would allow me to see the cards face up, or worse yet, set the cards as play is happening... why wouldn't I? There was no regulatory body that was going to come after the software engineers. They had license to steal.
Can you imagine sitting at a 10/20 no limit table, everyone has 10's of thousands in front of them, and you can not only see all of their cards, but hand select the river? A virtual money pump.
These poker companies more than likely instructed the software engineer to design company run bots, that could systematically go through and clean folks out. Bots that could win tournaments, etc. Not only would the poker company get the rake, but they could take it faster on the side. No one to tell them no.
It's amazing. Absolute poker gets busted for cheating, and it didn't slow the sheep down one little bit. They were still coming there and spending their money in droves. Go figure.
I only wish I had taken it more seriously when I had the chance. There were lots of poker players who took advantage of the sheep to the tune of millions, instead of 27k.
Oh well. Sorry for stealing this thread. You shouldn't have gotten me started BP : )~
Then it was confirmed at Absolute poker that players WERE cheating and able to see cards face up, and a few rumors floated around elsewhere. I had suspected it on my site, that guys were able to see the cards, but could never prove it.
AS a numbers guy, there were just too many oddities, outside the normal standard deviations. It was time to quit.
I have to ask myself. If I were a brilliant software writer, and some unregulated company asked me to write the software for their poker site, and I could make a few extra million, if not 10's of millions, designing, using and selling special codes that would allow me to see the cards face up, or worse yet, set the cards as play is happening... why wouldn't I? There was no regulatory body that was going to come after the software engineers. They had license to steal.
Can you imagine sitting at a 10/20 no limit table, everyone has 10's of thousands in front of them, and you can not only see all of their cards, but hand select the river? A virtual money pump.
These poker companies more than likely instructed the software engineer to design company run bots, that could systematically go through and clean folks out. Bots that could win tournaments, etc. Not only would the poker company get the rake, but they could take it faster on the side. No one to tell them no.
It's amazing. Absolute poker gets busted for cheating, and it didn't slow the sheep down one little bit. They were still coming there and spending their money in droves. Go figure.
I only wish I had taken it more seriously when I had the chance. There were lots of poker players who took advantage of the sheep to the tune of millions, instead of 27k.
Oh well. Sorry for stealing this thread. You shouldn't have gotten me started BP : )~
07/28/2011 07:09AM
I started collecting beer cans as a young teen in the late 70's or early 80's. Don't remember which. I lived near Duluth at the time. The first can I found that started it all was an old Fitgers cone top can I found on an old rock/garbage pile out in the middle of a woods while hiking around one day with some buddies. So, Fitgers and it was the first can...fitgers1. Many years later including 20 years in the Navy has helped build up my collection to several hundred cans.
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” Ralph Waldo Emerson...and...“Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading".
07/28/2011 11:41AM
quote fitgers1: "I started collecting beer cans as a young teen in the late 70's or early 80's. Don't remember which. I lived near Duluth at the time. The first can I found that started it all was an old Fitgers cone top can I found on an old rock/garbage pile out in the middle of a woods while hiking around one day with some buddies. So, Fitgers and it was the first can...fitgers1. Many years later including 20 years in the Navy has helped build up my collection to several hundred cans."
So you'd be Tin Can Jeff then???
Well, not anymore, but Aluminum can Jeff, just doesn't have the same ring to it.
07/28/2011 03:37PM
quote analyzer: "quote fitgers1: "I started collecting beer cans as a young teen in the late 70's or early 80's. Don't remember which. I lived near Duluth at the time. The first can I found that started it all was an old Fitgers cone top can I found on an old rock/garbage pile out in the middle of a woods while hiking around one day with some buddies. So, Fitgers and it was the first can...fitgers1. Many years later including 20 years in the Navy has helped build up my collection to several hundred cans."
So you'd be Tin Can Jeff then???
Well, not anymore, but Aluminum can Jeff, just doesn't have the same ring to it."
Nice. I do call the canoe the big beer can. I'll go with Tin Can Jeff. With a dog in the canoe or fishing boat, it's more like the Mutt and Jeff show.
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” Ralph Waldo Emerson...and...“Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading".
07/28/2011 03:43PM
quote fitgers1: "quote analyzer: "LOLquote fitgers1: "I started collecting beer cans as a young teen in the late 70's or early 80's. Don't remember which. I lived near Duluth at the time. The first can I found that started it all was an old Fitgers cone top can I found on an old rock/garbage pile out in the middle of a woods while hiking around one day with some buddies. So, Fitgers and it was the first can...fitgers1. Many years later including 20 years in the Navy has helped build up my collection to several hundred cans."
So you'd be Tin Can Jeff then???
Well, not anymore, but Aluminum can Jeff, just doesn't have the same ring to it."
Nice. I do call the canoe the big beer can. I'll go with Tin Can Jeff. With a dog in the canoe or fishing boat, it's more like the Mutt and Jeff show."
" I want to know Gods thoughts , The rest are details " Albert Einstein. WWJD
07/28/2011 08:52PM
Mocha was given to me shortly after she turned 5 and had given birth to her 7th litter of pups (yes, she worked for a puppy mill in WI). we had almost 7 great years together and learned a lot from each other. she came along at the right time in my life, even though i swore NO MORE DOGS! god bless her wonderful puppy soul.
07/30/2011 09:19AM
Not a trapper.
Not particularly fond of water rodents.
Not named "Jack."
Not referencing any kind of marital aid for short people.
I do read a lot of stuff about mountain men and the fur trade. Other than that, I really can't 'splain it.
Not particularly fond of water rodents.
Not named "Jack."
Not referencing any kind of marital aid for short people.
I do read a lot of stuff about mountain men and the fur trade. Other than that, I really can't 'splain it.
You cannot hope too much or dare too much. - R.W. Emerson
07/30/2011 09:37AM
quote Beaverjack: "Not a trapper.LMAO
Not particularly fond of water rodents.
Not named "Jack."
Not referencing any kind of marital aid for short people.
I do read a lot of stuff about mountain men and the fur trade. Other than that, I really can't 'splain it."
" I want to know Gods thoughts , The rest are details " Albert Einstein. WWJD
07/31/2011 09:09AM
Well when I 1st started posting to forums online I was Musthunt, but after 2 years of getting a cold shoulder from non-hunters & constantly having to defend a favorite activity of mine I changed it.
Woods Walker is what my dad called me, because everywhere I went I would disappear into the woods. I can't drive anywhere without staring into the passing woods wondering what they look like on the inside.
Woods Walker is what my dad called me, because everywhere I went I would disappear into the woods. I can't drive anywhere without staring into the passing woods wondering what they look like on the inside.
A road is a dagger placed in the heart of a wilderness. -William O. Douglas, in Ghost Grizzlies
07/31/2011 10:50AM
Don't know if I've ever Posted or not (could'nt see my post anyway) so here tis...
Woodpecker
I'm a historical reenactor/woodcarver who was always pecking away at another carving ...just like a little woodpecker....thus my reenacting name and my BWCA.com name..
Woodpecker
Woodpecker
I'm a historical reenactor/woodcarver who was always pecking away at another carving ...just like a little woodpecker....thus my reenacting name and my BWCA.com name..
Woodpecker
"The way of the canoe is the way of the wilderness and of a freedom almost forgotten."---Sigurd F. Olson (The Singing Wilderness)
08/01/2011 09:22PM
quote spottedowl: "I have sold lumber for over 20 years and there was a time in the late 80's when they stopped logging old growth forests because the spotted owl was put on the endangered species list. They live only in these ancient forests where the best trees are for making lumber. This caused the price of lumber to increase dramatically-it's a classic commidity supply and demand business. At the time people were buying alot of lumber and when the prices went way up and you are a commission salesman, you make more money. So I learned to love the spotted owl. Now, with this economy I wish I'd have never heard of the little &@#$%^! and had gotten into something else. But, as a screen name on a wilderness type of forum, it's kind of mellow in a way, so I like it. "
I just read in the wall street journal they are thinking about killing Barred Owls to save the Spotted ones. (Theory of the "experts" -- Barred Owls take prey from the mouths of Spotted owls - they are more numerous and more aggressive in hunting) Even with old growth forests cut off from logging for around 20 or more years (and lumber business decimated in the NW) the spotted owl #s are still decling, so they came up with a new theory.
