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But first

2010-02-03T16:55:00.000-08:00

I have to hit the head. I forgot I put some selves in there too. Hey square inches.

And off to the beach

2010-02-03T16:52:00.001-08:00

This has been fun. but farmers market is going on in OB soooo Sea ya!
Oh heres the saloon!

The Saloon

2010-02-03T16:48:00.000-08:00

I like saloon so much better then the salon.

Better boats and gardens

2010-02-03T16:36:00.000-08:00

It's been a bit slow around here. So I figured I'd remodel Libby a tad. You know, make her fit my needs a little more. I moved the inverter under a cabinet. And ran a plug to the center of the boat. Built another shelf on both sides of the V-berth. And a computer staion that folds out of the way!! Also built shelfs on both side of the saloon. Making sure that full sized bottles fit. my Brother turned me on to a TV. So I built a swingy thing that lets me watch it from both the salon and my berth. It's all so cool I don't want to leave!!

Just thinking

2010-01-24T22:00:00.000-08:00

Ya know how trailer parks get hit by tornadoes all the time?
Sailor park ?? Hummm?

That was fun

2010-01-24T21:39:00.000-08:00

We just at thru 5 days of WTF? If was crazy here. Boats going off the hook, dinks sinking like peddles in the fall. Wind? 65+, steady 25. Great fun !
It sure was good to see everyone alive and well. Tighting up their boats. Raising dinks, getting everything back in order. 5 days straight hole up, kinda does something to ya. I was talking with friends on the dink dock and noticed no had shaved and all where a bit thinner. Even though we where holed up we all kinda watched out for each other. So it was fun to hear "Holley shit dude your boat was keel out on some of those waves". "Yea I know ! My coffee pot went flying!". "Did you see Stano cut the dinks free?" "Yea they wear beating against his boat bad" " I know he went all Davey Crockett on those lines." And on and on the storeys flowed. I'm sure the story's will be bigger tomorrow. That's what living on the waters all aboat.

With sun

2010-01-21T13:44:00.000-08:00

Another one during a break

Ahh sunny SD

2010-01-21T13:23:00.000-08:00

Yea right!! We've bee getting slammed by a band of storm systems that are beating the crap out of the mooring field. Most last night the winds where 15 and from the SE so at least we could sleep. When the winds come from the S or SW it has time to create some nice sized storm waves. We've seen 50 knots a few times this storm that has lasted 3 or 4 days now. Lost of sunken dingys and a few sunken boats. Those boats ha vent seen human life for awhile and that's what happens. As for Libby she's holding up pretty good only spilled one Sailor Jerry so far. I'll have to be more carefull cause theres no way we can get to the dock just yet.

Heres a tip

2010-01-06T21:02:00.000-08:00

Never mind those towels and cups for your bucket bath. I watched some lads clean some stone today. "Blink" Heck yea!! The ole tile sponge!! What was I thinking?!!
They hold so much water. Ya just squeeze it over you head and your soaked!!! Let alone the (luffa? I'm a guy) feeling!! Damn I hope Home Depot doesn't get wind of this. They will for sure raise the price from 1.20 to 5.00.

wow

2010-01-05T19:38:00.000-08:00

Wow what a great Holiday. My daughter came to see me. Yes we painted the carpet! Had a killer time X-Mas http://raghaulers.blogspot.com/ with the locals. Even saw parking spots!! Crashed my bike riding with Sailor Jerry and Adam. New Years. Killer dinner with Justin and the Rippin Ms A. Sailing Windley with brother B. What a whirl wind! It's gona take till February to get my head straight again. Yea right!! I even worked today. No really.. all day! It was a rush I think I kind of even liked it. As you can tell I'm an over achiever. Most folks are already back in the cube. Working their little hearts out and I'm just now pulling out of a dayz. I like being me.

Look what I got

2009-12-25T07:35:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas,
The Santa dude dropped off one of the prettiest morning's Ive seen here!! All for me. I knew I've been a good boy but I never expected anything this grand!!
Last night I was all hummm oh well may as well go to bed. My daughters at her mum's. But then in true boater fashion a friend went rowing by and we went over to MC's boat. http://raghaulers.blogspot.com/. It was a friend Adams Birthday so we all walked up to San Diego's oldest pub.http://www.waterfrontbarandgrill.com/ to Celebrate the Birth of both. None of us went off the deep end but had a lot of fun. Then as I'm crawling out of the dink another Boat buddy came by for a quick howdie and a tip. Finally safe on board I'm all crawling into my flannels to wait for Santa, and I get a call from a landlubber friend. " hey what ya doing how come your not here for the party?" I'm like what party? "the one we have every year ahole get over here" Im all "huh? shit! Bike downtown? in my pajamas?" "yea, Kitos get yer ass over here now!" I declined because I could tell they had reach the edge of the dock and where getting ready to go deep. has much as I'm bummed I missed them I'm stoked I feel great today. I'm sneaking up to the burbs and kidnapping my daughter tonight. After I totally fill myself on Grandma's cooking. I was invited so I'm going! but first I have to scrub this little tub up for company. We will probably sail tomorrow and pull into Captain Morgans port in the afternoon. I can't wait. I love spending time with Ashy. She's a free spirit just like her Pop.

