The nature of rapid information flow is to gradually make the exotic common.
Flow
Town Meeting
What I found most amazing was that so much agreement and unity had come out of such vigorous dispute.
Character
The little boat did kind of look like a terrapin. It was a bit beamy and of a design almost guaranteed not to capsize. It was a perfect small tender for a larger boat. And a safe one for a couple of adventurous teens to explore the Harbor. I had enjoyed my time with the kids as they "helped" design the transom banner I'd carve for them.
Bilge Rat
The King James Version of the bible says that "Six days you shall work, but on the seventh day you shall rest." However, at sea, things are different
An Inconvenient Pine
The Cap'n finished tamping his pipe, lit it, and then tersely commented- "They're just Summer Complaints." My wife, her mother, and Cap'n's brother nodded in agreement. I kept quiet.
Foretopsail
t was a pain but sometimes necessary to take the Grey Menace with me when I went to work on Psyche. If the ketch was on the mooring, it was a bizarre trip in the dinghy. A large cat caterwauling loudly in the stern of a dinghy is bound to be watched by people onshore. Actually, after a moment, he settled into watching the water and the occasional fish he'd see in the water.
Fall Line
Some things are noticeable only when you look at the big picture.
Geedunks
I'd learned in the Navy that what geedunks ( sweets and specialty items not served at meals) the ship sold were not necessarily what I wanted. So I had a private stash.
Sounds Of Silence
Good quiet is getting hard to find.
Heading For The Breakwater
Accuse someone of having poor skills as a sailor. Accuse them of being a lousy cook. Accuse them of stupidity. But, the worse thing you can do is stick the Jonah label on anyone. It's like a stripe of paint down your back. It holds and ruins your reputation.
Louis N. Carreras, Woodcarver 
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