Thanks Mark. Nice to see you here in the Substack space. Congratulations, you are the first person to respond to my initial story launch here. Cheers! Thank you for a lifelong friendship and sharing all your family with me for all these years. Special times. Hope you enjoy my writing and stories. Best
I love your new column, and not because you mention me by name so often. That's nice, though.
David, you are a gift to us for so many reasons. You have witnessed and recorded images of what too many dismiss as a nothing burger. We need to know what you know, and hope that knowledge does not come too late.
Aww shucks Julie. Thank you. What a roller coaster it has been since that 2023 OWR. I think Judy would be proud of this story. You remind me a lot of her. Same "just do it" kind of energy. Go girl! I'm also very excited about the ability to let it rip on Substack. Cheers
Hello Mary, what a delightful recollection and great thoughts. I'm so happy that Judy could make it to the 2022 OWR. She loved it! Ironically, I'm headed to IC this weekend to stay with Ginne and attend the Iowa Women's BB game against USC where Caitlin Clark will have her jersey number 22 retired. Should be amazing! I will keep writing and always work with Okoboji groups to help protect our waters and the precious Iowa Lakeside Lab. Thank you. D
Hi David, met you at '23 OWR and was on the call yesterday. Sorry about your mom, I lost my dad last April. You gave me some camera advice (I bought my Sony when it went in sale).
Went to Alaska to see glaciers while they are still here. If 40% of polar ice is already gone, and i believe I've heard it would take 40 yrs for CO2 levels to drop to 1900 levels if all emissions stopped RIGHT NOW, is there any hope for that area?
Looking fwd to more of your posts...you've had an amazing life!
Hi Tim, thank you for the kind thoughts on losing a parent. It sucks. Leaves a hole. Yes, I remember you and happy you found a nice Sony camera. That was a fun podcast with Julie. She's amazing. The hope for the Arctic is that another huge tipping point like I witnessed, doesn't happen. The old, multi-year ice is what I'm watching. Very little left. When that is gone, then essentially the Arctic Ocean is Lake Okoboji, single year ice and melting each season. There could possibly be a "Blue Water Moment" in my lifetime yet, where the Arctic Ocean is free of all ice in the summer. At this point, all Hell breaks loose with weather patterns. This is not correctible for many, many generations I'm afraid.
David, I met your Mother at the 2022 OWR.She was often mentioned by her lifelong friend near sister Ginne. I had delightful conversations with Judy. I will print your column and get to Ginne (we were co-workers). Thank you for the Lakeside ditected donations. I have visited for decades. Every effort needs to be had to keep it away from developers via Regent craziness. Having OWR at Lakeside is synergy. Brillant strategy by Julie and Richard. The Lakeside Friends have expanded and some are notable defenders. Keep writing.
You have lived an extraordinary life, Dave! I'm grateful to be a very small part of it!
Thanks Mark. Nice to see you here in the Substack space. Congratulations, you are the first person to respond to my initial story launch here. Cheers! Thank you for a lifelong friendship and sharing all your family with me for all these years. Special times. Hope you enjoy my writing and stories. Best
What a great story about your recent life and experience at OWSR. I agree, connections initiated thanks to Julie Gammack are the best.
Look forward to more stories from you.
Thank you!
Thank you. Much appreciated. I look forward to reading more of your work and learning how this Substack environment works!
Well done, Dave This is right where you belong. Catch you here later. Cheers.
Thanks Scott. I’m doing a Zoom with Julie and Writers’ Collaborative at noon if you can join in. Might tell a few Algona stories! Cheers mate!
I love your new column, and not because you mention me by name so often. That's nice, though.
David, you are a gift to us for so many reasons. You have witnessed and recorded images of what too many dismiss as a nothing burger. We need to know what you know, and hope that knowledge does not come too late.
Aww shucks Julie. Thank you. What a roller coaster it has been since that 2023 OWR. I think Judy would be proud of this story. You remind me a lot of her. Same "just do it" kind of energy. Go girl! I'm also very excited about the ability to let it rip on Substack. Cheers
Hello Mary, what a delightful recollection and great thoughts. I'm so happy that Judy could make it to the 2022 OWR. She loved it! Ironically, I'm headed to IC this weekend to stay with Ginne and attend the Iowa Women's BB game against USC where Caitlin Clark will have her jersey number 22 retired. Should be amazing! I will keep writing and always work with Okoboji groups to help protect our waters and the precious Iowa Lakeside Lab. Thank you. D
Hi David, met you at '23 OWR and was on the call yesterday. Sorry about your mom, I lost my dad last April. You gave me some camera advice (I bought my Sony when it went in sale).
Went to Alaska to see glaciers while they are still here. If 40% of polar ice is already gone, and i believe I've heard it would take 40 yrs for CO2 levels to drop to 1900 levels if all emissions stopped RIGHT NOW, is there any hope for that area?
Looking fwd to more of your posts...you've had an amazing life!
Hi Tim, thank you for the kind thoughts on losing a parent. It sucks. Leaves a hole. Yes, I remember you and happy you found a nice Sony camera. That was a fun podcast with Julie. She's amazing. The hope for the Arctic is that another huge tipping point like I witnessed, doesn't happen. The old, multi-year ice is what I'm watching. Very little left. When that is gone, then essentially the Arctic Ocean is Lake Okoboji, single year ice and melting each season. There could possibly be a "Blue Water Moment" in my lifetime yet, where the Arctic Ocean is free of all ice in the summer. At this point, all Hell breaks loose with weather patterns. This is not correctible for many, many generations I'm afraid.
David, I met your Mother at the 2022 OWR.She was often mentioned by her lifelong friend near sister Ginne. I had delightful conversations with Judy. I will print your column and get to Ginne (we were co-workers). Thank you for the Lakeside ditected donations. I have visited for decades. Every effort needs to be had to keep it away from developers via Regent craziness. Having OWR at Lakeside is synergy. Brillant strategy by Julie and Richard. The Lakeside Friends have expanded and some are notable defenders. Keep writing.