Christmas Party

2009-12-24T08:11:00.000-08:00

Last night I was invited to a Hoboater Christmas Party. One of the gals here has a boat and a house. And she invited a few of us over for drinks and food. Very nice indeed. It has been over a month or so since I've been in a HOUSE. And maybe longer for some of the others. Yes, switch's that made light, another one that made heat. Ceilings you can't touch, a strange box in one of the rooms with cold stuff in it another made things hot. The same room had a bucket in the counter with a knob that produced hot water. And big doors, lots of em. There was another room that had a bucket and a lever on the side that made the water swirl around and disappear, then new water came back in. It had these things on the wall that had some dude living in it, he scared me. She also had a hole in the wall that had fire in it. One room had a cot big enough to put 5 people in it. This house had huge hatches with screens. It even had a mini house attached to the back with a bunch of stuff in it. I think we where a bit over whelmed. Because we all ended up hanging outside an awful lot. Boaters, go figure.
It's the simple things we some times take for granted.
Merry Christmas !!

Diego style

2009-12-22T23:14:00.000-08:00

Most of you know how to stay warm. This is how I do it. Besides the blood thinner. Propane heater 25 dalla. 2.95 a can. I don't turn it on unless things start turning blue.
Candles, amazing how they cut the chill. Slippy's and flannel. Put them all together and your one toastie, happy guy. Tricks to liven aboard.
Yes we draw on the carpet here. Why knot?

Just because Im bored

2009-12-22T21:13:00.000-08:00

I'm still bouncing around and well.... Kinda bored. To tell you the truth the last 2 hours where great!! My daughters in town !! (power arm thingy). She was kidnapped and that's cool. It kinda sucks out here tonight anyway. He res another whooopie.. 15 knot shot of this morning. Sure wish I had camera battery's last week. Now that would have made Whooweeetube. And if you don't own rubber bottomed slippers your a weirdo. I left Jenny running while I biked to the airport. Yea I worried a bit. But all was well when I returned and now I don't have to listen to it. To risky? What do you think? On an other note maybe someone can tell me how to tag with out dragging up all the old shit. Whats with that huh? FBI CIA ? Are they watching? Neener neener if they are. Bet they wish they was me. Opps spilled again. Damn 15 knots

15 knots

2009-12-22T13:48:00.000-08:00

It's only blowing 15 out, It feels like Im moving 5 knots. But nope I'm just tring to make coffee. Some times this is a real pain in the ol hole e o. Braa haha

Dec.21

2009-12-21T18:02:00.000-08:00

Dec 21<>

Yesterday wasn't such a good day here in Diego, We had the X-mas parade of lights. A parade of boats all done up with their Christmas finery on. Beautiful indeed. Unfortunately a small boat was hit but a Coast Guard cutter. An 8 year old boy was killed and 6 others hurt. What a shame and my thoughts go out to all involved. http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2009/dec/20/Child-dies-crash-SD-Bay-Xmas-parade/

It sure puts a damper on the water crew when bad things happen to good boaters.

Life as a guy

2009-12-20T20:38:00.000-08:00

I keep up on a few blogs. I see post about food. Nice! love food. Can anyone tell me why guys can,t cook or dont think about cooking? I mean besides sex why are we here? All the yummy things in life right? So here's my dinner. Keep in mind, Clean up on a boat sucks. Here ya go food porn for the single guy.

Boil water add some stuff. Let simmer till kinda tender, add some more stuff, season to taste. Drag pot to table and eat.Easy huh?

Evening thought. Cheesie I know

2009-12-20T16:32:00.000-08:00

So today after telling everyone how wonderful life is and get off your ass and enjoy it. And Bla Bla Bla. I figured I best put my money (penny's) where my mouth is. So I figured I'd go biking and see some sights. Well Burningman kinda did the ole 40 dalla bike in. First it was the wheel bearings, then the peddles wore right off. Well one of em anyway. Like I was just going in circles. Whoooa Hang on Biiiiiiiiiig Swellllllllls !!!! Wheeew nothing broke !! Ok where was I ? O yea the sunshiny hap hap happy day stuff.

Oh yea Bike So I'm thinking shitz I'm bumming I need a bike that will work and no one wants to steal. It's gota be just the right bike for just the right price. Like say, free! So Im dinking in the morning and a baybor friend of mine asks if I'd like to varnish her gunnel's. Hummm.. that sounds nasty. So I said heck yea. made 40! Went to swap meet bought a (last week) 65 dalla bike for 35!! And it's a real size fold in half kind with (most important) a shitty paint job !!! Perfect!! All I have to do is swap my Mary Poppins baskets and I'm in fat city. Did I mention it even has gears? I don't know how to use them yet but they tell me I can get to the store at warp speed now. And I still have 5 dolla's for some McChilliebobs, What a swell day!!