Not a joke.
11/08/2011 08:04PM
I've always had a hobby of making hiking sticks. I adopted this screen name back around 1995 on another site. It has followed me here and there, until I ended up here.
“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” ~J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit
11/10/2011 07:41AM
I'm a violinist by trade. I 'bow' at the end of every performance, and I use a violin 'bow.' In a canoe, I just 'fiddle' around, though not in the 'bow' -that's where my wife sits. I suppose I could have chosen 'sternviolinist' (in honor of the great violinist, Isaac Stern), but then we get into character traits which don't fit my personality-I'm anything but stern (see my profile picture).
11/12/2011 07:27AM
I like to introduce new news to the BWCA. One trip when I was giving someone instructions they started called me Captain. So now when on trips I'm Captain Tony.
You're going to HELL and you're going to drag me with ya!! -Gunsmoke
03/23/2012 08:01AM
quote luft: "luft means air in Swedish and German.
I chose it because I love being out in the fresh air and I have Swedish and German ancestors. I used to speak Swedish but now I am getting a little rusty."
Rusty? Must be the air! :)
Nctry
03/23/2012 01:11PM
quote myceliaman: "Love to go mushroom hunting and I think I'm pretty gd at it. My friends came up with mushroom man, which turned into myceliaman since I'm willing to go above and beyond to find the elusive mushrooms."
Darin, I have been taking students to the Shawnee National Forest for years, but in the fall. It seems to be a perfect place for mushrooms where we camp around Devil's Kitchen Lake in the canyon near Panther's Den. I mushroom hunt a bunch also, and I should make that trek in the spring next month I guess to try your neck of the woods.
Walking School Bus
03/23/2012 03:00PM
quote Ragged: "Because "RAGGED" little holes are what I like to make while engaged in my other hobby, preferably at 600-1000yds
5 shots thru this hole, center dot is .5" inch, bullet diameter is .338"
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I will make sure to never make you mad .
" I want to know Gods thoughts , The rest are details " Albert Einstein. WWJD
03/23/2012 03:06PM
quote Basspro69: " I will make sure to never make you mad ."
Na, just a big Teddy Bear here, a Teddy Bear with a NRA Long Range Master Classification, but a Teddy Bear none the less : )
He leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul. Psalm 23:2/3
03/23/2012 06:55PM
campn - cuz I LOVE to camp & scrap cuz i love to scrap book :) have a lot of nice memories in my scrapbooks from trips & wings :)
THE EDGE, there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over. - Hunter S. Thompson
03/23/2012 10:35PM
My moniker includes part of my name and accurately indicates that I may be contributing to the aging of the pool of Boundary Waters visitors.
The business of life is the acquisition of memories. In the end that's all there is. ___Mr Carson (Downton Abby)
03/24/2012 11:23AM
Ragged, great looking weapon. Don't recognize it but I haven't been a real active shooter in a long time. Still have my Rem 700 in 300 Win from my Marine days. I've had and sold a lot of weapons over the years but I'm pretty sure they'll be able to bury me with that Remington.
Happy shooting. By the way. all Marines qualify out to 500 yds. Long shooting w/ iron sights and a light round like a 5.56.
Happy shooting. By the way. all Marines qualify out to 500 yds. Long shooting w/ iron sights and a light round like a 5.56.
The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps! Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady of the United States, 1945
03/26/2012 04:11PM
Buddy of mine and I started yelling "TUNA!" when we had a nice bass on. First trip was in 2006.
Apologies in advance if an errant tuna shout disturbs anyone's trip...bass are biting!
Pat
Apologies in advance if an errant tuna shout disturbs anyone's trip...bass are biting!
Pat
"If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there’d be a shortage of fishing poles." -Doug Larson
03/27/2012 06:27AM
A river rat is someone who spends a lot of time on a river.
Where I live in SE Minnesota, We are surrounded by rivers and streams. Not many lakes.
I cut my teeth on the Zumbro, Cannon, Root and even the mighty Mississippi. But I love going to the BWCA to paddle the flat water.
Rat
Where I live in SE Minnesota, We are surrounded by rivers and streams. Not many lakes.
I cut my teeth on the Zumbro, Cannon, Root and even the mighty Mississippi. But I love going to the BWCA to paddle the flat water.
Rat
09/05/2013 09:42AM
Before I knew about bwca.com and joined up, I was a member of solotripping.com, which went down more than a year ago. Due to the nature of that site, I wanted a screen name that incorporated the word "solo" in my screen name. In part because of the subject matter, but I also love solo canoes and I primarily paddle solo.
I initially considered combining my first name with solo, as in, "Mark Solo", or "Solo Mark", or maybe, "Mark C1", but those combinations really did not have too much pizazz. Besides, "Mark" can also be misconstrued as a verb.
So I thought back to other nick names I've had. For some reason, my name from the German Club in High School came to mind, that being "Hans". (For whatever reason, we were required to have an alternative first name in the German Club.) So "Hans Solo" came to be. A lame attempt at a play on words.
Unfortunately, I didn't think that name through too well. The "Hans Solo" screen name paints me as some "Star Wars Nerd" or "Trekkie Geek", which I'm really not, despite being a "Computer Geek". (For what it's worth, Harrison Ford's character in the Star Wars series is actually "Han Solo", no "s".)
When I joined bwca.com, I seriously considered creating a new screen name. But after seeing other former members from solotripping.com on this website, I decided to retain "Hans Solo", because the name had some history to it.
Before joining solotripping.com, and then eventually bwca.com, I had no idea I'd be as active with posting and replying in the Forums as much as I have. So I really didn't envision my screen name becoming as visible as it has.
Additionally, at the time I created my screen name, I also wasn't able to insert a space or an underscore between "Hans" and "Solo", so my chosen screen name doesn't even display properly.
When this subject came up a few months ago, "analyzer" suggested I should have created "Marko Solo" as a screen name. Although equally as lame as "Hans Solo", I liked the suggestion and wish I would have thought of that at the time, but it is what it is. (Graphic below copied from jerkassclothing.com)
Hans Solo
Water reflects not only clouds and trees and cliffs, but all the infinite variations of mind and spirit we bring to it. – Sigurd Olson
09/05/2013 10:06AM
I love Caribou Coffee, a coffee shop "native" to the Twin Cities, that I became obsessed with in high school in the mid 90s. It's been my screen name for everything since college.
It also fits that I like the Northwoods. Guess I have to go a little farther north to see them, though. Woodland Caribou PP and Wabakimi are on my bucket list. And Alaska which is where Caribou Coffee was inspired.
It also fits that I like the Northwoods. Guess I have to go a little farther north to see them, though. Woodland Caribou PP and Wabakimi are on my bucket list. And Alaska which is where Caribou Coffee was inspired.
“Once destroyed, nature's beauty cannot be repurchased at any price.” - Ansel Adams
09/05/2013 12:42PM
Well, apparently I did not spend enough time on this board before I officially joined. If I had, I might of been a little more clever with my name. This was one that I had set up for another online site years ago (still use). I guess it could translate into an activity while wilderness camping...sometimes you must improvise with what you have with you....it works NAPinch
09/05/2013 01:01PM
i don't think i responded before to this, sorry if i did.
Bloody stump is what we say when you snag a rock, and proceed to break your line.....'ahh, bloody stump' ...in some sort of scottish accent....you may have to be there when it happens to understand ;p I seem always saying it as i am always getting snagged...at least i am keeping my lure in the strike zone
Bloody stump is what we say when you snag a rock, and proceed to break your line.....'ahh, bloody stump' ...in some sort of scottish accent....you may have to be there when it happens to understand ;p I seem always saying it as i am always getting snagged...at least i am keeping my lure in the strike zone
09/05/2013 02:32PM
Went to Quetico several years ago with a group of guys. Fishing was kind of slow with lures. So, thinking back to my earlier days when fishing with my Dad. I rigged up a pole with a Thrill slipbobber and a artificial leach. Call it luck or skill but I was pulling the Walleye in the whole trip. Only had 2 bobbers with me on that trip, the one I wasn't using was very popular on our barter night we do around the camp fire. The leaches were worth a little more. The next trip slipbobbers were everywhere.
