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Monthly Archives: March 2010
Plastiki Makes Its Way Seaward to Jeer at the Gyre
Soda pop used to come in glass bottles. I swear it’s true! Seen it myself back in the day. A twelve ounce Coke could be coaxed out of a vending machine for a dime. If you had another dime you … Continue reading
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This Present Morning
As you can tell by my previous post I have a soft spot in my heart for the Chesapeake Bay. I used to live in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. That was about 150 miles from Edgewater, Maryland where my sailboat was … Continue reading
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Tagged blogging, Chesapeake Bay, Olympic Peninsula, sailboat, Straits of Juan de Fuca
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Chesapeake Mornings
Standing in the driveway by the trash cans My mind wanders southward, a hundred miles And more, to where herons feed in clear water While boats swing restlessly in tidal streams. I measure all of my daybreaks at home Against … Continue reading
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Swing Shift
When I go to work it is always the night watch. Swing shift runs from 3:00pm to 11:45pm. When I come home after eight hours of assembling cabinet doors for the rich and famous I grab a snack and cruise the … Continue reading
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Tagged boat-building, naval architect, Netflix, wave, Woodenboat
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Welcome Aboard
The future opens up like an unexplored river, new scenes around every bend.  The sailor, keeping a good lookout, takes in every detail with a kind of hunger.  Those details form his memory and become a treasure to be counted many … Continue reading
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