Here's a pic of one of my fav Baybors boat. Not only do I get to varnish I get to sail it too!!

All smiles here today.

Morning thought

2009-12-20T06:17:00.000-08:00

Last week I was being blown all over and freezing (San Diego style) my ass of. Yesterday we where sailing in shorts and tee shirts again. On the downwind slide it was "hot". Even though San Diego is out of control expensive, it is worth it. And as we are learning the ways to get around all those San Diego cost it's working out even better.

It's amazing to see the change that is taking place here. A year or two ago you wouldn't or couldn't be seen in a car that was over 5 years old. The "auto spa's" where brimming with fresh new cars with owners sipping lattes. I'm seeing a really neat trend, older cars some even with scratches and dents. I mean really what do you need? It used to drive me up the freakin wall to see some folks parading around like they wear some kind of Shiek ala Stucco Palace. When ya knew damn well they where just maxed on credit cards and home equity loans.

I think this little resection thing is just what the doctor ordered. Get us back to whats important. It's not the flash of the past it's going out and enjoying some fresh air (free) some gentle breeze (free) some beautiful views (free) some good friend ship's (also free) and a few cold beers (huh well)

I'm not saying everyone needs to live in a little boat and ride a beater bike. Hey if going fast is your thing score a race car If climbing rocks in Zimbabwe is it by all means, go for it. Watching the telly sipping a latte is your gig by god go for it !! But do it cause that's what gives you wood and keeps you happy while on this planet ride. Don't do it for the flash or cause the Jones do it. And if at all possible stay out from under the thumbs of the banks and politicians. Because they will take your freedom. And we all know, no freedom = no wood.

Now go out there and do what makes you smile.

Just had to

2009-12-18T20:50:00.000-08:00

I Just had to share these. Life is very good.

I saw this guy!!

2009-12-18T19:45:00.000-08:00

Here's a vid a friend threw my way. Ha's.. Can you imagine running down for the party's last 6'er and doing that? I think your done dude but thanks for the show. "Dude ? Should we call 911 ?" "Nah man just get the shovel"

Oh yea

2009-12-16T18:43:00.000-08:00

Here's a pic of our nemesis. These chicks can sail. If they are not on our ass we are on theirs. Makes for good clean fun. Bitch's!!!
Also I did some bright work today on "On Point" wish I had a pic of that as the sun was going down.
Note to self get camera battery's.
Also the kids coming to town !!!! Whoooo whooo I miss that lill gypsy.

CNN called

2009-12-16T18:03:00.000-08:00

Seams the mass's have been missing my blogin.
So this is what's been going on. Humm not much really.... That work, ya know the big one? Well I guess the guy's wife file'd for divorce. So yea that's where that's at. In the mean time......I've been sailing and working on boats. Bummer huh? Beer and burrito money. When it comes down to it that's all you really need anyway so yea it's all good. Here's a few pics of Windley. Brother #2's boat. I say Brother # 2 cause he was born behind me and the other brother behind him than my sister. But that's another sailing story all it's own. They are all # 1's in my boat. These pics are from the Rum runners race. And the others are your's truly painting the inside of the Hans. Man I'd love to jump that boat and , well leave. Ha

Diego Burst

2009-12-10T18:39:00.000-08:00

Been awhile, Tring to set up the ducket machine. In the mean time we had some really cool ass weather. Well I say that now. In my last post it was like whoooa!! This last Storm that rolled thru on Monday was like WHOOOAAA HOLLEY SHIT WHAT WAS THAT ?
I mean I'm so freakin glad I wasn't hanging on an anchor !! 4 boats drug out of the cruiser's anchorage and a 52 footer busted the mooring line here. I've heard tales of 45 to 120!!! knots. I'm holding to 60 - 80. It was blowing good. On my way in the next morning I counted 6 sunk dingy's the same ones I saw flying like kites the day before. A freind lost all his boat cleaning stuff and Mother Culture lost their wind genny.
On the Saturday prior My brother and I raced the Half pint rum regatta. You have to take off from anchor. Making it super fun cause you have to dodge the next fleet, get the anchor up and set sail all at the same time. I got an E mail from him saying we won!! Whoo whoo! where's my rum??!! I dig sailing his boat....oh wait a minute I don't think Ive ever blogged on my other brothers boat. It's a 1935 Lauder's L-16. He rebuilt it and has been having a blast bay sailing it and stacking up the trophy's. I can't believe I don't have a pic of it on my Lappy. You'll just have to trust me it's fun!!
In other news I guess we are supposed to have a real soaker come in for 3 days of 89% rain. Trust me again. That's a lot of rain for San Diego. Shit we don't know what rain is. So when it does come we make the Media go fruckin wild.
The last storm I ran a friend out to her boat we got drenched and swapped. I dropped her off then kept her dink tied to my boat for the night. There was no way in hell I was going back out in that stuff. But I also was out of food, beer, rum and smokes. Not this time my friends. I have set myself up nice and tidy. The lockers are full!! I'm ready for 40 days and 40 nights!! Shit I live on a boat bring it on!!
(I'm Kidden) Just in case Mother Nature reads blogs in her spare time.
But just watch it will be someone leaving the sprinklers on to long that makes this the mother of all storms!!! This my friends is ....San Diego... The "Whales Virgina"
I even went to the Library and got "Sailortown" by Stan Hugill
Sometimes I wonder if it's really sailing or the life style...or both ? Something to ponder for sure.