09/05/2013 03:26PM
quote Mocha: "here ya go, basspro"Thanks for the bump Sheryl, now one of the myths that can be debunked is that im a real basspro, im not, but I did stay at a holiday inn last night :-)
" I want to know Gods thoughts , The rest are details " Albert Einstein. WWJD
09/05/2013 03:31PM
quote Amok: "Computer game name I liked to use with my friends waaay back when to have multiple players you had to have a lan party. Since I didn't know the games (mostly 1st person shooters) I'd just run amok and try not to get killed.Man do I miss you here !
Also, it's a character name from a book series (and writer) I like."
" I want to know Gods thoughts , The rest are details " Albert Einstein. WWJD
09/05/2013 04:42PM
quote Basspro69: "quote Mocha: "here ya go, basspro"Thanks for the bump Sheryl, now one of the myths that can be debunked is that im a real basspro, im not, but I did stay at a holiday inn last night :-)"
So, you're not a bass pro and slipbobber isn't really a slip bobber. Will I ever recover from these harsh truths? ;-)
I will paddle eternal, Kevlar and carbon.
09/05/2013 09:21PM
My dad was a logger back in the day and I liked the smell of fresh cut jack pine. Brings back a lot of good memories of rambling through the woods on the edge of the Bdub.
Wilderness both captivates your soul and sets it free :)
09/05/2013 10:56PM
quote missmolly: "LMAO, im not even going to tell you about the Easter Bunny it might put you over the ledge :-)quote Basspro69: "quote Mocha: "here ya go, basspro"Thanks for the bump Sheryl, now one of the myths that can be debunked is that im a real basspro, im not, but I did stay at a holiday inn last night :-)"
So, you're not a bass pro and slipbobber isn't really a slip bobber. Will I ever recover from these harsh truths? ;-)"
" I want to know Gods thoughts , The rest are details " Albert Einstein. WWJD
09/06/2013 07:00AM
I thought I was pretty funny being somewhat pompous and the owner of a KTM 200 that I "pilot"
Then I realized that it sorta sounds a lot like a very unpopular figure in biblical history... Not so funny anymore.
Then I realized that it sorta sounds a lot like a very unpopular figure in biblical history... Not so funny anymore.
For a quart of ale is a dish for a king - Shakespeare 'A Winters Tale'
09/06/2013 01:57PM
It is the paddle I use, a Whiskey Jack Double Whiskey, but I have a been known to have a shot or two also and it doesn't always have to be whiskey.
The difference between genius and stupidity is; genius has its limits. Albert Einstein
09/06/2013 03:37PM
Yep, I'm not very creative. So, JJ are my initials, 47 was my age when I created this screen name.
I've often considered changing it to something more intriguing, but it feels a little dishonest, or could be confusing if all of a sudden I have a new screen name. So, JJ47 bit is!
I've often considered changing it to something more intriguing, but it feels a little dishonest, or could be confusing if all of a sudden I have a new screen name. So, JJ47 bit is!
You're just in time for the best part of the day ... the part where you and me become we! - Winnie the Pooh
09/06/2013 03:43PM
quote cuylar: "Mine is my name... it's so unique that I can usually pick it for a username.
I usually have people ask me how to pronounce it and I say they can call me Joe to keep it simple."
Cuyler Adams was the man who discovered the Cuyuna Iron Range. He combined the first three letters of his name, "Cuy", and "Una" which was the name of his St Bernard to create the Cuyuna Range.
You're just in time for the best part of the day ... the part where you and me become we! - Winnie the Pooh
09/06/2013 06:55PM
First, I wish there was a way to change names. I would rather have a camping theme name. But, when I signed up I used my general internet alias. Its odd, but I'm licensed to operate a nuclear power plant, so my screen name plays off one of the major initiators of that process. Always hard to explain.
09/06/2013 10:44PM
quote tonyyarusso: "quote KarlBAndersen1: "I use my name as my screen name because it's, well, um, my name."
What a boring explanation. ;)"
It would not be quite as boring if his name was Tony Yarusso.
"I go because it irons out the wrinkles in my soul" -- Sigurd Olson
09/07/2013 05:25AM
32 years ago I put together a touch football team called the "Primitive men" made up of Quetico trip partners. Since then I have made my living climbing trees and when I am sitting on a rock in the Q, I feel like I am home. "Primitive Man" also reflects my aptitude with technology.
Jon
Jon
09/07/2013 05:08PM
A favorite trip memory: In 1986 we were on Quetico Lake on the third day of a two week trip to Quetico. We went out fishing after dinner and, upon return to camp with a couple of fine lakers, found that a bear had come into camp and taken our food pack. We'd covered our gear but since it was still early hadn't hung it up yet. The bear was about 75 feet in back of camp having his way with our pack - and food. What to do? It was dusky, one of our guys was cleaning fish down the shore (we'd dropped him so as not to attract critters!) and we needed that food for the next week and a half. We threw things, yelled at him, banged on pots - nothing. He was having way too much fun eating what turned out to be a dried potato mix. So - you can hear it coming - the only thing we could think of was the mandolin. We had both a camp guitar and mandolin and I whipped out the Mando and played "Mama Tried". The bear acted like he had never heard anything so deathly frightening and crashed off into the woods, leaving our pack. We grabbed it and kept the Mando handy since he came back a number of times though the night. He'd chewed a 3" hole in the bottom of the pack and had worked with his tongue to get at the powdered potato mix. The whole inside of the pack, and our food, was soaked in bear slobber! Luckily we'd packed well so it was packaging that was soaked, not food. The rest of the trip - through Quetico, Jean, Bentpine, Sturgeon - was great and we came home with a great story and some fun pics.
09/07/2013 05:59PM
Collector or Rupp toys. Not the snowmobiles but the summer versions. I have a few of the minibikes, a few ruppsters, a gojoe, and a centaur. I'm sure some of you remember these from the 70's.
"The world is big, and I want to get a good look at it before it gets dark". John Muir
09/07/2013 09:22PM
quote BearMandolin: "A favorite trip memory: In 1986 we were on Quetico Lake on the third day of a two week trip to Quetico. We went out fishing after dinner and, upon return to camp with a couple of fine lakers, found that a bear had come into camp and taken our food pack. We'd covered our gear but since it was still early hadn't hung it up yet. The bear was about 75 feet in back of camp having his way with our pack - and food. What to do? It was dusky, one of our guys was cleaning fish down the shore (we'd dropped him so as not to attract critters!) and we needed that food for the next week and a half. We threw things, yelled at him, banged on pots - nothing. He was having way too much fun eating what turned out to be a dried potato mix. So - you can hear it coming - the only thing we could think of was the mandolin. We had both a camp guitar and mandolin and I whipped out the Mando and played "Mama Tried". The bear acted like he had never heard anything so deathly frightening and crashed off into the woods, leaving our pack. We grabbed it and kept the Mando handy since he came back a number of times though the night. He'd chewed a 3" hole in the bottom of the pack and had worked with his tongue to get at the powdered potato mix. The whole inside of the pack, and our food, was soaked in bear slobber! Luckily we'd packed well so it was packaging that was soaked, not food. The rest of the trip - through Quetico, Jean, Bentpine, Sturgeon - was great and we came home with a great story and some fun pics."Awesome story.
