Some thoughts on America's big movie weekend, an interesting theory on wrinkled fingers, and something for the "dumb and dangerous" crowd...
Can't say that I'm not doing my part in cleaning up the gene pool!
Speaking of the gene pool, I'm sure that a few Boat Bits readers noticed that there was one budget in the Latitude 38 article that, shall we say, was the sort of thing that normally makes me want to get together a bunch of peasants, a selection of pitchforks, torches, and get to doing some serious mayhem...
Ah, I see the Amel folks got up your nose as well!
Sure, the arrogance displayed in the quote that "Cruising can certainly be done for less, but not in comfort" when referring to a yearly cruising budget of $53,154.93 (which is more than most cheapseats Boat Bits readers have invested in their boats) is somewhat galling, but the disrespect it shows to all those people on boats who are not fortunate enough to be able to afford to nearly rough it on a $53,154.93 budget is simply nuts... Anyone cruising on less is simply dismissed as campers.
Why nuts? Because there are hundreds of couples and families cruising in comfort and style on a fraction of that. Happy campers every one!
Well, you know what? I'd much rather be a camper than an a...
To paraphrase the late but still great James Brown... Say it loud, say it proud!
That said, this sort of disrespect is part and parcel to the new future that seems to be coming our way like a juggernaut. A tough love world of the poor and the rich and the rich getting richer by stealing from the poor...
Such is the world at anchor on the 4th of July weekend 2011...
Listening to the words of Bruce Springsteen
So it goes...