Whooa

2009-11-28T08:33:00.000-08:00

Strap down the tiller Ahab a cold wind is gona bloooow.
Two days ago I was sailing with in shorts and no shirt. Today Im a little leery of dinking to shore just yet. It's blowing about 25 with whitecaps in the moorings. I just watched my baybor and her kids heading to shore with Junior motoring and mom pumping. Then watch as another was rowing sideways. I love it! Last night I was up every couple hours rolling around and listening to the wind in the rigging. I'm glad I'm not at anchor you know what that's like even if you've been sitting on it for a week. Up every 20 minutes "whats that?".
I'm on the ball one that will handle a 30 ton boat. I weigh in at a whooping 2. I think I'm safe. Lill Libby just kinda dancing around like a kite on a string.
And yea I spilled the Miss all over. It's worth it she keeps me warm on these cold and windy nights.

Thanks!!

2009-11-26T06:55:00.000-08:00

I woke this morning. Going SHIT!! Man I need some work ...what day is it?? Shit I gotta get off this boat!! Then it dawned on me it's Thanks Giving day. Here in the Ole USA we all get together with family and Friends to thank each other for all the good stuff in our lives.
So I laid back down and relaxed and thought about it a bit.
I'm the luckiest man alive!! I mean come on !! Ive raised a good kid. Iv'e had the best wife. I have the coolest brothers and sister. Parents that taught me how to be independent. Some really great friends. I have done heaps of crazy things and I'm still alive and not in jail. I have 6 eggs and a bag of bagels. Life is good!!
Yesterday I fixed my halyards and went for a bay sail. One brother was following me out in his boat. The other was heading back in on his! I mean come on !! How cool is that!! I wouldn't have been surprised if my sister and her family came sailing by either.
I mean this morning there is no dew on my dink that means no wet butt today. G's all I have to do is look around. I should be this thankful every day!!
Peace everyone, Happy give thanks day

Damn !!

2009-11-22T19:45:00.000-08:00

I had it all figured out.
The cure for the common cold, World Peas, The end to our economic dump and away to keep mayonnaise with out refrigeration. All so important to humans as a whole. Then the inverter started beeping and "POOF" that was it, all gone, done, no one can help us now. I think I need to get back to my roots and start making good old fashioned paper notes again. Oooo the humanity!

I'm a nerd?

2009-11-22T07:20:00.000-08:00

OMG I realized I'm a NERD!
Yesterday I got a New "library card" and was actually excited.
I've been sneaking over to Boarders Books and paying full price well on sail full price for way to many books. I'd do this with a disguise on, of course because I have to remain the super cool sailor dude. I think the gangs on to me. At least 4 books a week. So many I can't even remeber the names. This is bad cause when I go to get more I don't remember if I read them or not. Till I get back and go awww fu~k.
It's bad, relay bad kind of like being a junkie. My friends are worried I can tell.
"Hey dude what ya doing?"
"Huh....I'm huh...cleaning my huh foredeck"
"Lets party later ok?"
"Yea I'll give ya a call when I'm done"
"Hey dude what's up the bongs warm and the beers are cold ya coming over?"
"Huh..I gota put this...huh stuff away I'll call ya"
"Duuuude are you reading again"
"Huh ...Noooo....I'm huh....(head down yea) yea."
"Duuuude your brains gona explode dude"
"Yea I'm know ... I need help."
So I make another Swiss Miss and Sailor Jerry's and return to my addiction.
I even turned down a sail Yesterday. Glad I did cause I see this morning their not back yet and I didn't want to do an all nighter. I...huh...got stuff to do.
Acutely it's the boating life that spawns the reading habit. Sailing is well kind of laid back. Well very laid back at least when I'm sailing it is. During runs you get plenty of down time as long as the weathers good and auto's working. Naturally reading works in really well. A cove, a book, a cocktail, what could be finer?
Alas now I'm doomed I have a Library card. And this San Diego Lidrary is like none I've ever seen 3 storys of books. I almost fell over in glee. Free books? What a concept!!.
I wonder if in my other life I wasted this much free time watching the Telly?
Work, telly, bed, work, telly, bed? Humm?
I was thinking of taking up another Hobie. Another cheep hobbie so I can still save some dough. Who am I kidding it'll take months to read all those books I'll worry about it when I'm done.
Life is fruckin good when this is your biggest problem.
Cheers!