" I want to know Gods thoughts , The rest are details " Albert Einstein. WWJD
09/10/2013 11:29PM
Turtles & tortoises have always been around me as far back as I can remember. Many rescues have been brought to me for care over the years. They exist in great numbers at places I like to be..in fresh, salt & brackish water. Even on a trip where I see little wildlife, there are always a few turtles. Box, snapping, painted, sliders, mud, spotted, stinkpot & terrapin. Huge hulking snapping turtles the size of garbage can lids soaking up the sun early in the morning on the bank...heads extended an impossible length..claws like blades, jaws like a trap. Then..bloop...they are gone. Back to the depths. Amazing prehistoric looking predators seemingly unchanged by time. They make me smile...especially when they are drying their feet out whilst balancing on their mate. It's what turtles seem to do best...pile up. 2 rescues
It does not matter how slowly you go, as long as you do not stop. -Confucius
09/11/2013 10:59AM
About 10-12 years ago I was trying to come up with a domain name to put some of my hobby stuff online (genealogy , WWII history, taxidermy,photography,etc)Even back then finding an unused domain name was not easy. Tried hobby with just about everything. Then as I was looking down at my golden retriever laying at my feet I tried hobbydog. The .net domain was available. It has been my screen name on various sites ever since.
The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
09/11/2013 01:28PM
Mainly it started as my geocaching name because my nickname is "T" and I always have my kids/grandkids/adopt-a-kid with me on some kind of outing. Terry aka tnthekids :)
"It's never too late to be who you might have been." – George Eliot
09/12/2013 10:00AM
This is the one I use everywhere when Im not using my name or an email.
It came from Diablo 2 registration like PAmonster.
I was a little late to the D2 party (awhile after launch) and couldnt get anything I actually liked to go through as a username. After 30 minutes and rude comments from the people waiting for me to join their game I got mad and put together not quite random words. Goal cause im an ice goalie, john is my 1st name, and bill was the name of someones ridiculous made up "personal diety" during a drunken discussion in college... that convo was really funny at the time, though i dont remeber what it was about now. The discussion was right before I made the user name and other versions of goaljohn existed. I slapped bill on the end it which got a laugh from the people waiting who knew why. It has always been accepted (ie noone else has had it) and I have toted it around ever since.
It came from Diablo 2 registration like PAmonster.
I was a little late to the D2 party (awhile after launch) and couldnt get anything I actually liked to go through as a username. After 30 minutes and rude comments from the people waiting for me to join their game I got mad and put together not quite random words. Goal cause im an ice goalie, john is my 1st name, and bill was the name of someones ridiculous made up "personal diety" during a drunken discussion in college... that convo was really funny at the time, though i dont remeber what it was about now. The discussion was right before I made the user name and other versions of goaljohn existed. I slapped bill on the end it which got a laugh from the people waiting who knew why. It has always been accepted (ie noone else has had it) and I have toted it around ever since.
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. -- Albert Einstein
09/12/2013 10:27AM
When I found BWCA.com, I was looking for information on going to Quetico because of the fishing. I had no idea that canoe tripping in itself would be just as enjoyable as the good fishing I sought. My goal was to get in a boat or a canoe, get out on a good fishing lake, get out the rod and reel and .... cast away!
10/05/2013 08:16PM
quote Paddlegal: "When I was 16 or so & created my account, I thought that since I was a girl who likes to paddle, it made sense...not a huge fan of my lack of creativity 6 years later! :-P"
I was reading is as a combination of paddle and legal..thought you were the lawyer type... kinda funny
10/06/2013 10:57PM
quote Mocha: "quote Paddlegal: "When I was 16 or so & created my account, I thought that since I was a girl who likes to paddle, it made sense...not a huge fan of my lack of creativity 6 years later! :-P"
I was reading is as a combination of paddle and legal..thought you were the lawyer type... kinda funny"
Not a bit...actually got my degree in environmental science and prefer to keep as far away from politics and lawyer-ish things as I can! In retrospect, I wish I had capitalized it to clarify: PaddleGal
"Love many, trust few, always paddle your own canoe"
10/07/2013 12:32PM
quote Jackfish: "quote ChazzTheGnome: "I just changed my username today."
I guess that answers THAT question. I'm keeping my name, but there were others who wondered if a name could be changed. There you have it. (And you don't even drop back to zero posts!)"
So how does one go about changing their username? I've tried and couldn't, am I missing something or can one no longer change their username?
“A republic, madam – if you can keep it.” - Benjamin Franklin
10/07/2013 01:02PM
quote Castaway: "When I found BWCA.com, I was looking for information on going to Quetico because of the fishing. I had no idea that canoe tripping in itself would be just as enjoyable as the good fishing I sought. My goal was to get in a boat or a canoe, get out on a good fishing lake, get out the rod and reel and .... cast away! "
So....you're not really Tom Hanks?
The business of life is the acquisition of memories. In the end that's all there is. ___Mr Carson (Downton Abby)
10/07/2013 02:39PM
quote Bannock: "I made some bannock for a group, they thought the name funny, and so started calling me Bannock. I guess it's better than Hamburger Helper. :)"
That made me laugh
"If the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy." Red Green
10/17/2013 02:53AM
I have a Scottish last name that begins with Mc. I love to spin fibers into yarn on a spinning wheel. And the year I was born.
This is a picture of one of the many wheels I own with some handpainted Blueface Leicester roving draped over it waiting to be spun into yarn.
This is a picture of one of the many wheels I own with some handpainted Blueface Leicester roving draped over it waiting to be spun into yarn.
Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it. - Lao Tzu
10/17/2013 05:34AM
I am surprised that most of these names are screen names and not trail or trip nicknames. Way back in the scouts everyone had a trail nickname usually conferred by the group and derived from some incident that might have somewhat embarrassing to the individual.
When I was a kid I used to pester my oldest sister and when she came after me I could out run her, thus she called me Johnny Deerfoot.
When I was a kid I used to pester my oldest sister and when she came after me I could out run her, thus she called me Johnny Deerfoot.
11/26/2013 08:21AM
quote Amok: "Computer game name I liked to use with my friends waaay back when to have multiple players you had to have a lan party. Since I didn't know the games (mostly 1st person shooters) I'd just run amok and try not to get killed.Running Amok in heaven right now.
Also, it's a character name from a book series (and writer) I like."
" I want to know Gods thoughts , The rest are details " Albert Einstein. WWJD
11/26/2013 08:23AM
quote Vikinfan: "Fishfry I do believe you when you say you are a good cook when it comes to fish (would love to try some).Vkinfan where are you ?
I do not believe you about the bullhead thing though (and I will never try some!) :)"
" I want to know Gods thoughts , The rest are details " Albert Einstein. WWJD
11/26/2013 09:20AM
quote HansSolo: "
Before I knew about bwca.com and joined up, I was a member of solotripping.com, which went down more than a year ago. Due to the nature of that site, I wanted a screen name that incorporated the word "solo" in my screen name. In part because of the subject matter, but I also love solo canoes and I primarily paddle solo.
I initially considered combining my first name with solo, as in, "Mark Solo", or "Solo Mark", or maybe, "Mark C1", but those combinations really did not have too much pizazz. Besides, "Mark" can also be misconstrued as a verb.
So I thought back to other nick names I've had. For some reason, my name from the German Club in High School came to mind, that being "Hans". (For whatever reason, we were required to have an alternative first name in the German Club.) So "Hans Solo" came to be. A lame attempt at a play on words.
Unfortunately, I didn't think that name through too well. The "Hans Solo" screen name paints me as some "Star Wars Nerd" or "Trekkie Geek", which I'm really not, despite being a "Computer Geek". (For what it's worth, Harrison Ford's character in the Star Wars series is actually "Han Solo", no "s".)
When I joined bwca.com, I seriously considered creating a new screen name. But after seeing other former members from solotripping.com on this website, I decided to retain "Hans Solo", because the name had some history to it.
Before joining solotripping.com, and then eventually bwca.com, I had no idea I'd be as active with posting and replying in the Forums as much as I have. So I really didn't envision my screen name becoming as visible as it has.
Additionally, at the time I created my screen name, I also wasn't able to insert a space or an underscore between "Hans" and "Solo", so my chosen screen name doesn't even display properly.
