Boat Yoga

Great weekend here in SD yeup decided to change my plugs and do a little much needed maintenance. Crrrrrrrrrrrrrrrako I broke one of the plugs and it was stuck bad!! I borrowed an EZ out. Ya know the kind that has blades instead of reversed thread? Anyway it didnt work but I did get a crap load of metal shaving in the cylinder head. Yea typical on a boat it's never EZ. I got a twist EZ out and was able to remove the broken plug and being a well educated Backyard Barny Mechanic I used a magnet to clean out the shaving Drrrrrrrrrrropo. yea I dropped the magnet, Shit!! I tried another magnet but it wouldn't work. Crrrrrapo I gotta pull the head. Not an easy job. I would get a 32th in the front then crawl out of the cabin and slid down the lazeret and get another 32th from the back then crawl out of the lazerte and back in the cabin and go for another 32th then crawl back out of the cabin slid into the lazrete and blaaa blaaa blaaa.

12 hours later I had the head off with only 1 broken stud. Most of you sailors know what it's like to work on the rear end of your motor it's NEVER easy. to make a long 4 day long saga short. Libby was back up to old self, well 4 days later. God my ribs hurt from crawling in and out of the little hell hole of a lazrete.

Butt yea wooooooo sailin yesterday rocked !!

Native chumba chumkaka dance !!!

Well that's done. Now I guess I can charge more, now that I have more stamps. Ha, And it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Just locked myself up in the hotel. Read read read think think think cram cram cram. All done!! Kinda like holding your breath under water. You just have to do it till your done. So yeup I'm a....... Ha.... I'm not really sure what I am. But I sure know what I'll be tomorrow night!!! Braaaaaaaaaa . I showed some other folks the anchorage and it looks like a big time meet up there this weekend, maybe 6 boats. And some of them have girls on em that can cook more then a BBQ. I'll be going NATIVE !!!! CHUMKAKA CHUMBA !!!!! If anyone comes out for a sail I'll show you the dance !!!!

Brain pain

Wow it's been awhile, Last time I did a new class was over 3 years ago. This is a full blown cram. Like a semester in 3 days and test today. So my eyes are sore my head is sore. Just like the first time you go jogging after awhile. Everything hurts abit. To tell ya the truth it feels good. My head has been stagnant for waaay to long. So doing all this math is great!!! Wow I never thought I'd say that !!! So yeup, if I pass today I'll have another stamp on my contractors Lic. weeeeee!
Not sure what I'm going to do with it but it is Internationally recognized. That may come in handy I hope !!

G's Us

I thought I was bummed on getting a job. Holley fishguts Crabman. Im sitting in a Traval Lodge some where in Ontairo. OMG!!! I am soooooo oooooo ooooo 00000 Lucky in my life!!

I mean every one picks thier own kitchen to life in. And it's all well and good but huh. I realy don't want to sound snobby by any means. Buuuuuut holley molley buy a bus ticket and run man!!!!! I have been in way better places in 3rd world country's and felt safer too. You know one of those places you have to drink to sleep in and hope nothing gets on you after you do fall asleep? Tomorrow I'll dump a few extra bucks and move on up to the other side of the tracks.

I am solo so I thought I'd save some bucks. I mean it was this or crash in the back of my truck. I'm sure I would have been stolen and sold at the flea market by now if I did that. Ha it's all good only three days here and I win a piece of paper that says I'm someone woooo wooooooo. Shit I already have a passport! Thats realy all I need ...............oh yea and duckets so I can use it.

I feel all itchy fruuuuuuuuck











Think happy thoughts, Think happy thoughts.................Yes I feel better

Oooo woooa is me

I have a job. A four month long job. I'm so bummed I could just open another Tecate. Looking on the bright side !!! I'll have money wow that's a something. I mean I have money but it hasn't been steady. So looks like I may just be able to save a bit in the next coming months. Don't feel to bad for me. I worked it out so I only work Monday thru Thursday. I'm such a bum, Nah I've worked my a holeito off for ever and I'm still kinda in the same boat. Well this year even worst. So yea working everyday day in and day out? Nah I'll make due with a bit less and have more thank you. The ribs are all messed up, thank god all I have to do is sit in class and use my head.