Idle hands

2009-11-08T19:38:00.000-08:00

I was sitting here wondering if I could find movies on this thing. Sure enough all I had to do was goggle movies. I found this site and was lke cool..a flick tonight....Power arm thingy. I'm all riiiight lets see .. hummmm something about the earth dieing..nah, to final, Ahhh Clint Eastwood can't go wrong there!! I just wana chill watch a flick and hit the sack. But wait !! It might take three days to watch this movie. Kinda slow downloading here I guess. So I'm all looking for a super low depth kinda movie maybe cartoons? Even family guy was all slow and staggered.
So I go looking again yea !!! Ninja flick!!! The lowest of the low budget. I'm thinking yea!! I think the old duck tape PC can handle this one !! Yea right. I check out the reviews while I wait for the "movie". And this is what I found.

Hitting women is not only ok but funny
Swinging nunchucks is cool, no matter how silly an expression you make.
Murder is ok as long as you're a ninja
Bar fights are not only ok, they're encouraged
Ripping off prosthetic limbs is just like ripping off a real limb (bloody)
If you're told to drop it or you're a dead man, you have exactly .5 secs to do so
You can here tendons ripping
Sleeping with your best friends wife the same night he tells you he's suffering from ED is perfectly fine
Need a ninja? Just go to a casting agency in japan, they'll find you a ninja
Guards wear clothing that is exactly the right size
Evil ninjas giggle when they fight women
Ninjas sometimes forget how to throw shuriken straight
Ninjas like to make weird sounds while they burn homes
Even driving a jeep in broad daylight, no one will notice if you're wearing your ninja garb
Good ninjas kill more people than the bad guys
This movie is definitely good for a laugh

I don't know about the movie but the review made it all worth while.

And yea I think I'm gona just run along to bed.

2009-11-06T22:01:00.001-08:00

Yes I went up and mucked and su~ked. Bought some deoderent, put shoes on and fell right back into the old days. I think it went well. I still need some price's from a few more subcontrators. I know it will take time and thats fine, just have to keep pushing. All looks good so far though. Thanks for the support. I took some pics but they suck. So here's a pic of our Holloween mask Adam and I made. He was the man in the moon. The pic of my mask sucked to soooo here's a fuzy pic of the place I'll be living once we get this contract. As you can tell I know it's all gona work out. Allways has all ways will. Wierd huh?
Nice to be back with the boater folks tonight. Played music, even brought out my drum (that I suck at) But nice to be back. Boater's just seam to have a different out look. I like it

Hut oh suit's

2009-11-04T06:42:00.000-08:00

Today I have to meet with some folks that wear suit's. It's all about my "Master plan" That's the one I make enough $ to mess around again. Long pants. check clean shirt hum....check.. Shoe's..aaa....check. Hut oh !!! where's my pit gooo? I can't meet these guys smelling like a bilge water vacation.. shit Looks like a stop at CVS.
The soap tooth brush and all that stuff is always around cause I never know when I might be able to pop a free shower. And I do like to stay some what clean. But I don't really like putting goop under my pit's unless I'm meeting suit's or a new girl I don't want to run off. I don't want to jinx anything but wish me luck. It's time to be running around again.

Weekend work?

2009-11-02T06:37:00.000-08:00

Needing a few ducket's I painted a friends interior on her Hens Christen 38. Yes this is the boat of choice for this boy. But I'm afraid I'd have to work my life away to pay for one. Anyway even though they are built like a brick shit house. They are lacking in the view department. Meaning you can't really see out. What trip tyring to tap and cut in edges with out some kind of grounding. Even the littlest rolls became huge. All day long focusing on clean lines while being rolled around. Sheesh what a pain in the head and butt from bouncing off things with out getting paint all over.

In other news hit down town San Diego for the annual Fredrick's of Hollywood parade Halloween. OMG! If your a young man or an old man. Ride your bike down make a cheater rum and coke and just watch. San Diego is known for some beautiful women. Dress them up as maids wenches and nurse's and you get a pretty nice show.

