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There are holidays and then there are holidays. We all have those that we celebrate with others, and then I'll bet most of us have quiet little ones that are personal. Some evoke blue moods and others joyous celebration. Some we share, and some are private. My favorite family holiday is Christmas. It's the time …
Daily writing promptWhat place in the world do you never want to visit? Why?View all responses There is a bar in Lower Manhattan that I have vowed never to set foot in again. Besides being that I have "been banned forever," it might be healthier to stay clear. Yes, the events that led up to …
After the death of my road buddy Bill, I continued wandering alone. A fancy word for this is solivagent. Like Pius Itinerant, I like to toss these words around because they seem so much more cultured and eloquent than bum. But It's all the same thing. Now food, as in where to get a good …
I found it after searching in the 1940 Bluejackets Manual in my maritime collection. It's not something that I refer to very often. However, I have it on hand when I need to look up obscurities, which was one of those times. I had made some stupid comments that upset my wife, and wincing, I mentioned that I should do the 99-count manual of arms 99 times. She had no idea what I was talking about, but appreciated that I was apologizing.
Daily writing promptWhat is your favorite type of weather?View all responses I had to laugh a bit at the weather when I peered out the window this morning. Snow. Mind you, only a bare covering. But the temperature outside makes walking to where my sap buckets hang a futile journey. It'll be too chilly for …
Easy and Hard - Stream of Consciousness Saturday, March 21, 2026 I was just looking at another bloggers picture of a harbor with some low fog blowing in. It was easy to whisper, "Looks like it's blowin' a smoky sou'wester." But it was hard to acknowledge the man who'd taught me that over thousands of …
A Flashback Friday Presntation from March 2020: Have little space, no time, and just a few tools? Try miniature work.When I started woodcarving, I had just a few tools and almost no wood. I carved the little box from scraps of cherry and walnut. The tool kit for making the small sloop was minimum: a …
The skills you learned sailing in milder circumstances may not save you when the wind piles you against a lee shore
Why did I agree to come on this stupid cruise knowing that I'd catch the mid-watch?
Marine carving is the ultimate in DIY.
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