tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post3383412787505510973..comments2024-03-28T22:08:48.577-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: ContactOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-28586048521563456672021-05-19T06:08:30.351-07:002021-05-19T06:08:30.351-07:00Ah, to think faster than I can type... Then to mis...Ah, to think faster than I can type... Then to miss an obvious error...<br /><br />It also pays to look at the entire sentence after restructuring it, which I do often, gotta remember to need change ALL of the words, not most of 'em. (That's where the immediacy of what I was doing tripped me up. 🙄)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-35179468476679956782021-05-19T06:05:34.724-07:002021-05-19T06:05:34.724-07:00Thanks TB!Thanks TB!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-76160357242477513972021-05-19T06:05:23.403-07:002021-05-19T06:05:23.403-07:00I am quite pleased to have sparked some pleasant m...I am quite pleased to have sparked some pleasant memories for you. Parts of this story are taking me back to a time I'd forgotten as well, and missed very much.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-52697155885460643652021-05-19T06:02:47.739-07:002021-05-19T06:02:47.739-07:00I remember the effect wind and waves have on a can...I remember the effect wind and waves have on a canoe, though it has been more years than I can count since I last paddled one. Much to my regret.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-71406403322669644972021-05-18T20:28:23.205-07:002021-05-18T20:28:23.205-07:00Looking like another good story, Sarge!
A couple o...Looking like another good story, Sarge!<br />A couple of corrections needed - one in the third section, another in the fourth:<br /><br />"though he pronounced it differently then the Wyandot did, it was very close." "then" should be "than"<br /><br />"Tall Elk allowed himself a small grin, he took an almost immediately liking to these two français". "immediately" should be "immediate"Tom in NChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03576958446243001152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-45413856568874099372021-05-18T20:12:14.811-07:002021-05-18T20:12:14.811-07:00It is often odd how people of different cultures a...It is often odd how people of different cultures and languages can form a bond over a common interest. Well done, Sarge.Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-47262941332948414182021-05-18T19:55:29.757-07:002021-05-18T19:55:29.757-07:00I am transported through time...and it lasts well ...I am transported through time...and it lasts well beyond just when I'm reading the story! So many old adventures put me in the mindset of what it was like when the rivers were the major routes of travel, and commerce. It's been too long now since I've been out in either of my canoes. Got a light little fiberglass runner that's finished to look like birch bark, and a great big Old Towne with two sets of oar locks! Old Towne's got a squared stern that you can put up to a 5 horse motor on, but I never went that route. Canoes are s'posed to be quiet, peaceful craft!<br /><br />Anyhow, the spirits of the ancient navigators of the inland waterways hadn't been even whispering to me in recent years, and had certainly not been singing the old French paddling songs! Suddenly now they're back, thanks to you, Sarge! Funny thing, I hadn't even realized I'd been missing them until now, and that's a damned shame.<br /><br />Alouette, gentille alouette,<br />Alouette, je te plumerai.<br /><br />I used to love singing that while paddling. Folks either smile and wave, or look at ya like yer retarded or sumpin'.<br /><br />Thank you Sarge, from the bottom of my heart, for the resurrection of those ancient spirits! Tank Killerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01955019760069183088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-37622779386100833442021-05-18T19:25:44.989-07:002021-05-18T19:25:44.989-07:00Many's the time I went on long canoe trips wit...Many's the time I went on long canoe trips with the boy scouts. Also did some guiding, in years past, all along the Wisconsin River, the Baraboo River, and Lake Wisconsin. On the wider Wisconsin, and especially on the Lake, a well loaded canoe was often a blessing. The wind and waves can play hell with a lightly loaded canoe, and you end up spending all your effort just trying to keep it going in the right direction. On the muddy, often shallow Baraboo though, you want as shallow a draw as you can get!Tank Killerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01955019760069183088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-35881137187066495212021-05-18T15:51:25.706-07:002021-05-18T15:51:25.706-07:00Thanks Cletus!Thanks Cletus!