Some needful reading, a sad story involving a man with penis/manhood issues, and in the "I didn't really need anything else to worry about department"...A...
about that fear factor...
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Some more folks on sailboats who happen to be Firefly fans, the Rude Pundit making some sense, and something about two 14-year olds lost at sea...Chuck...
OK, I admit I'm at a loss...
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An island of interest, a question of justice, and in the "outrageous" department...Has anyone seen a really clever (dare I say cunning?) method of stowing...
Some Saturday surf...
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A most excellent reply to a guy with some serious issues, just another unhinged lunatic, and a fact you might want to consider... "LEMONYIP LIVIN" Official...
a shift away from solitude...
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The rewards of being a drug dealer, what the clothes you wear actually cost, and if this does not set off your Spidey sense to 11 you might want to go...
Note to self: need to get some popcorn...
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Orlov's on a roll, something very interesting, and the same old same yacht racing stupidity from a race that I expect better of...A film you might want...
On the subject of expansion in a contracting world...
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A question, apparently, that needed asking, real numbers seldom lie, and something you may need to think about...Listening to the Governor of the USVI...
TFH
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This may make you sick to your stomach, a question of note, and it's hard being a clown these days...Some time ago (20-30 years or so I suspect) I saw...
a quick thought on tools and toys...
| 0 comments |Labels: Sailboat design
A cost of bad policing, something you need to read, and NASA doing it right...The other day I was looking at the interior of a nice yacht with a lot of...
Some seriously good news...
| 0 comments |Labels: Good stuff, Safety, Things that work
There be bigots assholes in Dent County Missouri, just some welfare for rich folks, and I'm not quite sure the military and I share the same definition...
A surfboard for Saturday...
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Henry Rollins making a whole lot of sense, something of a needful read, and just in case you were wondering why Wall Street crooks don't go to jail...Listening...
A significant accomplishment...
| 0 comments |Nice truck/nice neighborhood but not so much the neighbors, a little bit of good news, and, just maybe, a serious contender for the worst person in the...
This would make sense in your pocket...
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Dick Dorworth talking about a book of interest, in the "white and wealthy" department, and someone making a lot of sense...This... ...is just very...
A quick look at some numbers...
| 0 comments |Labels: Cruising Culture, Cruising grounds
Krugman asks a question, news that will make you want to repeatedly bash your head against a bulkhead, and in the "things that glow in the dark department"...The...
Dumb and dangerous...
| 0 comments |This sort of leaves a nasty aftertaste, about those boat people, and just how do you lampoon this sort of shit...It's the D&D day again... So, try...
Why you might want to dust off your sextant...
| 0 comments |Labels: Navigation, Needful stuff
A piece of the puzzle, an interesting discussion, and in the "not spontaneous combustion" department...Over at Just an Earth Bound Misfit ( a blog you...
I suppose it was just a matter of time...
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Just plain barbaric, how clean air is not as important as profits, and, if you happen to need some wedding photography, you might want to check out these...
So, what do you really get for that extra $425K?
| 0 comments |Labels: Boat buying, Cruising Culture
Very interesting, well worth a read, and a good point being made...Reading a recent issue of Sail magazine I was admiring the look of the new Rustler...
Just kinda neat...
| 0 comments |Labels: Surf, Sweet rides
David Simon gets it so right, a little ray of hope, and a bit of happy dancing... Scotch Bright Board Art - Surf Sufficient from www.KORDUROY.tv on Vimeo.Listening...
Some common sense amidst the consumerism...
| 0 comments |Labels: Books, Good stuff, Marine Trades
A couple of very good points, a bit of truth in advertising, and in the "if you want a drill, drill em" department...Deb and TJ (who have the most excellent...
Something you need to read...
| 0 comments |Labels: Cruising Culture, Safety
Something well worth reading, FYI on appropriate use of language, and an important question you should ask yourself every once in awhile...In a week with...
Here's a project of interest...
| 0 comments |Labels: Books, Good stuff, Living Aboard, Projects
John Scalzi making some needful points, a sky pilot getting it right, and Badtux pointing out the obvious...A long time ago I read the book "Sailing the...
It's been a shitty week...
| 0 comments |Labels: Cruising Culture
One every 98 minutes is seriously fucked up, something you should know if you plan to cruise Guatemala, and Donkey Mountain makes a good point/prediction...It's...
