Hors piste...

Krugman makes a very good point, this kid gets taught a lesson (though not the one his mom intended) and a surf film project that deserves a hand...

I just heard that Italy seems to have a new tax on things that float that will have something of a negative impact on cruising boats visiting the area...

Now, an extra $9 to $16 a day is not as bad as some places but it does add up. For instance for "So It Goes" it adds about $290 per month to the budget and then you still have to pay anchoring fees/marinas/etc... Not a pretty picture is it?

Of course, those of us on a budget will take one look at the tax, do the math, and, as a result, plot a course that takes us somewhere else. The problem is, as time goes on, there seem to be fewer and fewer places to go without having to leave the comfort zone most folks find in the various milk runs and same old same destinations.

On the positive side, when you have a chance to think about it, hors piste makes a finest kind mantra!

Listening to Leslie and the Badgers

So it goes...