When this subject came up a few months ago, "analyzer" suggested I should have created "Marko Solo" as a screen name. Although equally as lame as "Hans Solo", I liked the suggestion and wish I would have thought of that at the time, but it is what it is. (Graphic below copied from jerkassclothing.com)
Hans Solo
"
Huh! I just assumed your name is Hans Hansen,
You come from Wisconsin,
You work in a lumbermill der... ;)
LNT - The road to success is always under construction. http://hikingillinois.blogspot.com/
11/27/2013 11:55AM
Around the time I joined, I was reading a book where the central character let the resistance in the Chicago area against the invading cuban/russian army that had come down through Canada. His underground name was Chicagored.
There are no strangers here, only friends who haven't yet met!
11/30/2013 11:09PM
I always keep a journal and give nicknames to everyone who accompanies us on our trips. My niece pinned Fearlessleader on me. She claimed it fit me since I was definitely fearless, just not necessarily intelligent, discerning or insightful. Perhaps I once went a little overboard on navigating without consulting a map.
12/01/2013 04:53PM
My name is Joseph I was born in the 16th of November, I wanted BigRiver but it was taken..... I think I am the youngest guy on here, joined when I was 17 now im 20.
the pines are green the, lake is blue; always coming back home to you.
06/12/2014 05:08PM
quote rtallent: "Lack of imagination... Am ripple on the QJ site, but another DeadHead paddler (there seem to be several) on this site already had that (and she writes good stuff on here). Ray Tallent"
So funny- I remember trying to join QJ but didn't because I could not be "ripple". Are you ripple anywhere else>
Ripple in still water....
06/12/2014 06:06PM
Well I got mine due to poor typing skills. It should have been Cold Fingers not Old Fingers, but I screwed up when typing it and didn't notice till too late. Cold fingers due to the fact I was on Ski Patrol for 15 years and got my fingers frostbitten once. I was teased about it as I always wore "Hot Fingers" brand gloves. So got the nickname Coldfingers. Plus even today my hands are always cold due to being on blood thinner.
"Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there someday.” ~A.A. Milne
06/12/2014 11:15PM
quote ripple: "quote rtallent: "Lack of imagination... Am ripple on the QJ site, but another DeadHead paddler (there seem to be several) on this site already had that (and she writes good stuff on here). Ray Tallent"
So funny- I remember trying to join QJ but didn't because I could not be "ripple". Are you ripple anywhere else>"
Also funny, I remember trying to join here. "Ripple" was already taken, hence "Jack Straw", another of my favorites.
What on earth would I do if four bears came into my camp? Why, I would die, of course. Literally sh** myself lifeless. - Bill Bryson, A walk in the woods.
06/13/2014 08:13AM
I had trouble thinking of a screen name so I used an online screen name generator app. Using two words, it finally came up with Little Oar. Since I would not be oaring anything I switched it to Oarlittle.
The guys in the chat room shortened that to Oar. Then one day Bojibob called me eOar. We all thought that was funny so I made the switch.
The guys in the chat room shortened that to Oar. Then one day Bojibob called me eOar. We all thought that was funny so I made the switch.
"Fishing is not an escape from life, but often a deeper immersion into it..." Harry Middleton
06/13/2014 10:12AM
Two of my first duck dogs' names...Parker (I have a thing for Parker shotguns), and Maggie (Dead fan, Sugar Magnolia reference).
“I would rather sit on a pumpkin, and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion.” - Henry David Thoreau
06/15/2014 07:25PM
Oisin: Character from Irish/Celtic mythology. A warrior of the Fianna and supposedly the greatest poet of Ireland. Fascinated by Irish mythology and CuChulain or Diarmaid just seems a little to over the top.
In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous. Aristotle
01/04/2020 11:28AM
I wanted to post a question on the board after lurking for some time and obviously needed a screen name to do so. It was late at night, I was tired and mostly uninspired, so I tried to register as “pilgrim” (I had an ancestor that came over on the Mayflower) but that was already taken, so I became the even lamer pilgrimpaddler. I regret that choice but I believe in living with the consequences of my decisions, so here I am.
Just put one foot in front of the other; eventually you'll get there.
01/04/2020 02:25PM
Merlyn was my yellow lab for 12 plus years. I name my pets after magicians from books. His full AKC name was Merlyn Briticanus. Brings back wonderful memories every time I use them. On a side note------ my father, who was not on the forum, got his handle "Old Indian" from our first BWCA trip in 1964 while trying to get a fire going after 4 days of rain. I can still picture him blowing like hell on the pathetic pile of wet wood trying to get a blaze going and my brother saying " I thought old Indians were supposed to be good at this" The name stuck. RIP
01/04/2020 04:06PM
It has been interesting to read this long thread again. Sad to see some names of ones no longer with us, either because they are gone now, or because they don't post anymore.
It is a good thread. Fun to know where people get their "names".
It is a good thread. Fun to know where people get their "names".
01/04/2020 04:12PM
Spartan2: "It has been interesting to read this long thread again. Sad to see some names of ones no longer with us, either because they are gone now, or because they don't post anymore.
It is a good thread. Fun to know where people get their "names". "
+1
01/04/2020 05:29PM
I've been a volunteer trail maintainer, mostly on USFS lands, for over 25 years. I also spent five years designing and building trails after retiring from an engineering job. I'm 'chainsaw', 'trail machine operator', and 'trail crew leader' certified by my local USFS district and help other trail volunteers by teaching First Aid/CPR/AED classes and helping them get chainsaw certifications.
TrailZen
TrailZen
If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. African Proverb
01/04/2020 06:06PM
Running Fox was my name when I was in Indian Guides as a kid. My Dad (Running Deer) made canoe paddles for the other five kids in our group, and had the kids mark then up with Pictographs before varnishing them.
I estimate he made 40 plus canoe paddles for friends and relatives. Spruce with walnut accents; real light too.
I estimate he made 40 plus canoe paddles for friends and relatives. Spruce with walnut accents; real light too.
01/04/2020 07:58PM
Fun to read this old post and learn more about names I have come to respect.
A Curly is a breed of horse. A subset is the smooth coated Curly which is sometimes called a Straight Haired Curly. The Curlies are known for their calm, intelligent and friendly personality. They show an easily trainable temperament. They are also known for having a tough constitution and great stamina. Most people have found that the curlies enjoy being around people. The curlies are typically not flighty. They tend to do more reasoning than most breeds. They are very reliable and have a great work ethic.
I used to own one and we were best buddies so I started using the phrase for a lot of my online activity. But the personality fits me pretty well also :)
A Curly is a breed of horse. A subset is the smooth coated Curly which is sometimes called a Straight Haired Curly. The Curlies are known for their calm, intelligent and friendly personality. They show an easily trainable temperament. They are also known for having a tough constitution and great stamina. Most people have found that the curlies enjoy being around people. The curlies are typically not flighty. They tend to do more reasoning than most breeds. They are very reliable and have a great work ethic.
I used to own one and we were best buddies so I started using the phrase for a lot of my online activity. But the personality fits me pretty well also :)
01/04/2020 08:35PM
MHS67, graduated from Menasha High School in 1967. My last BW trip was in 2017 when I was back there to attend my first High School reunion, the 50th one. If all goes well I'd like to make it back there this summer or early fall for another canoe trip.
01/04/2020 11:01PM
I read this site for years before I ever posted. I thought Ozark Paddler had the coolest screen name. I guess it was because I became hooked on Ozark float trips during college, in the early eighties. I wanted to copy him, but I live in Iowa. Cornfield Paddler, Muddy Creek Paddler, etc., didn't have the same ring.
I love paddling down a twisty, crystal clear stream, so Downstrm.
I really miss Terry's posts, stories, and a life well lived.
I love paddling down a twisty, crystal clear stream, so Downstrm.
I really miss Terry's posts, stories, and a life well lived.
01/05/2020 09:31AM
When I began whitewater kayaking, it was before the days of dry-suits so I wore a farmer-john wetsuit. I had a pair of "Hawaiian flowery shorts" that I would wear over the wetsuit to protect it from abrading on the boat's seat. My "friends" promptly started calling me moondoggie in reference to the old surfing movies.