An improved winch...
| 0 comments |Labels: gear, Good stuff, Things that work
An interesting read that involves a speedboat, some very scary reading, and have you ever wondered about the average IQ of some folks into guns...On "So...
Well at least it isn't a cat video...
| 0 comments |Labels: Media
About that trade deal, in the "I guess assholes just have to be assholes" department, the real question is not who won but who gets the steak knives...Listening...
A family oriented sailboat...
| 0 comments |Labels: Sailboat design
Some seriously nasty corporate welfare, a ration of expected stupidity, and an interview of sorts that some folks really need to read...All of a sudden...
A boat stowable jig system...
| 0 comments |Labels: Boatbuilding, Things that work, Tools
About Denali, some fiscal clusterfuckery, and a prediction I'd be happy to see come to fruition...Here's a jig system that would come in very handy for...
Of course, you have to see it in boat terms...
| 0 comments |Labels: Boat buying, Good stuff, Sailboat design
On the demise of the bookstore, something from the interesting/worrisome file, and an interesting look at health care in the US of A...A print ad that...
A good cause...
| 0 comments |Labels: Good works
Some scary reading, so much for convictions where reality is concerned, and seriously, why would we want some of these folks in office...Taking a play...
Handy this...
| 0 comments |Labels: Bikes, Interesting
Some politicians earning their salaries, needful reading, and Amanda Palmer getting it right...Listening to an album load of Bob Marley coversSo it g...
Something worth doing...
| 0 comments |Labels: Cruising Culture, Good works
A possible felon for President, something about some folks with penis issues, and thinking globally...Turned off by the cruising rally thing?Does the...
Doing it old school...
| 0 comments |Labels: stuff
Seriously heinous, following the money, and some Maker Faire (and yes dear reader there is a trebuchet!!!) goodness...Yesterday I was working on the deck...
Looking at a boat not a reputation...
| 0 comments |Labels: Cruising Culture, Sailboat design, Thought
Not exactly a surprise, just the same old same security theater, and there seems to be a lot of disappointment going round...Of late in the neighborhood...
Time to check the ground tackle...
| 0 comments |Labels: The "H" ting
Not exactly surprising, an interesting talk about bicycles, and in the "Yikes indeed" department...So, it's that time of year again.Listening to Sun Soul...
The scow at Crystal River...
| 0 comments |Labels: Sailboat design, Scow, shoal draft
Needful reading, the Wisconsin idiocy spiral continues, and some seriously bizarre stuff concerning the "most progressive trade agreement in history"...A...
Surf on Saturday...
| 0 comments |Labels: Media, Surf
Well at least they're climate unfriendly and honest about it, stuff you need to be aware of, and in the "tough on some crime" department...Listening to...
Some cat rigs with a French flavor...
| 0 comments |Labels: Rigs, Sailboat design
A good way to spend a day out on the water, politicians in France unanimously doing the right thing (think about that for a minute), and just in case...
in the "I need some polka music and I need it fast" department..."
| 0 comments |Something interesting about a goldfish's attention span, a worthwhile read (especially the last paragraph), and a survey you might want to take...A couple...
Because we need more people asking why/how...
| 0 comments |Labels: Blogs, Good stuff, Ideas, Interesting
Why you might want to avoid having a stroke in Virginia, some interesting thoughts regarding Fox news, a man making a whole lot of sense, and an important...
Doing some math...
| 0 comments |Labels: Anchor, anchoring, Boat Systems, Cruising costs, Money
Some seriously scary shit, Deepwater Horizon the gift that just keeps on giving, and since we were speaking of oil spills...I need some new chain as our...
Take a couple of minutes and watch a trailer...
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About those deliberate lies, a difference of opinion regarding clean water, and something well worth your time...Some video you should be watching......
a simple multi-tool I actually like...
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Sweet deals & Donkey Mountain saying the needful, sleazy guns for hire, and a book review you may want to read...Not being a fan of multi-tools as...
A world with options...
| 0 comments |Labels: Boat Systems, Rigging, Things that work
Very much worth reading (and acting upon), a little good news, and the word of the day is S-T-E-A-M-P-U-N-K...Some time ago a rigger of note came up with...
An alternative to whippings that makes sense
| 0 comments |Labels: Media, Rigging, Things that work
Something of a universal story these days, rewriting history, and some worrisome reading...Ino-Rope with a simple how-to. Listening to a plethora of Van...
in the "Mom said it" department...
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Here's a reason you might want to AVOID Nestle products till the day after hell freezes over, one reason why Bernie would get my vote (if I were not a...