The next couple days I'll be in a little place called Ontario oh boy can't wait Maybe I'll visit Riverside or Corona. As you can see I'm thrilled about a week in a hotel inland sweating my Irish asz off and trying to retain information. I hate sitting in butt sweat ewww yeuck. Oh well when it's all done and said I'll have yet another California stamp of approval. Maybe I'll tattoo it some where (like on my pale end) They don't call me two tone for nothing ya know

This isn't the guy that rolled us Sunday. Looks like fun thou.

Holley shisssssssssht

Well crudola, I came back to the crash pad thinking I had class tomorrow. Gosh darnit all to here and back I could'a stayed on the boat. I guess I could have anyway but I thought I'd knock off an hour of driving and sit around and get over Saturday night's follies. And what follies they were. Nah not really, I mean it was OK but kinda (whats the word I'm looking for) BORING. Yea that's it. Friday I sailed off the mooring and headed to Gloriete bay. Nice calm place away from the mooring ball folks. I told a buddy what I was up to so he sailed on down to. Yes I sailed to anchor astounding the folks on the 800' HUNTER and the other yachteros. It was not that it was crowed but I could still see fear in their eyes as I sailed past in a little closer and dropped the hook with my sail up. HA, then back winded my main to set the anchor. Hehehe I love doing that. I really should run my motor just to let it know I still love it. Then My friend sailed over and side tied. Everybody seams to side tie to me. Guess Im justa likable fellow. I'll side tie sometimes but never spend the night hanging on some one else's hook I dont feel safe. Anyway we had a killer munch and drinks and guitars and harp and everything else two straight guys do on boats at anchor. It ripped, I got sloshed and we kept the other boaters awake with our crappy guitar playing. Ye'a nice calm night. In the morning I took by circus bike ashore and went for a surf check and coffee.

Around 6 in the evening a 500,000 ' power boat come rippen past. Every one at the anchorage was screaming and holding on. My Friend yells down to me( I was below steaming my vegies) Hold on we in for it !!!! Then BAM!!! 4+'ers ..... Freocker!!!!!!!! We went mast to mast and got tied together !!!!! Fruck... Both of us are alike never panic just deal with. So up he goes in the boatsun chair. He's lighter I'm stronger. Anyway we are untieing the stays and he's up the mast when the Harbor Police tool on up and start greeffin on us. I'm looking at the dude shaking my head . Hey man your way off base why don't ya find the *^*%$ that did this to us? All I get is you guys better be outa here by 10. WHAT ????

You should have heard the cheers when we broke free. Cocktails started flowing AGAIN!! The guy on the power boat comes up in his dink. Whooa so sorry about that, Dad was driven and didn't realize how fast he was going. The guy turned out to be pretty cool he gave us his number and insurance policy and all that stuff. He went to every boat out there. a few were also side tied. Yes a lot of beers and cocktails where spilled over that one. No harm no foul I guess.

As mentioned the cocktails stared flowing and we met all the folks out there and when the Harbor cops came back aground the other folks put in a good word for us and they let us hang . In San Diego there are alot of homeless boats that wonder from anchorage to anchorage or sneak into empty slips and worst, so I guess the cop guys where" just doing our job sir."

Oh yea I am very lucky my veggies didn't burn the crapamente out me. But I think I may have broken a rib or two dodging the flying squash. The pearls we have to live with. No so bad really HAHAHAAAAhaaaaaa .

Rules? More rules?