When I joined this site, I took my whitewater nickname and made it more appropriate for the northern climes.
When I joined this site, I took my whitewater nickname and made it more appropriate for the northern climes.
If you're gonna be dumb, you've gotta be tough.
01/05/2020 10:15AM
KarlBAndersen1: "I use my name because, well, it's my name. How else will people know who's writing the post?
I wish others would just use their names. "
Well to be fair a good amount of people just call me Morris
“Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson
01/05/2020 10:47AM
Bearpath9: "When we first got a computer in the 90's, the kids picked out the screen name. It is the street we lived on. Don't know where the "9" came from. "
Because 1-8 were taken obviously :)
“Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson
01/05/2020 03:00PM
I still play baseball and my nickname is Smoke, so I dropped my number at the time in front. However, #19 (Fred Lynn is my favorite player of all time), but I figure it is too late to change my username. I got my first hit and win (in MN Townball) within a week of each other in 2017 at the young age of 51. However the BWCA and Yellowstone are starting to pull me away from the game, but I will try to make both work until I am too old. I have just retired from the 'oldtimers league >35' but plan to stay with the Dent Wildcats - throwing BP and getting a few cuts here and there.
"it is tough to beat a person who doesn't quit" - famous philosopher George Ruth
01/05/2020 05:54PM
straighthairedcurly: "Fun to read this old post and learn more about names I have come to respect.
A Curly is a breed of horse. A subset is the smooth coated Curly which is sometimes called a Straight Haired Curly. The Curlies are known for their calm, intelligent and friendly personality. They show an easily trainable temperament. They are also known for having a tough constitution and great stamina. Most people have found that the curlies enjoy being around people. The curlies are typically not flighty. They tend to do more reasoning than most breeds. They are very reliable and have a great work ethic.
I used to own one and we were best buddies so I started using the phrase for a lot of my online activity. But the personality fits me pretty well also :)
"
Saw one of these horses at the Midwest horse fair last year. Beautiful horses.
01/06/2020 08:04AM
MeatHunter: "Well, it's because I hunt. I hunt for meat, never for horn or trophy. Want a trophy? Join a bowling league LOL. The time spent afield with friends and family worth more than anything one could possibly hang on a wall. A animal harvested is a bonus.
In today's world of growth hormones and antibiotic ridden meat and poultry, I prefer to know where our table fare comes from and how it's handled.
There, I will get of my rant LOL"
I half expected to see your real name was Steven Rinella on your profile...lol
01/06/2020 08:53AM
x2jmorris: "Bearpath9: "When we first got a computer in the 90's, the kids picked out the screen name. It is the street we lived on. Don't know where the "9" came from. "
Because 1-8 were taken obviously :)"
Yeah, probably. I have no idea, since I don't know much more about these computer thingys than I did then.
Respect Mother Nature, because She has no respect for you
01/06/2020 09:21AM
Mine is pretty easy to figure out. I live a pretty self sufficient lifestyle and I tried to use that as a screen name years ago on a different site but it had too many charaters. So, it was shortened to Selfsuffi and it has carried over from other places to here.
01/06/2020 02:52PM
Mine came from when I started sleeping in a hammock. My wife was convinced I was going to be attacked by a bear, and I would be nicely rolled up for it like a bear burrito.
One thorn of experience is worth a whole wilderness of warning
01/06/2020 05:23PM
I used to say “we’re go for adventure” when we were ready to take off on a trip. I’m a huge Minnesota Gopher fan so my rally cry turned into “we’re Gopher Adventure”. Sounded like a cool screen name so I adopted it. It’s also the name of my You Tube channel that’s full of mostly paddling/camping and adventure videos. I also painted it onto my canoe trailer, so if you see us on the highway, give us a honk!
GopherAdventure
Aka
Tony
GopherAdventure
Aka
Tony
Tony
01/06/2020 08:26PM
RTurner: "moray: "My wife’s name name is Maureen and she is often called Mo. mine is Ray. Putting them together we got “Moray”. We have been using this screen name ever since our first computer."
good thing your name isn't Ron"
Made me laugh. :)
01/06/2020 08:28PM
RTurner: "moray: "My wife’s name name is Maureen and she is often called Mo. mine is Ray. Putting them together we got “Moray”. We have been using this screen name ever since our first computer."
good thing your name isn't Ron"
Thanks for a laugh that I definitely needed today!
By the way my fathers name is Ron. I guess it’s a good thing I’m not a JR!
Moray
01/07/2020 04:19PM
It's a nickname that has followed me since high school and into disc golf circles. Nowadays it's my default choice when signing up for a message board... here's looking at you hammockforums.....
When a man is part of his canoe, he is part of all that canoes have ever known. - Sigurd F. Olson, "The Singing Wilderness"
01/09/2020 03:54PM
Picked up the animal moniker while working at a MPSC in 92. Started with constructing the Flintlock gateway. When it got to big for me to handle on my own, I needed to get the rest of the staff to finish putting it up, the camp director exclaimed "dude your an animal" seeing what I had done. I followed that up with with other activities during the summer so it spread and stuck.
I'm sure having a fondness for Jim Henson's movies and having a similar hairdo/beard to Animal didn't hurt in cementing the name.
I added my initials to the beginning as there are usually other animals out there....
I'm sure having a fondness for Jim Henson's movies and having a similar hairdo/beard to Animal didn't hurt in cementing the name.
I added my initials to the beginning as there are usually other animals out there....
No good camping story starts with it was 70 and sunny.
01/17/2020 01:26PM
ghamer: "KarlBAndersen1: "I use my name because, well, it's my name. How else will people know who's writing the post?
I wish others would just use their names. "
Yep, what Karl said."
I get it. But on the other hand, I like being able to segment stuff off with my fake name when I discuss some stuff. If I don't care about everyone I know reading my comment, I have Facebook for that. I like message boards with name "handles" as they provide some degree of filtering/privacy. Can be more selective with your audience.
I think of George Costanza's" Independent George" vs "Relationship George".
"Enjoy every sandwich"
01/19/2020 03:05PM
Here it goes after ten years not wanting to answer this. My neighbor had a graduation part for his son and I may have over served my self that evening. I awoke to the door bell the next morning not looking or feeling my best and low and behold it was my neighbor at the door. He said wow dude you look like bluto on popeye and fishing is my passion..
blutofish
01/21/2021 10:50AM
I really didn't want to use my first and last name for a user name. But I did want to use my initials somehow. At the same time I wanted it to relate to canoe country somehow.
My first name starts with a J, my middle name starts with a W. JW, (also my dads initials). With this starting point I began thinking of names related with the BWCA. Well, last year I was on a day trip through North Wilder. Although completely burned in the Pagami Creek fire(coming back nicely), I felt something really special there. I wished I had been there prior to the fire. I will look to return sometime in the future to stay a night...
JWilder it was. Unfortunately I did not know there was a popular JWilder character from some movie in the past. Oh well. He didn't canoe I don't believe.
As I read through this thread, I came up with several to fall back on if needed:
Nickname in high school, "smallframe". I'm known at work as a "beersnob". If based on my career path in my 20's, "sewerrat". My favorite beer, "Two-Hearted". What my mother called me when I was in trouble, "Jacob William"! Oops, gave that one away...
JW
My first name starts with a J, my middle name starts with a W. JW, (also my dads initials). With this starting point I began thinking of names related with the BWCA. Well, last year I was on a day trip through North Wilder. Although completely burned in the Pagami Creek fire(coming back nicely), I felt something really special there. I wished I had been there prior to the fire. I will look to return sometime in the future to stay a night...
JWilder it was. Unfortunately I did not know there was a popular JWilder character from some movie in the past. Oh well. He didn't canoe I don't believe.
As I read through this thread, I came up with several to fall back on if needed:
Nickname in high school, "smallframe". I'm known at work as a "beersnob". If based on my career path in my 20's, "sewerrat". My favorite beer, "Two-Hearted". What my mother called me when I was in trouble, "Jacob William"! Oops, gave that one away...