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-33625696858227367992021-05-18T15:40:34.615-07:002021-05-18T15:40:34.615-07:00Sarge, believe you've got another winner start...Sarge, believe you've got another winner started! Thanks for sharing your gift. <br />Cletus...Fredericksburg, TexasCletushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00534867890786539322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-19185082012231159322021-05-18T15:14:58.940-07:002021-05-18T15:14:58.940-07:00The times may change, but man does not.The times may change, but man does not.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-77957428395504996352021-05-18T14:20:25.916-07:002021-05-18T14:20:25.916-07:00Thanks for a great start to something different fo...Thanks for a great start to something different for a us to contemplate. I am thinking life may have been simpler back then, but man’s thoughts were, as now, complicated.LtFuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15284607259168159651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-69715792169243515382021-05-18T12:37:00.886-07:002021-05-18T12:37:00.886-07:00It's one of my favorite periods as well!It's one of my favorite periods as well!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-80080005283237308322021-05-18T12:24:24.062-07:002021-05-18T12:24:24.062-07:00Hello Sarge, Thanks for this, one of my favorite p...Hello Sarge, Thanks for this, one of my favorite periods of American history. Wish we lived a little closer, I have a couple of later colonial period novels that you might enjoy. Also, Ashes in the Wilderness, a historical fiction of King Phillips war era. I'm going to enjoy your seque. Mark Sbigsoxfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415669952554171048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-55390909806007989782021-05-18T11:44:07.527-07:002021-05-18T11:44:07.527-07:00A canoe is not a very effective submersible, I wou...A canoe is not a very effective submersible, I wouldn't think...OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-4947877348829090412021-05-18T11:02:47.886-07:002021-05-18T11:02:47.886-07:00Well, there's no rushing cataracts that lead t...Well, there's no rushing cataracts that lead to falls or bad rapids, sooo... <br /><br />As long as you're not canoeing the river in Oleno State Park, as the river pops up, flows rapidly and then goes back underground. The surface part is cool, the underground part is what's the killer part, literally.Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-38605786053621692712021-05-18T09:33:45.493-07:002021-05-18T09:33:45.493-07:00Depends on how friendly the current is I suppose.Depends on how friendly the current is I suppose.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-64080269353723149022021-05-18T09:21:26.863-07:002021-05-18T09:21:26.863-07:00You weave an excellent background with few words. ...You weave an excellent background with few words. Well done.<br /><br />And, yes, paddling. A rather deceptively easy thing, full of tricks in order to get the most power out of the stroke while still steering. A light canoe is a fun thing to paddle. A heavily burdened one can be a bit more difficult. <br /><br />Reminds me of the time Mrs. Andrew and I canoed up one of the local 'rivers' to a natural spring. Going against the flow was not bad, but going with the flow and just paddling enough to avoid snags, trees and maintain heading was such a joy.Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-47809524963352217392021-05-18T09:12:48.356-07:002021-05-18T09:12:48.356-07:00Thanks CM!Thanks CM!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-46485004409178795302021-05-18T08:32:48.163-07:002021-05-18T08:32:48.163-07:00Yep, I am in on this one. Excellent writing as us...Yep, I am in on this one. Excellent writing as usual. I can "see" the goings on like I am a spectator. Coffee Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07303759803639176370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-88117049050589513352021-05-18T07:11:38.864-07:002021-05-18T07:11:38.864-07:00👍👍OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-9079482960426436532021-05-18T06:39:07.734-07:002021-05-18T06:39:07.734-07:00Hook, set! ThanksHook, set! ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-41784961424168615172021-05-18T06:11:26.648-07:002021-05-18T06:11:26.648-07:00You're right, I'll mend that.You're right, I'll mend that.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-37697947654660645452021-05-18T06:07:10.420-07:002021-05-18T06:07:10.420-07:00It's been a real pleasure to read your fiction...It's been a real pleasure to read your fiction! I would take slight issue with "it was tiring rowing against the current", though. I'm no voyageur, but I've run a few canoe trips in Minnesota and Canada. Rowboats are rowed. Canoes are paddled.RonFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17346484258194484053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-50680424768749485292021-05-18T05:10:49.368-07:002021-05-18T05:10:49.368-07:00Thanks Nylon12!Thanks Nylon12!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.com