As you may or may have figured out. I'm in California. We have more rules and reg's then anywhere Ive ever been. They just passed a hands free phone law. Now we are all driving around looking like Britney Spears or poor stock brokers. To freaking funny. I used to see these guys talking to them selves and think G's that guy must be soooooooo important! Busy Busy Busy working on a Huge project no time to sit down and talk on the phone. WOW. Well now I know. He's just ordering pizza or something. I work for myself and yea I have to have a phone. I don't have a home phone cause I don't really have a home, so that would be silly. Anyway this new law passed and now when the phone rings I have to first find the little ear thiny and install it then find the phone and push some buttons and drink my coffee and stear and watch for other people looking for their ear thingy. It's actually very scary.
But and this is cool. I hate to admit it but I can still work with both hands and talk on the phone or I can fold my laundry and talk on the phone and I can pull in my jib sheet and talk on the phone. Now all I need is some one to call me. Like the guy that owes me $$$$. Oooh I can strangle that guy and talk on the phone. To bad they make me feel like a 80's Madonna video, Cant wait to get my coned tit covers.

Little ol ladys

I was so outa here and on my way to wetter places. When a friend called. A big ole redneck guy. Like huge, like the dude ya want when the bars about to trash yer ass for tiring to pick up on the owners girlfriend, huge. Anyway we started shooting the shite and this and that and la tea freaking da and holey shite what the fruke we are so old ladys!! And now I'm stuck. HA !! Headlights out, a couple chilly willys, and Im stuck. I live in Southern California the last thing I'm going to do is jump in my truck and drive to the boat with a headlight out and a .00000008 B.A.C..
This is very serious business here. And I guess for good reason . But Damnit all, I was so gone, laundry finished. Food stuff laid out (pork roast BBQ btw) Gosh..... may as well bring the B.A.C. up just to make it worth it. Maybe some Burning Spear, yes thats what I need. To the moon Alice!!
BTW for any foreigners out there, BAC = Blood Alcohol Content, now you know. Better then DOA all this cop talk is bummin my rush.

It must be Thrursday

Because I'm done !!!! Yeup unemployed again!!
I sent Earl's little yipper dawgs over to Marge's to wake her up. Nah I didn't put Marge to sleep. To tell you the truth she asked me to make sure the guys that where working on her roof did a good job and didn't rip her off. I'm a big fan of Karma. A really big fan. It's the whole golden rule thing I guess. Maybe thats the reason my little tally's been so lonely lately. I just can't lie. Fib yes, lie no. It's all good cause in the morning when I look in the mirror I'm OK with the guy staring back. And that's what keeps the pearly gates well oiled. So right..... off to the boat I go.. Have an unbelievable week end!!
PS I have to go to school on Monday. I sure hope I don't have to spell anything. Oh godd.
I can build anything.. just not a sentence.

Chilly Time Yea

Flex, Flex, Fart opps. I finished up in the inland sauna world today. Geeeaaawwwd How do people live there? The funny thing is I'm all PALE cause it's to freaking hot to go outside. That makes no centavos to me. Here near the water the sun comes out and we all go out. There they race from the car to Wall Mart and back. Not me nope my AC is broken and I really don't feel like paying the OPEC so I can be cool. I already am thank you. Right, Sitting in a puddle of butt sweat.
I have to Tune up My tunes.....hey why did that happen? I'm slurring...
Hum ah there we go.... Where was I ? Oh yea tune up the pod. I used to have one of those big ol 500bazillionmegamaxbite kind of Ipods. Well now that I have donated it to some happy little thief in TJ. I have a .003 notsomegaminibite kind of I-pod. And I listen to it all day at work. I figured out how to hook it up to my superdupermegajobboxsetreo! One of the reasons I do this is because I get so tired of listening to some car sales man selling me stuff I have no interest it. Like a HUMMER or BREAST IMPLANTS. Hello dude get the fruckaroo out my box.
Any ol'e way I had a friend and well I loaded it up with ....well to much country. Yes I'm completely... em bare asssed. The power of the box and all. Key rist I was all most crying in my big gulp cause my dog died. So yeup tonight it's back to the good stuff. Loading her back up with some heavy happy tunage. I'm no Cowdude, I don't even really like cows, not that I hate cows, I just don't even really think about cows to tell ya the truth.
Holly cowcrap I need a trip. Other then that last little cow thing. sheesh.
So I just had some CAKE followed by the KOOKS and chased by the SHINS awwwww I'm all better now.
Now this is music, kind of like a chiropractor for the mind. Who knows another chillybob or two I may even go SLIGHTLY STUPID.
Life is good my friends, life is good !!
ps I forgot my camera
note to self : DONT FORGET THE FRUCKING CAMERA or I'll have to kick yer azz

What day is it?

