the better days/good old times conundrum...

Just another responsible gun owner, Krugman making a lot of sense, and an open carry movement I could actually support...This morning, listening to a...

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searching high and low...

A bit of heroism in Colorado, a quickie must read, and what the homeless children of Dade County know...I'm right at the point of buying some plywood...

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the stove produces heat...

The nightmare is that someone's even having this discussion, just so wrong, and some seriously fucked up shit...Several people dropped me a line suggesting...

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What I did on Sunday...

Worth a read, in the it's about time department, and something you might want to watch..I spent far too long yesterday working on my stainless steel,...

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In the ongoing need/want battle...

Orlov asked some questions, another important question, and don't look at me I'm just the cook on this boat...A very long time ago at the Aquarius Theater...

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the downside of living with a fortess mentality...

Some disturbing numbers, bought and paid for, and in the "0h shit" department...For a time I used to live on the beach right at the line that separates...

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Where are the young Garry Hoyts?

Someone making sense, some thanks where deserved, and Garry Hoyt has a book that's not about sailboat design...Since we were looking at a balanced lug...

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Ripping it up...

Ten things you should know, a little needful backstory, and G&T making a good point...I'm in the middle of a project so here's some Paradox and balance...

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the zen art of varnishing with cats...

Your daily dose of insanity, a very important point of distinction, and someone who actually has a clue...Right now I'm doing what I consider fun work...

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a whole bunch of days...

On the game being changed, the essential truth, and you should be watching WhiteSpot Pirates...Yesterday I happened to realize that I've lived over 11,000...

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a needful skill...

Some interesting thoughts about being wrong/making mistakes, the downward spiral continues, and C&L looks at what C&W should of been...I'm always...

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Friday the 13th and a bad moon rising...

Interesting, an important question, and some insightful words about what's happened to country music...Anyone who's crossed an ocean under sail, while...

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A couple of pretty cool boat-friendly guitars...

Some sense being made, well it's not like we haven't been warned, and somewhat spoiled for choice...Fender recently got into the folding boat-friendly...

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The best dinghy deal around...

Some serious dumbass, my least favorite person of the week, and I can hear the sound of our founding fathers spinning like tops from my anchorage in the...

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just another old wive's tale...

C&L talks music (gets it right as well), about those black helicopters, and yep the law is a lot different if you're wealthy...I've always been a...

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I can't wait until Portlandia gets into sailing...

Incompatible ideologies, she certainly makes a good point, and whatever you think about Krugman's thoughts on economic stuff you really have to admit...

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Still, splash is such a happy-making sound...

Someone making a whole lot of sense, something to think about, and here's an interesting article about the weather...With any luck this weekend I'll be...

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Sometimes you just have to embrace the process...

An important reminder over at Black Mountain Cycles, I think I just threw up a little in my mouth, and I'd say "It's all very scary" seems a pretty damn...

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Someone you should be reading...

This is entertaining/important, something that should be of interest, and a good cause worth supporting...It seems every time I do a project on the boat,...

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Regular as clockwork...

Something happening here, folks not paying their fair share, and so the hard right rises...Yep, it's "H" season all over again...Listening to Kasey ChambersSo...

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