Well, the stuff I ordered from Mad Gringo arrived. Back on the 5th of October I did a blog post for The Mad Gringo on my blog BenSpark 2: Electric Boogaloo. It was all about going slow, the way of life of the Mad Gringo. I love that motto. So I went to the site and saw that they had stickers that said Go Slow or Die. I wanted some so I started an order. For 20 stickers at $1.00 each the shipping was almost half the price so I wrote to the Mad Gringo. Unfortunately there wasn’t much that we could do about shipping but he said he’d send me a few of them. Sweet! this was a nice guy who knew that people who were interested in his stuff would talk it up to friends and family alike.
I went back to the site and looked closer. There I discovered the Trunk. this is where the close outs are. These are shirts that the Gringo is clearing out and they are 1/2 price. Well, I went and bought 3 shirts, and two T-Shirts because the logo is awesome. I immediately wrote the Mad Gringo back and told him of my purchase and he tossed in some stickers for me. Now I am back in the office and my Go Slow or Die sticker is in my cubicle. I’ve distributed my Go Slow stickers to friends and am looking forward to later this week when I can wear my Mad Gringo Hawaiian Shirts to Blog World Expo.
There may even be a contest for you to get your own Mad Gringo shirt. I’ve got to talk to the Mad Gringo again to set it up. Watch this blog in for more details.
In April of 2001 I took some kayak certification courses that were ACA certified. The ACA is The American Canoe Association. Don’t let the name throw you off because there are many resources available for kayaking as there are for canoing in this organization. The ACA has been around since 1880 and is the largest most established canoe and kayak organization in the US.
There are many facets to this organization. The ACA promotes instruction, safety, stewardship and recreation. Members pay $40 for an individual membership or $60 for a family membership. The membership benefits are substantial and a must for the American Kayaker. These are the benefits of membership:
Six exciting, colorful issues of Paddler magazine – a $30.00 newsstand value. Paddler is an action packed, full color magazine featuring articles on exotic and close-to-home paddling adventures and cutting-edge paddling information.
Access to hundreds of ACA sanctioned Paddling Events – trips, races, clinics and much, much more.
Valuable member-only discounts on paddling equipment, outdoor gear, books and other services. These discounts can save you hundreds of dollars through special discounts available only to ACA members.
