Random thoughts and rants on boat design, boat building, and other boat bits for those in the 99%...
Regarding two senatorial assholes, more on the plastic plague from Latitude 38, and in the "There's some serious profit putting kids in cages" department...
I'm often surprised at just how many people don't seem to understand how the 'Cone of Uncertainty' works or how to use it. So, you might want to check this out.
Listening to Courtney Barnett
So it goes...
The stuff of horror stories (though it gets scarier), some engrossing reading, and in the "Pretty much makes the case" department
I'm pretty sure everyone is more than aware of the fact that the Muscadet is one of my favorite sailboat designs.So hardly surprising that I wish I was writing this on a plane bound for France to check out the 2019 APM fun-fest.
That said, I'll be there in spirit but maybe next year...
Listening to Sting & Shaggy
So it goes...
Badtux makes a good point, some worthwhile reading, and in the "Will our future robot overlords be robotic Lion fish?" department...
OK, I'll go on record and say that if I were currently in Hawaii I'd be all over this sow's ear in a New York second.
What you need to know about vaccines, an environmental disaster brewing in the Gulf of Mexico, and in the "How stupid do you have to be to actually support this lying sack of shit?" department...
Now, this looks interesting.
Some seriously scary stuff, a too large chunk of money ill-spent, and Latitude 38 with something important...
Rip Torn, who has always been one of my favorite actors, passed away recently. Leaving behind a lifetime's worth of great roles.
While maybe not Torn's greatest role, his characterization of Scully the piratical restaurant owner, sea captain, and sailing instructor in Summer Rental with John Candy has always been one of my personal favorites.
Listening to David Lindley & Wally Ingram
So it goes...
A world without ice, some needful reading, and a whole lot of oil...
Here's a YouTube channel you should be watching which deserves some support.
Enough said.
Listening to Ley Line
So it goes...
A good point on the soccer front, something on the subject of enablers, and a book well worth reading...
All kinds of cool!
A distinction of note, an important question, and in the "It is what it is" department...
Atom Voyager installs and tests the Pelagic Autopilot.
Listening to Chris Thile and friends cover the Beach Boys
So it goes...
At the corner of Greed and Profit, an excellent point, and over in the "So much for the dollar being the universal money standard" department...
To be honest I'm not sure if I should be laughing or crying.
Listening to Handmade Moments
So it goes...
Scalzi with a lucid take on the Democratic candidates, an article you might need to read, and in the "This nearly made my head explode" department...
Small Boats Monthly (always a worthwhile read) has an interesting and useful project you might want to check out.
Listening to some music from Texas
So it goes...