JW
01/21/2021 07:25PM
high school nickname. I'm 41
I have an older sister (5' 2") that was nicknamed Stubby when she started high school. A year later I start high school. We walked to and from school together. I'm 5' 7". For many, many years all my friends and family called me Beanpole. My nephews and nieces know me as Aunt Bean. It was actually the popularity of Facebook that people started using my real name again - probably 5-10 years ago.
I have an older sister (5' 2") that was nicknamed Stubby when she started high school. A year later I start high school. We walked to and from school together. I'm 5' 7". For many, many years all my friends and family called me Beanpole. My nephews and nieces know me as Aunt Bean. It was actually the popularity of Facebook that people started using my real name again - probably 5-10 years ago.
01/21/2021 09:24PM
I’m a UMN alum and cheer on the gophers, but let’s be honest— golden, they are not.
Re: names vs screen names. I have colleagues who are paddlers and BWCA enthusiasts. It occurred to me that it might not be wise to leave a digital trail of timeI spent on a message board during working hours. Gotta make HR work for it a little bit ;)
Re: names vs screen names. I have colleagues who are paddlers and BWCA enthusiasts. It occurred to me that it might not be wise to leave a digital trail of timeI spent on a message board during working hours. Gotta make HR work for it a little bit ;)
01/22/2021 01:06PM
Nickname bestowed upon me during a rather hazy night in college and it stuck. My name is Steve and I often have a mustache. The conventional spelling was taken on Twitter when I signed up and I’ve carried forward the “ou” to other websites I’ve joined
02/01/2021 04:32PM
When I was going to College I tutored physics and calc. I one tutored this gal that had Cricket as a nickname. I thought it was a cool nickname and I may have had a bit of a crush on her. I've used various forms of Cricket off and on for login names ever since. The 67 is for the year I was born.
"In wilderness is the preservation of the world" - Henry David Thoreau
02/03/2021 05:12PM
Favorite musical band penned a great song called Box of rain and the Boundary Waters reminds me of a great big box of rain...And it's just a box of rain
I don't know who put it there
Believe it if you need it
Or leave it if you dare
And it's just a box of rain
Or a ribbon for your hair
Such a long long time to be gone
And a short time to be there
I don't know who put it there
Believe it if you need it
Or leave it if you dare
And it's just a box of rain
Or a ribbon for your hair
Such a long long time to be gone
And a short time to be there
02/04/2021 03:54PM
BoxofRain: "Favorite musical band penned a great song called Box of rain and the Boundary Waters reminds me of a great big box of rain...And it's just a box of rain
I don't know who put it there
Believe it if you need it
Or leave it if you dare
And it's just a box of rain
Or a ribbon for your hair
Such a long long time to be gone
And a short time to be there"
I know that band. and the song, which was written by Lesh and Hunter. While Lesh's dad was dying.
Mine is another song by that same band.
02/04/2021 09:40PM
BoxofRain. That’s awesome, I just moved in to a new place and listened to American Beauty today. Was my first selection to make sure my music was still saved on my computer after I hooked it up. I also listened to some Europe 72. Jack Straw, China Cat Sunflower, wow, those are some favs. Brokedown Palace, oh man, I always listen to it twice. That is a masterpiece.
02/05/2021 08:32AM
Wharfrat63: "BoxofRain: "Favorite musical band penned a great song called Box of rain and the Boundary Waters reminds me of a great big box of rain...And it's just a box of rain
I don't know who put it there
Believe it if you need it
Or leave it if you dare
And it's just a box of rain
Or a ribbon for your hair
Such a long long time to be gone
And a short time to be there"
I know that band. and the song, which was written by Lesh and Hunter. While Lesh's dad was dying.
Mine is another song by that same band."
Great song and great user name for this site
02/05/2021 08:34AM
scat: "BoxofRain. That’s awesome, I just moved in to a new place and listened to American Beauty today. Was my first selection to make sure my music was still saved on my computer after I hooked it up. I also listened to some Europe 72. Jack Straw, China Cat Sunflower, wow, those are some favs. Brokedown Palace, oh man, I always listen to it twice. That is a masterpiece.
"
All great songs and you have a great user name
02/05/2021 09:05AM
BoxofRain: "Favorite musical band penned a great song called Box of rain and the Boundary Waters reminds me of a great big box of rain...And it's just a box of rain
I don't know who put it there
Believe it if you need it
Or leave it if you dare
And it's just a box of rain
Or a ribbon for your hair
Such a long long time to be gone
And a short time to be there"
It's funny that somehow of all the band members, Phil Lesh has the perfect voice to carry that song.
02/05/2021 10:00PM
Straight forward - the name of the incredible essay by Aldo Leopold. In my opinion The Round River is among the very most relevant and useful writing outside of the Bible. We are all part of the round river.
Find a Listening Point and visit often. Develop a Land Ethic and strive to live it.
02/09/2021 11:46AM
DownStrm: "I read this site for years before I ever posted. I thought Ozark Paddler had the coolest screen name. I guess it was because I became hooked on Ozark float trips during college, in the early eighties. I wanted to copy him, but I live in Iowa. Cornfield Paddler, Muddy Creek Paddler, etc., didn't have the same ring.
I love paddling down a twisty, crystal clear stream, so Downstrm.
I really miss Terry's posts, stories, and a life well lived."
You need to head to NE iowa and you’ll find the clear water your looking for!
You're going to HELL and you're going to drag me with ya!! -Gunsmoke
02/15/2021 11:40AM
chessie - because the love of my life Chesapeake Bay Retriever [dog] loved canoe-camping in the BWCA and was a great companion on many-a-trip, beginning at her age of 2 until she was 14. She sat still in the boat, even in awful weather, never barked at anyone, and added great joy to our trips.
At the sight of the packs coming out, she'd go sit by the truck and not move for fear of getting left behind. "Canoeing" and "swimming" were two of her favorite words. She loved every aspect of BWCA tripping: sitting by fires, swimming, being in the tent, etc. The only thing that got to her were black flies; if they were bad, she'd just ask to go inside the tent, and we'd zip up the screen for her.
She also loved to dive for rocks and would retrieve rather large rocks, maybe up to 8 lb. There are a couple campsites that may still have a pile of rocks by the shore.
The longest trip she did with us was three weeks. I still miss that wet dog sitting in front of me in the stern of our canoe!
At the sight of the packs coming out, she'd go sit by the truck and not move for fear of getting left behind. "Canoeing" and "swimming" were two of her favorite words. She loved every aspect of BWCA tripping: sitting by fires, swimming, being in the tent, etc. The only thing that got to her were black flies; if they were bad, she'd just ask to go inside the tent, and we'd zip up the screen for her.
She also loved to dive for rocks and would retrieve rather large rocks, maybe up to 8 lb. There are a couple campsites that may still have a pile of rocks by the shore.
The longest trip she did with us was three weeks. I still miss that wet dog sitting in front of me in the stern of our canoe!
02/16/2021 12:34PM
Time to fess up. I instinctively used the username I use everywhere not realizing it would be my identity to all of you. Had I known I would have chosen something more interesting and BW-related, like huckMaster, a nickname I acquired back when you could toss your filleted fish entrails into the woods with a 'huck'.
First and middle initial and last name. Yes, my last name is Stuck. For life.
First and middle initial and last name. Yes, my last name is Stuck. For life.
Top-water smallies are a slice of heaven.
02/16/2021 02:56PM
Been going to Lambeau Field cheering on the Pack since I was a little shaver back in the early '60's. Was at the Ice Bowl with my dad when I was 10. Now have 11 grand kids who call me Papa, hence papalambeau. We wear the "G" proudly when we're paddling in the BWCA. Go Pack!
02/20/2021 03:09PM
BoxofRain: "Favorite musical band penned a great song called Box of rain and the Boundary Waters reminds me of a great big box of rain...And it's just a box of rain
I don't know who put it there
Believe it if you need it
Or leave it if you dare
And it's just a box of rain
Or a ribbon for your hair
Such a long long time to be gone
And a short time to be there"
Right on! Keep on rollin', just a mile to go...
