Gin and Tacos explains what just happened in Congress, if it will work in space chances are it will work on a boat, and Joe the Zombie continues to rot...
Since we were just speaking about parables and the last few days have been all about "H" ting mayhem, I'd like to point out a very good cruising "how to" book that, in point of fact, is not about cruising at all...
Douglas Adams was a bright guy who also happened to be funny, or is that a funny guy who also happened to be bright? Either way, he wrote a bunch of interesting, entertaining, and insightful books... His most popular being the "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" series.
While not found on the shelves of your local marine bookstore (though it should be) the "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" offers a lot of help to the aspiring cruiser charting new uncharted territories who have a lot more in common with Arthur Dent than most would care to admit.
Sailing and cruising has no shortage of "YELLOW" moments, absurd calamities, and irrational situations... It's all part of the day-to-day drill for most of us, whether it's dealing with customs officials or other powers that be, cruising culture, and marine tradesmen who seem to resemble Vogons more and more whenever I happen to come across one.
The bottom line is that whatever situation you find yourself in, the Hitchhikers Guide will have it covered... Well, as long as you have a towel handy and
Listening to the still much missed Judee Sill
So it goes...