Marg and Earl are sleeping peacefully, I got sooo much done yesterday looks like I will be unemployed again tomorrow. (power arm thing) yes!!! Of coures my karma got messed up just saying things like that. My battery went dead then one of my head lights went out and the stain I used was wrong. So was it worth it? nah.. I like old people, I even want to grow up some day and be one! I just love tapioca !!
So today I'll finish up there in the inland world and be back on the boat Thursday night. Fruckola I figured out I'm blowing over 200 dollars week driving all the way up there. That doesn't make me happy and it's like hotter then La Paz in August. G's us, all so I can give GW more money for world domination. Gawd I can't wait till the housing market picks up just a little so I can get out of here and be on my way again.
HAPPY THOUGHTS HAPPY THOUGHTS HAPPY THOUGHTS
Meditation always makes me feel better. It's to early to start drinking.
Note to self, don't forget you camera.

Not Monday

Yes it's Tuesday, That means Monday iiiiiiiiiiis done! I thought I was gona take Monday off But I was only paid half of what was owed on Saturday. So I figured I'd make Fridays bill even bigger just to mess with accounts receivable. heheehehehe. Any ass way yesterday I was installing doors and cutting door trim. Well Marg from across the street came by for a chat. I'm really a nice guy so I stopped and chatted with old gal for a bit. You know, You'll have to speak up sonny I don't have my ears in. Sheeesh Granny why did ya start talking if ya can't even hear? So I put up with her for what felt like hours. Then finally said I gotta get to work, sorry about your hemorrhoids and bunions,but I gotta work. Then I cut my template. Opps I cut about 3o boards wrong! Gawd Dang It!!! Don't distract me !!! Fruckaroo, 150 bucks snap just like that!!! I'm gona bring some puddin over to Marg today with enough sleeping pills in it to keep her sleeping for a week. By that time I'll be done and gone.
I shore hope Earl don't wana chit chat to day cause Im gona put him down too I tell ya. Don't mess with me while I have power tools in my hand. Maybe I'll just put in my apple ears and they will get the hint.
What a meanie I am, But if I don't draw the line I'll end up a BINGO night or lawn bowling or worse.
I can't wait for another job on the beach. I don't mind stopping and chatting with the local gals there. heehheehe

Perfect Sunday

Well almost..... I took tons of pictures !!! It was about 10 knots and super sunny warm, I was solo again ( I have to change that) But it was still perfect the boat was doing everything all by it's self. I could let go of the helm long enough the hit the chilly box for chillies. My mooring baybor's where astonished as I sailed off the ball than did a few loops through the mooring field. That was great tacking through then just barely bouncing off every ones dingy just to show off. Then it was out to the mouth and then over to my brothers boat. Once again docking under sail. I can't impress my brother thou cause my dad taught us all how to sail and the was always a drill. OK kids we have no motor now what ya gona do? He was great teacher, We would get out of sight of land then throw one of us off. OK kids what ya gona do? I would go to sea with anyone of my brothers or sister. Between us we have like 9 boats not counting dinks and kayaks. I miss ole Dad and Mum too.
Where was I ..... oh yea...... Then I sailed over to a boat dinner party, were I promptly got adjusted and properly tuned up.. Theeeeeen I had to blow home. By this time it was around midnight..... the wind had died to ghost wind, It was great again just barely moving but still moving. I once again thrilled my baybors as I sailed past then stalled right on my mooring ball and hooked up. As in most large mooring fields many folks just live on board and never move their floating reef. They where amazed you can move like that under control with zero wind.
Man I love doing that, tunes going, full belly and a perfect brain tune up.
Ooooooo yea I left my stupid camera on the party boat.. Sheesh !!