A mate and I just went from corner to corner. Gawking like school boy's. It's not perving it's " NATURAL"

2009-10-26T21:27:00.000-07:00

Just thought I'd share this ...one of my happiest days. But now I wonder.

flock of ha ha's

2009-10-26T20:59:00.000-07:00

I rode the old bike up to my brothers place today in Point Loma. Had a great Red sails breakfast then paddled our bike's down to Shelter Island for the Baja Ha Kick off. WOW!! that was great to see all those folks and their boats heading off to adventures unknown. 200 boats all pilled up at Shelter Island. Fruckin beautiful. Every one of them looking forward to the unknown. And what a day it was . No wind but all those stoked people leaving this all behind. Brought a tear to my eye. Ive never done the Ha ha. Ive always just kind sailed willey nilley. It would be cool to have that many friends sailing along with you. My brother took pics some day I might get copy's I'll share them. When they come in.

Flock of minnow's

2009-10-25T20:37:00.000-07:00

I've been hanging low and going slow this week. Have a new and rather large job we are looking at. So in the mean time, I figure lay low go slow cause ya never know. Oops I'm a poet. Any way Ive just been riding the bike did a harbor sail cleaned the dink ...again. Oh yea kinda sold, gave, away the little Sabby to Super Kid. In the mean time I have an aquarium in my back yard. Not that I really have a back yard. But I do have a bit of water so I thought I'd make friends with the sea life. I cleaned off my everything bagel crumbs off only to see the minnow's going freaking nuts. Neat ! So I grabbed some bread and whoaa those little suckers must be starved cause they went crazy. DO NOT FALL ASLEEP IN THE WATER HERE. So like any curious boat guy would do I chucked in a whole bread slice. OMG!!! They where all over it! Some of them even jumped up on top of the thing!! Not good if you don't want to get eaten by seagulls. Shit I spent at least 2 hours feeding those crazy little piranha's. You have to get it right. Press the air out so it sinks a bit bellow the surface so the gulls don't grab and go. Throw it up current so you can still watch and keep your hand and fingers inside the ride at all times. Now when I go on deck it's like I have a zillion little puppy dogs looking up at me wanting their treat's. I feel like King Neptune only not as fishy. Oh yea and where there is little fish there is big fish. Sure as hell the big guys showed up. My little troop of killer minnow's could have cared less they just kept charging. So they lost a few amigos they where mighty crumb eating warriors. I feel safe knowing I have a flock of killer crumb eating piranhas living under me.I'm so proud!!

So yea I need to get a life. What did you do today?

Power

2009-10-20T21:36:00.000-07:00

It's been cloudy for a few days. Crazy how that can affect your life huh? Well ya better get used to it. You are living on sunshine baby!!!!. I mean..... huh... turn on San Onfre. That's what we need more power ...........Scotty!!! So yea I turned Jenny on...

OK I cheat,... Sheeesh gim'me a break!! Although I do have to say this little boat hasn't used outside power since June. That's pretty cool. If I do say myself .

The day

2009-10-10T21:06:00.000-07:00

Woke up ...........Good

Cleaned Boat....Good

Helped Brother.Good

Rode Bike..........Good

Met friend........Good

OB Oct Fest......Good

Met Friend.......Good

Boat party........Good

So Far so ..........Good

My Heros

2009-10-08T21:18:00.000-07:00

The Coasties have their base right next to us. I love those guys. Luckily I have never needed them. Yet. Knock on wood. Those guys do amazing work saving so many folks with out much fan fair. Well here at the ole allcsyachtclub think they are the BEST!. And we get to watch them practice sometimes too. The copper pilots are just freakin Gnarly! They will hover and let guys jump out then blast away circle around and hover straight on top of them. I have know idea how they can hold that big ass chunk of metal in the air like that. Then some times guys will be all hanging from rope ladders dangling from the chopper sheesh talk about control. I'm stoked those boys are around because I know if I ever need them they will be there.

In San Diego we have the Navy, more hero's. Although I only get to see them from across they bay and watch as they leave for deployment. Off to some foreign sea to protect the waters from what ever. Sometimes you'll see what I think are Navy seal guys swimming around the mooring field at night all sneaky and stuff. I think they are pretending to be planting bombs on the bottom of our boats or some thing. But it it's amazing and sooo stealthy!!

We also have homeland security and customs. They scare the shit out of me. Not that I'm doing anything wrong they are just some freaking scary guys !!! Fast boats, big guns, ski masks freakin scary. I'm glad they are on our side.

Last but not least is the San Diego Harbor patrol. I've met a few of them. Sure they are a bit uptight. I would be to having to deal with people the likes of me all the time. I'd be all G's Us what fuckin now?

Yea we have it all here in San Diego. Very intimidating if your a little boater guy just sailing around. But if your a smuggler, terrorist or just some AholieO your doomed !!!

Bumps in the night

2009-10-06T06:32:00.000-07:00

One would think being on a boat at night, that silence is a big no, HUGE part of it. And one normally would be right. Ive been in deserted coves in Mexico where I could actually hear the barnacles feeding on the bottom paint and my beard growing. Boats are alive. Yes I know that sounds scary but it's true. A little crrrrreeeeek whoop here and a ding ding click there. A little olive oil here and a few well places shim's there and you get , for the most part your boat to hush up a bit. Unless the winds blowing over 10 knots then forget it. She'll come alive again with halyards slapping, canvas shaking and that ever romantic slapping of the hull. I like those sounds actually love em makes for great sleeping.

