Things are going really really well for me these days in my work life. I am having to turn down carpentry jobs on boats. Having the luxury to choose which jobs I want to do is wonderful.

I am currently finishing up replacing the beam shelf, frames, knees and whole living quarters in the foc'sle of a PT boat. The one I am working on is 728. It has been a big job and I have been pretty much left alone to do it as everyone else is off working on replacing the hull. So all the thinking and p... read more

okay so I know this isn't the smartest thing in the world but I was running again, while I had a couple drinks, and am home now, safe, but I think I sprained my ankle. My right one with all the hurt. but I know better. really I do. Not to do this to myself. so I really need to wake tomorrow with no sprained ankle (which I'm icing right now)

Damn, I should know better, please let tomorrow not hurt as much as I think it will....

I am in need of some these days, so I am revisiting all the books from the past that have inspired me emotionally, spiritually and otherwise.

Reread Richard Bach and Dan Millman, I've got some Bernard Moitissier (Sailing the Reefs) on order. I'm reworking thru some of my favorite cookbooks (moosewood collection) but most of my good books are back in Canada and I'm really drawing a blank here.

I need to surround myself with lots of positive right now and books are a favorite refuge of mi... read more

I'm back in NY now. Was a long month and Halifax seems a lifetime ago. Was a great sail across the pond. I don't think we could have planned to get the great weather that we did.

The ship was the Amistad. The reason they were sailing over is they are sailing the route of the Slave Triangle. They are doing it in 5 university semester sections over 1 year. They sailed up the coast from Mystic, CT, up to Nova Scotia. I joined them there for just the sail part over to England... read more

ermmm, quick change of plans. I got an opportunity to last night to leave tomorrow morning on the Amistad to sail over to Jolly ol England. I talked to my boss and he said it was okay to leave the week early. So off I go. Will be out of touch for about a month and then straight home to NY. (no, really, I need to go home then, stuff to do, I won't get sucked into sailing down to africa after, really truly I won't)

I am in a packing up ALL of my halifax stuff frenzy and ready to head off. Wi... read more