Do you favor the secular ideals of fairness, justice, liberty, and equality? Would you like to see reason and pragmatism used in our governance, instead of blind ideology and appeals to emotion? It is often said that "reality has a liberal bias". Debate in this nation has become increasingly noxious, mostly due to the stubborn irrationality of our society's more "regressive" elements. People of a more politically open-minded inclination often find themselves to be needlessly on the defensive. …

… We Encourage Safe Paddling   We suggest that everyone paddle in a pod of three or more for safety reasons. The forum makes it possible for novice, intermediate, and advanced kayakers to find each other and form safe paddle pods. The social nature of the group allows members to share safety tips and skills in a non-structured friendly format. We also try to send information to the group about safe kayaking tips and training. Occasionally we might have an event just to share and practice (but the …