This is a test

Here's one for Stanchi-son.......maybe.

I was gona blow a wad on a camera then started thinking whats gona happen next time I pass out in an airport. So I went super cheepodeluxamentana. Besides this way I realy can just messaboat on Monday. Well what ya know it worked.... Althou not nearly as nice as the Stanchi'. Aaaahh what ya gona do?

Sat.work?

Oh my, I worked today. Don't get me wrong I have worked a trazillion Saturdays. And never did get rich. So I quit doing it, it just didn't make much sence to burn another day in the trenches for not. Still it wasn't bad, there was about 6 of us and we made the most of it. Playing the music to load, Working on the tans and bs'n like a bunch of old lady's. And made some extra dough so off to the CAMERA STORE I GO !!!!! Yeaaaaaaaaaaaa. And sailing tomorrow. And Maybe frukoff Monday. Sheeeesh I should fire myself. So it's all good. Just watched fun with Dick and Jane. Almost wet my pants again. Baha, Simple is good. So is this Pacifico.

Wow It's Friday

Weeeeeeeeeee. Nah not tonight. My ass is dragging. Oh yea it's a nice ass (last year I made 120 dollars shaking this bony thing in a Mexican strip club) I just can't seam to get it off this chair. Damn there is a dock party I was invited to. And all I can do is pop a top and wish I was on a long run. I really need a week long sail. Or maybe a week long drunk in some place I just woke up in. Ya know like jump a train meet some people and find out where your are a few days later? Man that's always the best times of your life. I mean my life. The not knowing gives me that nipple ripple. Yea guys get it too. The go to work pay the bills go to work pay the bills month after month for ever and ever. Good God. Sigh!
Deep breath.... Woooosh in with the good out with the bad...Aaaaaaaaaaaaah thats better.
Humm yeup started a new job today. Have you noticed I'm self unemployed most of the time?
Any ole'a this ones in a 60+ club trailer world place. As soon as I got there they all came out like zombies. It was great!! I felt sooo freakin young. "Hey Marge you've got a bit of puddn on yer chin". Gosh I like old folks and.. young folks. It's the middle folks that are full of sit. The Elders just come right and tell ya what ever is on their mind. Gawd damnit when I was a youngn we didn't do it like that. Yea man you need a new Karma Sutra book dude. And the kiddy's well they just look at ya and try to figure out what on earth is this all aboat. So after 3 hours of mucking about with the tribal elders I was on my way to making... I don't know maybe 20 dollars.. witch I promptly put half in my gas tank and well... ya know where the rest went......
4 coldies, a good hit and the Counting Crows live in Amsterdam on the hi-fi
Life isn't so bad.
PS I realy need help on the whole bow boo buo thing it's driven me crazy. Do I bow ? or shoot my bow? Am I retarded (not that thats a bad thing) or did I miss that day in class?