Last night I had a dream we where being attacked. It was calm as calm can be. Look it up in the dictionary and you'll find a picture of Liddy sitting in such calmness. Yet when it's that calm there is no strain at all on anything. Whooomp!! The mooring balls bouncing off the bow. Thud thud........thhuud. The dingys bouncing off the stern. And na it's not a mellow trance reggae beat it's completely random. Like they have a spy on board......

"Ready?"

"Nah he's still up"

"Ok let me know"

"Should we do the dink or the ball first"

"Lets start with the dink then build to the ball"

"Yea man that'll get him up"

"Sheesss he's crawlin into the bunk, get ready"

Thump...thuuump...thumpthump

"The ball ?"

"Nah hit him with the dink again"

Thuudthump.....thuuuump...tapthump"

"Hahaha hahaaha now the bow! "

WOOOOMP WHOOOOMP Woomp"

"HAhahaHAHHAAH that got him"

"Sheeessh he's coming"

....silence......

"Ready?

"Wait for it...wait for it..... ok the bow"

Whooomp...whooomp..whoooaoomp.

"HahHAAHAA I could do this all night!"

" Yea HahahHAH hey maybe we should call Mani see if he wants to creak the tiller?"

And that my friends was the gentle sounds of my night last night. Except for the part where I tripped over the computers cord on my way out to catch those guys.

Im a swinger

2009-10-04T08:07:00.000-07:00

Summer's coming to an end and well the waters become a bit livelier. When you live on the hook or mooring as I am now the view changes every second. One minute your looking at one boat then your looking at a different boat, then the wall ,then this, then that. It's neat, I like it. This morning I woke to a constant roll and swing. It's not gnarly out just alive the winds been going all night so the sea's in the harbor are moving quite well. Like I have to hold on to my coffee pot.

A few days ago all the animals jumped ship. I think it was the earthquake or the tsunami. In any event I saved a little pup that had bailed from it's boat. The owners brought me a bottle of Sailor Jerry's as a reward. That was nice of them even though anyone of us would have done the same thing. I mean who's gonna just dink past a drowning dog and not give him a hand?

So last night I got into it a bit, then some friends called and we got into even deeper. That may explain this swinging feeling I'm now having.

Some tiimes the night before explains the here and now!

Holding pattern

2009-09-29T22:19:00.000-07:00

I've been back for a ....... Hell I don't really know.. maybe I should get a calender. Anyways been back for a weekend or two. Not that makes much of a difference anyway. So I've been just getting a little more in touch with San Diego. Like biking all over the place till your ass is screaming!! Some call it Baboon butt. Hey I like checking out all the old world San Diego and it's worth it. From what I have read this used to be a wild and willey world!! Oh and they thought they cleaned it up !... ha I say.. they should look subculture, there is a lot going on that doesn't meet the eye. Like tonight there's a tsunami coming, that should be fun. Crazy sitting out here knowing there might be a huge wave coming to get ya. No worries though......... I think it's over here anyway..nothing gnarly in the anchorage. Thanks King Neptune !

In other news ....... I'm in a holding pattern. Ya know like "Oh yea we want you to..." Then you give a price and then get the ole..."We want you to...but.." So by the phone I sit. Sheesh, darn duh nar roe.

There's a fun event coming up and I have to sail tomorrow or forget it. So I'm sitting here trying to decide sail or hang for the bucks. Sailing "with" bucks is a lot better, just not looking like it's gonna happen.

Another coin toss, thank goodness it's that easy.

Here's a pic of a crazy ass space ship thing they blew up at burning man. My eyebrow's are just coming back in

Still messin

2009-09-26T07:36:00.000-07:00

After all this fun. It looks like I need to grab a few bucks. I threw all my hooks out and have caught the attention of a few job leads. The neatest one being a sail run down to the GYRE. That's a huge floating trash pile in the Pacific. That would be a neat job. Oooor make real money and build some stuff. Either way I need to fill the purse again. The construction jobs will fill it a lot faster but I'd rather pay some bills with and adventure. So we'll see.

For your viewing pleasure here is a pic of the Burning man from space big huh?

Just Cant stop messn about

2009-09-19T21:56:00.000-07:00

Well lets see, It has been soooo long and sooo much cool stuff has happened. I ran around The mountains. That was great there aren't any trees here on the pond. I even saw fresh water!! That was also a treat. Then headed to the desert for some fun and dust. And that's what I got lots of both. If you have a bucket list, make sure you put the Burningman gathering on it. I'd dump skydiving or swimming with sharks. This is much safer and a whole lota fun. I made friendships that I'm sure will last a lifetime and memory's that will not soon be forgotten. It's humm kinda like 50000 survivors living in tents and partying like there is no tomorrow. However it can't really be described here. It needs to be witnessed first hand. So go ahead grab some food pack the tent be prepare to get dirty and have the time of your live. burningman.com

And as a cool down I ran back to the tree's Aaaaaaa yeah what a dream this last month has been.

