Some black & white history, a happy fish story, and about our new reality… So, it’s Black Friday and I’m not buying anything at all. Sure there are any number of things I want but none that I actually need. Of course, the things I actually need never seem to be on anyone’s Cyber come-ons. …
A thing I missed, this is very interesting, and in the “drop in a bucket” department… So, apparently, the orange felon has discovered the word affordable. Which one can combine with that other word, groceries, to form the phrase ‘affordable groceries’. Sadly, it’s more than obvious that he’s clueless about what the phrase actually means. …
Some scary musings, zombie viruses, and in the “holy cream cheese WTF!?!?” department… Some days the whole consumerist mindset around sailing and cruising makes my brain hurt. Everything is just silly-expensive, people complain about prices, and yet they refuse to think and do something about it. For instance, that 30-year old Yamaha 3HP I’ve been …
A take-down notice of note, someone else’s retirement thoughts, and a boat friendly bike review… Stored in the settee I’m currently sitting on is a tool box with a set of pro bicycle tools. So, wherever we sail, I’m able to fix bikes. You’d be surprised just how many bikes on boats need fixing. Of …
Something on Caribbean sports, the ICE norm, and in the “I never knew the future would be so dumb” department… I just noticed that an affordable piece of gear on my “get one when I have some spare cash” list has been acquired by another company that makes great stuff I can’t afford. I expect …
Some astute situational awareness, a job well done, and in the “nailed it” department… Chris from Sailing Britaly has some excellent advice about saving money on needed boat stuff and it’s well worth your time. Because paying more for what’s needful is just plain stupid.
Something I did not know about landfills, an interesting read, and some Cosplay Barbie news… The June issue of Caribbean Compass has an interesting article about crossing the Atlantic west to east entitled Crossing the Atlantic, an Electric-Powered Passage: Part II. It’s worth the read. However, I have a few quibbles with the methodology and …
A letter worth reading, some interesting science, and in the “a woman with a plan” department… Just about everyday I find myself confronted with new gear that someone wants me to buy that I don’t need. Today it was Sailsense. I’ll admit, at first look the idea of an automatic logging system seems attractive. Of …
A needful read, regarding AI/audio books, and the stupid, it burns… I’ve never been a fan of the Hydrovane self-steering gear as I feel they are overly expensive and prefer trim tab auxiliary rudder systems. That said, this guy seems to have built a hydrovane type gear for somewhere around $50. Which, judging from the …
EBM with a couple of good points, stupid stuff, and in the “I have a real bad feeling about this” department… Yeah, gettin’ by on gettin’ by is my stock-in-tradeLiving it day-to-day, picking up the pieces wherever they fallJust lettin’ it roll, lettin’ the high times carry the lowJust living my life easy come, easy …
