Daydreaming can paddle me anywhere I want to go. In fact...did you know that many well known folks MUST have been paddling their homebuilt kayaks when offering the following:

Thoreau MUST have been talking about his SOF when he said:
"The world is a canvas to the imagination".

Einstein MUST have been talking about me (and other newtime builders)when he said:
"Imagination is more important than knowledge".

Edison obviously had a kayak workshop like mine when saying:
"To invent you need a good imagination and a pile of junk".

Ralph Waldo Emerson was OBVIOUSLY talking about his GP when he said:
"There are no days in life so memorable as those which vibrated to some stroke of the imagination."

Of course my favorite is good old Samuel Clemens who also knew that kayak building and paddling on the Mississippi River enhanced his ability to write imaginative tales when he said:
"You can't depend on your judgment when your imagination is out of focus."

For me...the bottom line is Nick's providing an absolutely unbelievable kayakbuilding community to fill the needs of SO many. I have been lurking for years, learning how to 'focus my imagination' a la Sam Clemens. I have had to put off building for a bunch of annoying joint problems...you know...this aging stuff. So.....I am trading in my left knee for a special titanium/chromium cobalt model next monday....AND....I have and will be using all my daydreaming skills this week and in coming weeks to heal. Hell...I have already redesigned the deck of my King at least 10 times....and have performed a balance brace and a bunch of rolls with my GP (that is about 1/3 completed).

I want to thank ahead of time all who post on this site. This site not only provides the guidance for me to dream and build and most importantly to have fun...but to heal as well. Of course....a special thanks goes to Nick!
Bob