Some Saturday Mini Simmons goodness...
| 0 comments |Labels: Media, Parker, Surf, Sweet rides
So, about some of that Baltimore looting, a question of note, and in the "let's not forget the bottom line" department... Mini Simmons by SWOP surfboards...
We're still here (well, in a sorta/kinda way...)
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Some bad news, more empty talking points, and the real cost of your polo shirt or running shoes...Have you ever had one of those days? Maybe I should...
She had me at small and simple...
| 0 comments |Labels: Catamarans, Cruising Culture, Multihulls, Sailboat design
Donkey Mountain may be on to something, some seriously bad news, and the Retirement Project (a good cruising blog) makes a good point...Hanneke Boon doing...
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Just one thing today. It's something from David Simon (yeah, The Wire guy) and it's important so I didn't want to dilute it in any way.Please read it...Listening...
It being "Up against the wall" day and all...
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Some news that just gave tourisim related interests (spelled just about everyone) in the USVI/BVI a category 5 panic attack, good writing about that for-profit...
just because Saturday is a surf day...
| 0 comments |Labels: Media, Surf
Something you may be unaware of, in the "might as well just give up" department, and some stuff we should not take for granted... Carter Surfboards- The...
A book you need...
| 0 comments |Labels: anchoring, Books, Good stuff
Some needful reading, Bernie makes a good point, and in the "greedy bastards" department..Go buy it from your local bookstore.Nuff said...Listening to...
Something not at all about alternative rigs...
| 0 comments |Labels: Bikes, Rigs, Thought
A pretty simple request, not exactly a shining pillar of democracy, and in the "petty, stupid bigotry" department...So, this got me thinking... ... about...
Too many knives?
| 0 comments |Labels: Boat Systems, Tools
Krugman with a very good post, everything you need to know about equality/equity, and something that needed to be said...We have a lot of knives aboard...
a quick thought on length...
| 0 comments |Labels: Sailboat design
A good point, still ZERO, and the sort of person we need more of...Size, where boats are concerned, is at best something of an odd duck and, as a result,...
about those costs...
| 0 comments |Labels: Boat Systems, Cruising costs, Electronics, Need/want
I'll admit it... I kind of like Bernie, not so much this guy, and this nearly made my head explode... Have you ever noticed how much good quality, lightly...
a good cruising magazine...
| 0 comments |Labels: Media
Something from the "I never ever thought I'd link to a Donald Rumsfeld quote" department, not exactly equal justice these days, and some stuff you should...
Some sustainable surf goodness...
| 0 comments |Labels: Materials, Surf
Some sense being made, a needful read/watch, and something of a game changer...I find this exciting.Listening to Andrew CombsSo it goes...
Anyone looking for a turnkey cruising boat?
| 0 comments |Labels: Boat buying, Junk Rig, Sweet rides
Really... as in like ready to go anywhere you care to point it tomorrow.Even better it schoons!Need I say more?Check it o...
a quick thought on a fragile infrastrucure...
| 0 comments |Labels: Cruising grounds, Provisions, Thought
Just an Earth Bound Misfit points us to a new low, a needful read, and so much for higher education for profit in my book...Yesterday I went shopping...
Something you might want to watch...
| 0 comments |Labels: Media
How the news on your TV and reality are not always the same, a good point being made, and a politician admits he made some real mistakes...Small is Beautiful:...
Then again he wasn't building a shrine...
| 0 comments |Labels: Boat Design, Boatbuilding
A trend on the way out, some riveting reading, and, just maybe, we might want to pay some attenion to the science...When I was a kid I spent a lot of...
Now this is interesting...
| 0 comments |Labels: Boat Systems, DIY, Projects, Sustainable systems
A drought problem I suspect you were unaware of, some battery news, and the stupidity it burns...Listening to some Bj�rn Ulvaeus (ABBA) coversSo it g...
in the a "lot more sustainable" department
| 0 comments |Labels: Boatbuilding, Epoxy, Materials, Surf., Sustainable systems
A needful voice in the mix, just ripples in a pond, and a question we should all be asking...Maybe boatbuilders should pay attention... SURFBOARDS FOR...
a matter of seaworthiness...
| 0 comments |Labels: Bluewater, Catamarans, Sailboat design, Scow, Seamanship, shoal draft
In the "hardly surprising" department, this really says a lot, and some needful reading...I was recently looking at the study plans for one of Reuel Parker's...
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