Another brand new day

Remember the kid I hired ? Well he quit. Ha I can't say I blame him I'd quit too if I could.....come to think of it I've been trying to for years now. That lucky lill fracker. I mean alls well, he just got a job doing photoshop and that is what he likes so. Be gone "grasshopper" be gone. Don't worry about the old guy he'll be juuuuust fine.. Yea ok.
It's all good I finished that job today anyway and was gonna pay him just to tell jokes. So I saved a couple hundred and talked to myself. Nah I was doing a wood floor in some realy nice folks place. Well I think they where nice. They are Vietnamese I couldn't understand them. I kinda heard the kids up stairs yelling "in coming" but other then that it was just smiles and bows. Sheesh some one help me out here how on earth do you spell ....bow.. is that the front of a boat or something you put on your dog after a wash? God I need help.
Yea what a day. I met up with my little sister, the smart one. We met at a bar in Temmy town of course she had Pepsi and of course I had beer. She then was setting me up with the bartenderss. Yea thanks sis that's what I want to do go back to some meth lab in Hemet later. She cracks me up. I think she's just funn'n with me. I hope !
Another "friend" last week told me of these meetup things where a bunch of strangers get together and mingle. Well, Ha, after the whole sister thingy I was thinking hey what the heck I can fit in with strangers after all I am one. And headed to the meeting place. Yeah I was still sweaty and dirty and yeah my nose hasn't healed yet. I WON !!!!! The strangest in the pub award!! I had no idea it was all GQ .... But I will fill you in on a secret. ..... nah that's my secret.
Ahhhhhhhhhhhh another perfect day. Life is good even when ya don't try.
Allison Krauss and Alpha blondie on the hi-fi, Jacks in the cup and my head is in the sky.

Im no crimenal

I just cant spell.
I was walking up the drive to work this morning and stopped to smell a rose. Well I didnt stop in time I guess, cause the rose stopped me in my tracks. yeup ripping a nice gouge right out of my nose. I look like an old Rocky movie. Thing is, well for one I don't shave every day (there is a water shortage here) and Im a walking case for sunscreen (dont like the stuff makes the saw dust and fiberglass stick to me) aaannnnd dark sunglasses (two operations on my eyes from staring at the sea all my life) and last but not least, tanker top and beat up old shorts. I dont paint a pretty picture.
But sheesh the nose rip realy set the norms off. I'm sorry I scared your kid lady I was smelling a rose and it bit me. Sheesh Realy, I wasn't in a bar brawl in Mexico that was over 2 months ago those wounds have healed. IT WAS A ROSE BUSH!!! Freakin soccer moms.. God I love this life. It can be so much fun.

So it's ok

I had to hire a new kid Monday. So i picked up one of my daughters old buddies. I have always tried to help these kids out. Most of them I put in an early grave. Construction is kinda a tough job for video playing tough guys. Anyway this kid has always been a kool guy 20 years old and a very hard worker. Within one day he was given me shit ,perfect! That's the only way I can get thru the day is bs'n and joking aboat. Yeup guy talk 8 hrs of it, well 6 anyway. Sometimes I wish I could record it. I'd be a cuzzilionair! So we are ahead on time and all is well. Looks like Thursday is the start of the weekend. I'll throw the kid a couple extra c's and hit it again somewhere else next Monday. I just thank my super dude for throwing open the door on some work again. And everything else too.
PS I just got a call to build a hospital in New Mexico....... Hummm? I hear it's pretty out there.

So confusing

Yea baby yea the fire works in San Diego bay just rocked the freaking house !!! Sitting on boats rights under them with the Captian Morgans flowing and the tunes blasting !! Oh my, What a great show. There was like 5 different shows going at once all choreographed and I could see em all !! I wonder what went a rie. I'll never figure out the opposites. Thank god I'm really not looking or my little ole beater would have been in the dumpster. Yea but alas another day has come and it rocked as well, sun came up breeze filtered in birds dogs kids ya know one of those days when ya look around and just have to tell your self yeup it's all good. No sense losing to many days too unhappiness. HAAHA Still no camera.... Been playing to much.... Maybe I can just jam this firewire thingy in my ear and download from that?

My hands hurt

Went to that country show last night. Yeupo fun !!! Little Big town for 12.00 can't beat that with a stick no sir. I was right out numbered 2 to 1 Ha .

It was kind of a short show but cheep so it was all ok with me. Then down to the boat and make sure all is well. Ive been working inland so I haven't been able to get down. She's still floating and all is good. I'll be heading down tonight because we finished a day earley yeeeeeeeeeeees ( power arm thingy) Any way thgis way I can get my grove flowing and be primed for the 4th!!

BOAT party's I love dinking from boat to boat bsing with my friends,

Sooo yes sir every little things gona be alright