Authentic Nautical Accessories, and Custom Furnishings
My father was a Merchant Mariner, and the family history, on both sides, is crammed full of merchant mariners; well, OK, on my mother's side there were a few Privateers ( !!Not Pirates!!). In any case, there was a sea of ink embedded in the skin of my family members over the generations. But not …
Perhaps you are familiar with the old Yogi Berra (no, that's not Yogi the Bear, idiot!) quote: “When you arrive at a fork in the road, take it.” Well, back in 1979, I did take the proverbial fork in the road, and it altered everything that followed- in a very good fashion. But not right …
Back in the early 1970s, I was introduced to making maple syrup by my first father-in-law, the Cap'n. Like many things the Cap'n introduced me to, they were duties more than pleasures. He wanted to do it, needed it done, or expected it, and my first wife ( the dutiful daughter) decided that Wes should …
Glory daysYeah, they'll pass you by, glory daysIn the wink of a young girl's eye, glory daysGlory days Hey? Want to revisit that night traveling from Boston to Philly when....Three times no! I have no desire to relive my past. Remember, yes. Mine for experiences, yes. Write about, Yes. But relive? Shudder! The youthful days …
The typical movie theatre - over-padded seats reclining either too much or not far enough, the feeling of someone's gum sticking to the sole of your shoe, and the diffuse cones of light coming from the projection booth. Gee, I think it's been over a year since I was in one. Our normal movie experience …
The problem with edits of the timeline is that they have consequences. I mean, it's basic science fiction and fantasy. The election of a certain orange porcine political candidate had antecedent events. It also has events that have flowed from it. A simple erasure leaves a gaping hole in the space-time continuum. As much as …
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There is at least one conspiracy theory that I feel has a grain of truth at its core, and that is that the super wealthy are preparing for a blow-up. Credible stories about their compounds, retreats, and bunkers have been published. When the shit hits the fan, those folks do not expect to be camping. …
When in doubt, chicken out. That's right: when you reach a standoff with reality that exceeds the magnitude of a DEFCON 4 situation, chicken out...if possible. Now, normally I am in favor of building up routines for dealing with uncertainty: collect data, confer with those who are knowledgeable, and deal rationally with it. This has …
I don't think it's a cop out to say that adulthood shouldn't be defined as an arbitrary age. Here in the States, if you ask, they'll say eighteen, and while it's generally the age when you are permitted by society to do all sorts of adult things, we know that many don't behave in a …
You can't wiggle your way out of it. Generations of science fiction and fantasy authors, philosophers, and scientists all agree there are consequences to using a time machine to send a message back to yourself. Time discontinuities, paradoxes, splits in the socio-temporal fabric. No. No doubt. Even if you could find a used Flux Capacitor …
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