"It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.”
02/22/2021 10:49AM
chessie: "chessie - because the love of my life Chesapeake Bay Retriever [dog] loved canoe-camping in the BWCA and was a great companion on many-a-trip, beginning at her age of 2 until she was 14. She sat still in the boat, even in awful weather, never barked at anyone, and added great joy to our trips.
At the sight of the packs coming out, she'd go sit by the truck and not move for fear of getting left behind. "Canoeing" and "swimming" were two of her favorite words. She loved every aspect of BWCA tripping: sitting by fires, swimming, being in the tent, etc. The only thing that got to her were black flies; if they were bad, she'd just ask to go inside the tent, and we'd zip up the screen for her.
She also loved to dive for rocks and would retrieve rather large rocks, maybe up to 8 lb. There are a couple campsites that may still have a pile of rocks by the shore.
The longest trip she did with us was three weeks. I still miss that wet dog sitting in front of me in the stern of our canoe!"
My dog Bessie was the same way, she was half Chesapeake Bay and half Labrador retriever. She knew when the packs came out it was time to go. We live on Sam's Creek and she could not abide having stones in the Creek, like you said an eight pound rock was right up her alley, we have a wall attributed to her diving and carrying them up the hill and running back to get more. Her other skill was Snake removal. I know there are probably some snake fans among us but Bessie wasn't one of them. She died at age seventeen
02/27/2023 09:44PM
Been waiting on this to get bumped so I could answer the OT. Its strange to be part of communities like this and get to know folks from so far away. Bought a canoe from ozarkpaddler a couple years back. Stumbled on his post in this thread and had a moment....
Anyway, here is my name origin. Not too heavy of a tale.
Tnvol and I started paddling together when we were teens. Years later river rat was taken here...so I settled for my other canoe role....
I first accepted it as my identity, not in a canoe, but on the fishing pier in Pensacola. Tnvol's rod was bending double. He had to step up on the rail to get it out of the rod holder. I grabbed his belt to make sure he didnt get pulled over.
He fought the fish while I served as a fight harness. He ended up landing the biggest red I had ever seen in person, still top 3.
I always seemed to be the grounding element in our adventures. Sometimes figuratively...always literally.
Over 20 years later, we're still at it. Now we are dragging our kids along in hopes they will one day drag us along. I have paddled with lots of folks, and I always have to put weight on their end of the canoe.
Any new users with interesting stories connected to your screen names? Dont be shy. Somebody out there is reading just to pass the time until ice out.
Anyway, here is my name origin. Not too heavy of a tale.
Tnvol and I started paddling together when we were teens. Years later river rat was taken here...so I settled for my other canoe role....
I first accepted it as my identity, not in a canoe, but on the fishing pier in Pensacola. Tnvol's rod was bending double. He had to step up on the rail to get it out of the rod holder. I grabbed his belt to make sure he didnt get pulled over.
He fought the fish while I served as a fight harness. He ended up landing the biggest red I had ever seen in person, still top 3.
I always seemed to be the grounding element in our adventures. Sometimes figuratively...always literally.
Over 20 years later, we're still at it. Now we are dragging our kids along in hopes they will one day drag us along. I have paddled with lots of folks, and I always have to put weight on their end of the canoe.
Any new users with interesting stories connected to your screen names? Dont be shy. Somebody out there is reading just to pass the time until ice out.
02/28/2023 09:20AM
mrballast: "Been waiting on this to get bumped so I could answer the OT. Its strange to be part of communities like this and get to know folks from so far away. Bought a canoe from ozarkpaddler a couple years back. Stumbled on his post in this thread and had a moment....
Anyway, here is my name origin. Not too heavy of a tale.
Tnvol and I started paddling together when we were teens. Years later river rat was taken here...so I settled for my other canoe role....
I first accepted it as my identity, not in a canoe, but on the fishing pier in Pensacola. Tnvol's rod was bending double. He had to step up on the rail to get it out of the rod holder. I grabbed his belt to make sure he didnt get pulled over.
He fought the fish while I served as a fight harness. He ended up landing the biggest red I had ever seen in person, still top 3.
I always seemed to be the grounding element in our adventures. Sometimes figuratively...always literally.
Over 20 years later, we're still at it. Now we are dragging our kids along in hopes they will one day drag us along. I have paddled with lots of folks, and I always have to put weight on their end of the canoe.
Any new users with interesting stories connected to your screen names? Dont be shy. Somebody out there is reading just to pass the time until ice out."
Love your story and reading to pass the time until ice out, lol.
Wherever there is a channel for water, there is a road for the canoe. -Thoreau
03/25/2023 10:12PM
Around 2015 I was training hard to make a qualifying time to run the Boston marathon. During a summer trip into the BWCA I didn’t feel like I could take a week plus away from running so I picked a longer and not so rocky portage to get some miles in. Thus the screen name portage runner seemed appropriate.
03/26/2023 11:55AM
AceAceAce: "Something stupid I typed in thinking it was just a username not realizing it would be so visible with the forums, or that this community was so enjoyable.
#worstnamever
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I don't know about worst name ever....still waiting to hear about "Itchy Menace". :)
03/26/2023 12:57PM
Captn Tony: "I like to introduce new news to the BWCA. One trip when I was giving someone instructions they started called me Captain. So now when on trips I'm Captain Tony."
My spouse, Gunsmoke, is a whole different story in a different country.
You're going to HELL and you're going to drag me with ya!! -Gunsmoke
03/26/2023 07:34PM
realandrea: "HighnDry: "Is your quote from Kerouac, realandrea? Just curious. It seems familiar :)"
Nope. :)"
The quote is in Jack Kerouac's book, On the Road. I've read parts of the book...pretty good read but just didn't hold my attention. I can't find which page the quote is on but it is definitely cited in that book.
Curious, RealAndrea, if you know of another source of that quote that perhaps is referenced by Kerouac? Just wondering if he is the original author or if it is someone else.
To the op...my screen name is a silly combination of our family's jokes about big foot and other wilderness monsters coupled with a fairly minor appreciation for the original 3 episodes of Star Wars.
03/26/2023 08:03PM
Wow! This is an old thread.
Years ago, my daughter Leslie used to participate in adventure races. Tuk Tuks the length of the India sub-continent. MotoTaxis the length of Peru. "LeslieDad" was my screen name. Other race teams, when posting their progress, would sometimes include an update on Leslie's progress for me, if they had any recent information on her team. Thus, I was able to keep pretty close tabs on her team from here in Wisconsin, even when they didn't have internet themselves.
Years ago, my daughter Leslie used to participate in adventure races. Tuk Tuks the length of the India sub-continent. MotoTaxis the length of Peru. "LeslieDad" was my screen name. Other race teams, when posting their progress, would sometimes include an update on Leslie's progress for me, if they had any recent information on her team. Thus, I was able to keep pretty close tabs on her team from here in Wisconsin, even when they didn't have internet themselves.
03/27/2023 08:01AM
After Chris McCandless' pseudonym as he ran from society and his home life into the Alaskan Wilderness. And while I think the way he went about it was reckless, these days with the shape our society is in, I can't help but fantasize over the story and dream about myself in the same shoes and just saying "f**k it all*...
03/27/2023 02:26PM
Favorite lake plus something alliterative: Kibble, Karma, Kipper, Kreme.... I kind of regret not going with "kipper" now, looking back.
"The danger of civilization, of course, is that you will piss your life away on nonsense." Jim Harrison
03/27/2023 07:27PM
My big fish goal in the early 80’s was a 13 lb. walleye … hence my name “WALLY13”.
Lots of folks on this forum think my name is WALLY. Nope … it’s Mike.
Oh and by the way, I have been fishing in Quetico for 44 years and still looking for that elusive 13 lb. Walleye.
Lots of folks on this forum think my name is WALLY. Nope … it’s Mike.
Oh and by the way, I have been fishing in Quetico for 44 years and still looking for that elusive 13 lb. Walleye.
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