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Rowing Back: August 2014
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In 1827, my great-great-great-great grandfather froze to death in a rowboat on Buzzards Bay. I'm preparing to go to the spot where he was found and then row the 25 miles back to my family's home town. Saturday, August 02, 2014. Gideon died roughly two months before his birthday. The newspaper account of his death noted that “Mr. Gideon Dexter was 46 years old.” Was it too strained an assumption to think that his next birthday would be his 47th? My relief has continued to grow each week — as the fin...
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Rowing Back: April 2013
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In 1827, my great-great-great-great grandfather froze to death in a rowboat on Buzzards Bay. I'm preparing to go to the spot where he was found and then row the 25 miles back to my family's home town. Tuesday, April 30, 2013. Before I could do that, the woman sitting next to me got very worked up. "What's That." "What's It For? Does [the head of the education department] know your doing this? Friday, April 26, 2013. However, the morning was so gorgeous that I almost. Wished that I was rowing. The best di...
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Rowing Back: September 2014
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In 1827, my great-great-great-great grandfather froze to death in a rowboat on Buzzards Bay. I'm preparing to go to the spot where he was found and then row the 25 miles back to my family's home town. Saturday, September 13, 2014. Tendonitis continues to be the one factor that limits me. A few weeks ago, I finally put a coat of prime on the outside of the boat. I had never used the type of paint that I chose. So the first coat had some issues. Riders at the starting line of the NYC Century. Biking has be...
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Rowing Back: December 2013
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In 1827, my great-great-great-great grandfather froze to death in a rowboat on Buzzards Bay. I'm preparing to go to the spot where he was found and then row the 25 miles back to my family's home town. Saturday, December 21, 2013. I wish I really was magnanimous. I wish I could say that I gave up the drink for love. Well, I did. But I stayed a non-drinker because after several years of swollen tonsils, suddenly not needing surgery can seem like magic. Something to do with the hands. But I finished my dog ...
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Rowing Back: November 2012
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In 1827, my great-great-great-great grandfather froze to death in a rowboat on Buzzards Bay. I'm preparing to go to the spot where he was found and then row the 25 miles back to my family's home town. Monday, November 26, 2012. Last Friday, I finished burning text onto the oars that I started making last August. They're beautiful - and, perhaps, useful. Over the weekend, they got a single coat of varnish. That's not enough for a long voyage. But I had nothing to worry about. Friday, November 16, 2012.
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Rowing Back: July 2013
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In 1827, my great-great-great-great grandfather froze to death in a rowboat on Buzzards Bay. I'm preparing to go to the spot where he was found and then row the 25 miles back to my family's home town. Wednesday, July 31, 2013. As of today $15,303.00 has been donated to my project. Thank you to everyone who has donated - and to everyone who has contacted me with support and encouragement. I now have funds to complete and document the first two stages of my project:. The third stage still needs funding .
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Rowing Back: May 2013
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In 1827, my great-great-great-great grandfather froze to death in a rowboat on Buzzards Bay. I'm preparing to go to the spot where he was found and then row the 25 miles back to my family's home town. Friday, May 24, 2013. Then that first funder has wasted money. The second frustrating thing is that as much faith as I have in myself, this project is much bigger than anything I've done before, so I can understand why my proposal has been a difficult sell. So right now I have narrowed my focus. Right n...
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Rowing Back: September 2012
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In 1827, my great-great-great-great grandfather froze to death in a rowboat on Buzzards Bay. I'm preparing to go to the spot where he was found and then row the 25 miles back to my family's home town. Sunday, September 02, 2012. The cliché about attending school is that most of the learning takes place outside the classroom. On a practical level, this was not the case. I learned an immense amount in class about wood and tools and equipment and oar design and shop maintenance and pedagogy etc....The same ...
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Rowing Back: February 2013
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In 1827, my great-great-great-great grandfather froze to death in a rowboat on Buzzards Bay. I'm preparing to go to the spot where he was found and then row the 25 miles back to my family's home town. Saturday, February 02, 2013. On February 1st, 1827, My great-great-great-great gransfather's body was found off the coast of Martha's Vineyard. He died in a working-class rowing accident having rowed himself to exhaustion against an unexpected storm. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile.