Some seriously good news...

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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 of the word humane...

I've never been a big fan of carrying around a lot of pyrotechnics as things designed to explode/burn on a boat just make me nervous. A feeling underlined over the years by a too large number of incidents where flares became part of the problem rather than the solution.

Truth be told, flares scare me.

Then there's the ongoing need to replace your flares every couple of years... Yeah, I know flares have a three year lifespan but, try as I may, whenever I find myself needing to buy flares I only seem to be able to find flares with eighteen months or so validity.

Have I mentioned that flares are silly expensive?

So, in the "it's about frelling time" department...

... Finally an electric flare that is USCG approved (and yes I know it looks like a man-overboard light).

The good news is from here on this is the only night signal you need to carry and combined with a distress flag as your day signal (which comes with the Sirius flare) it's all you need to be 100% street legal with the USCG and other powers that be.

But wait... It gets better!

The Sirius electric flare is not "dated" with an expiry date which means the only thing you need to replace is the c-cell batteries when needful. That said, if you lose or screw it up you can order a replacement and get it shipped to you by the US Mail or something similar.

Of course I saved the best for last... It only costs $99!

Doing the happy dance...

Listening to Chuck Johnson

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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 to Whitey Morgan & the 78's

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A significant accomplishment...

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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 US of A...

The Eco Sailing project with, I believe, the first electric propulsion sailboat through the Panama canal.



Listening to JJ Grey & Mofro

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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 smart

Listening to Jerry Jeff Walker

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A quick look at some numbers...

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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 other day I was looking at the changes of population in the Caribbean and it was/is depressing reading.

For instance, here's the population stats for the USVI but if you bother to look into the rest of the Caribbean you're going to see the same story played out...

YearPop.�%
190130,527�    
191127,086  -11.3%
191726,051-3.8%
193022,012-15.5%
194024,889+13.1%
195026,665+7.1%
196032,099+20.4%
197062,468+94.6%
198096,569+54.6%
1990101,809+5.4%
2000108,612+6.7%
2010  106,405-2.0%

Scary numbers when you think about it. An even scarier number is that in 2008 the population density was measured at 162 people per square kilometer.

The increased population combined with a unsustainable economy, an infrastructure way past its sell-by date, and a total lack of anyone in power actually doing anything remotely constructive to fix things does not a pretty picture make.

Or, to put it in common parlance, it's all going to hell in a turbo charged wicker basket. So, if you plan to visit and cruise down here I'd do it sooner rather than later...

Listening to Greg Trooper

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Dumb and dangerous...

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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 not to blow up, burn down, or otherwise let things get out of hand while listening to our founding fathers spin like tops in their graves.

Listening to Caleb Caudle

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Why you might want to dust off your sextant...

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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 should really be reading) there's an interesting bit about the return of LightSquared to the playing field that you need to read and check out the provided links.

Since soulless greed has an annoying habit of trumping common sense these days you might want to work on your celestial navigation skills... Just in case.



Listening to Your Heart Breaks

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