Krugman makes a couple of points, the word for today is recrudesecence, and this pretty much says it all… Well… I’m not sure what you’re going to do today but I’m going to celebrate Martin Luther King Day and then binge watch silly Hollywood films with lots of explosions and car chases. Might even go …
A depressingly good point, some more Panama canal news, and Mr Zip could be your connection… OK, I’ll admit that the current state of tings in the US of A is, at best, fraught. The current downside is that it’s really hard to get back to doing the needful boat projects that need to be …
So much for that promise, this made my day, and in the “Mindful vs. Mindless” department… I’ve got to run off and get my COVID booster and flu shot today. While I’m at it, I’ll be checking for whatever other vaccines we’ll be needing for our coming travels. My experience in cruising and film jobs …
An important cartography lesson, something regarding homelessness, and, as someone born and bred in Los Angeles, I found this post rather compelling… Time’s a funny thing. It seems like just yesterday when we were in Las Palmas provisioning for our transatlantic crossing to Martinique aboard LM2. This morning, I woke up thinking that I need …
Chuck Wendig nailing it as usual, EBM making a good point, and something from a Herzog film that resonates… I’ll admit that the ongoing cluster-fuckery we’ve all been experiencing has been a real downer where various boat jobs go. Just getting out the needful tools too often these days seems akin to being an insurmountable …
I’m currently reading John Scalzi’s “Starter Villain” and it’s a much needed enjoyable escape from the current insanity that passes for the daily news. I mention this because I’m stuck in the middle of the after-Thanksgiving morass and preparing for our Sapphire anniversary, followed by a birthday I’d rather forget. So, I expect there will …
Reading LGM this morning about Oaxacan Dog Adoption. I realized it’s been a while since I did a link to the cruising vet who is still doing good work. I’m sure that both Oaxacan Dog Adoption and Chuffed could use your support and a little goes a long way. Just sayin’… Today is Giving Tuesday
So, yeah, about that Islander 36 project boat… Confronted with a boat like the Islander, my first impression is “Ugh”. My second is “Get rid of all the crap and clean the sucker up and there might be a good boat in there somewhere”. And, my third reaction is “I need to do the math!”. …
I’ll admit that watching the current POTUS-elect fill his cabinet with the execrable and dimmest folks he can find is just a bit unsettling. Of course, the real unsettling part of the mix is about 50% of the population of the US of A thinks he’s doing a great job. Apparently, I live in a …
Just another day in the time of flying excrement… Read More »
For starters, it’s a monohull somewhere between 26 and 38 feet long and, while there are a few outliers, the average falls somewhere around 30 feet. By current “Yachting” standards it is too old to be fashionable and its age is somewhere on the wrong side of 25. The main thing you can say about …
