An interesting read, a couple of very good points, and in the “can’t make this shit up” department… Yeah, some serious shit currently hitting the fan and I expect it will get a whole lot worse. My current thoughts are it’s way past time to find an inter-dimensional portal and get gone to somewhere that …
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Pimping hate speech, a big fat fail for the tourism industry, and in the “I’d really rather buy an Edsel too” department… Latitude 38’s new issue has an interesting article on celestial navigation with an emphasis on lunar sights. Which sorta/kinda got me all sorts of excited. I’ve got a new skill that I can …
Something to keep in mind, a deluxe bankruptcy, and in the “Florida could do a lot worse” department… The other day, Sailing Anarchy, had a toilet thread on their forum and the subject of carbon toilets came up. Yeah, carbon toilets. Upscale buckets like this one… As it happens, you can purchase this particular toilet …
An interesting sleep regime, some timely history, and in the “well, of course he does” department… I’m a huge fans of friction rings and their multitude of uses aboard a boat. They’re simple, bombproof, and they used to be affordable. Well, sadly, they became popular and before you could say… “We could really gouge with …
Just in case you haven’t been paying attention, some free films, and in the “WTF, really?” department… Of late, I’ve been thinking about replacing the furler on the Islander with something built in the current century. While the aged bit of hardware on my headstay works, it makes me a bit nervous. I don’t like …
An inspired ruse, some Caribbean tourism notes, and in “how 2026 is not the year I was looking forward to” department… So yeah, the first weekend of 2026, while not unexpected, pretty much crushed my après-holidaze vibe. The ongoing news regarding the clusterfuck, pretty much meant nothing positive was accomplished. No books were read and …
A needful read, some thoughts of note, and in the “giving a shit but not giving a fuck” department… The other day, I happened on a mention of a towing generator over on Sailing Anarchy. Being curious, I watched the video and the generator in question was the Ampair Aquair. It brought back some memories. …
Some facts you might want to check out, an AI boondoggle, and in the “wishing Denmark would do a VI buy back” department… So the other day, our propane tank ran out of gas. For those unaware of the nature of such things, it ran out half way to making my first cup of coffee …
Whale breath, a medieval holidaze primer, and in the “a bad time to be in the tourism business” department… The plan for today is to sort out the new side mount outboard bracket project, as I’m pretty much in the “just need to drill some holes and put the thing together stage”. Which is no …
A needful read on recycling, Krugman making sense, and in the “a good time to reread The Lord of the Rings” department… Lately, I’ve been reading up on what passes for the state of EV conversion where sailboats are concerned. Most of which is pretty depressing reading. First of all, in my experience, everyone seems …