Eastern Sierras

2009-08-27T13:09:00.000-07:00

Met up with my brother in Mammoth In the morning a friend gave a us pass's to Yosemite Freeeeeeeee !!!! Yes !!!!! Lots of pics but at library now. Off to Reno manana then to BM Monday. Having a blast!!!!

Just cause

2009-08-22T07:42:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I went back to the "Burbs". I have a responsibility to uphold my end of a bargain. So I built a river bed. Seams fair. Oh........ the American dream. Two cars and a house with two chickens in a pot and a mail box stuffed full of bill's. It is the way we are raised we can't help it we've been trained to consume. Any way it was cool to see the old neighbor's. As they give you that puzzled look. Like why would you move from "this"? O my god if ya don't know your not gona understand.

In other news Ive been making little heads for a fiesta, gathering,party, Oh I don't know what to call it. All I know is Ive been trying to get there for years. But my responsibility's have kept me from it. It's held in the desert outside of Reno Nevada. Last a week and you have to be totally self sufficient. It's called Burning man. You can't buy or sell anything and are pretty much stuck in the desert for a week with 50000 artist and other like minded people. Hence my little heads. Never go to a party empty handed. And once again I get that puzzled look!

Super kid

2009-08-18T23:01:00.000-07:00

This is Super kid he was just a lill punkoid at the beginning of summer. Now he's the Mooring's Rock Star.

By 10/40

2009-08-18T22:37:00.000-07:00

Well after 3 years I retired parts of the ole 10/40. The bench I hit last weekend did her in. Bent the forks and a bent goose neck. Poor ole thing.
Welcome The Linzy. She's a 15 dollar model I picked up in Mission Valley from some retired beach folks. I took parts of the ole 10/40 blended together with The Linzy and badabingo! I'm a peddling fool again. I put what was left of the ole 10/40 on the walk with out a double chain. As an experiment less the 30 minutes she was stolen. I thought it would have been over an hour.
I hope they realized I didn't tighten the front tire before they knock their teeth out or something. Maybe I should have left a note.......heheheee ... hell no pay backs suck welcome to the A3 justice system.
Back to the love... The Linzy has fenders and all the extras I took off the 10/40 ie baskets and worn out cushy seat. And I saved the 40.00 front tire and peddles all the things that make a great bike great. So here hoping The Linzy becomes as good a friend as the ole 10/40 has been.
All I need now are some well placed meaningful stickers.

Sq. Inch's

2009-08-18T08:50:00.000-07:00

As folks that live on small boats know it's not Sq. Ft. It's inch's. I woke this morning feeling kinda cramped up. Looking around I was like humm looks normal. But after further investigation. Yes there was a beer can 9 sq.in. and the laundry bag was out another 225 sq. in. An empty pizza box 144 sq.in. I think you get the picture. I live in hummm....23328 sq.in. That's around humm....yeup 162 sq.ft. Cough..whooa!! Lets count the dingy. That add's humm ......32 sq.ft or 4608 sq.in. To make a long story short the dink is gona carry out about 600 sq.in. of junk that has gathered up.
People on boats are always giving stuff away.. Hey dude ya want this.....huh nah, thanks .. how bout this ....only 7 sq.in.'s!! Hummm let me think about it...
My house was about 2000 sq.ft. that's a whole bunch of inch's. And it was packed!! Talk about a life change. Amazing how much stuff ya really don't need.
You would think with less Sq.In.'s it would be easier to keep clean. Well one missed placed pot or plate and whamo it's a mess!!
I love it!! Talk about going green, off the grid ,tiny foot prints and all that stuff. G's the world doesn't even know I'm here. Well in a way I'm not even on the earth so that's even more space for folks on land. Wow I feel good doing all this for humanity!! Nah it's a selfish act and I know it. I'm the Dictator of my Island!!
Just kidden.... the "Dictator" has to go do laundry and fold it really tight......Sq.in's. ya know.

Racing sucks

2009-08-17T20:22:00.001-07:00

My whole family sails. 3 brothers and a sister,"poor thing" any ways my other brother rebuilt a 1935 Ludders. He has been kicking butt racing that thing to the ground. I love it. Full keel and just feels old school. So this weekend was the Commodore's cup . It started at noon so we left the slip at 10. to makes sure we made it on time "no motor". On the way out we saw our nemeses. The other Ludder and our arched enemy. The competition gets crazy with this stuff. They where ahead of us. And we where running late. Neither one of us where going to make the start on time. Ha yea like that mattered. We watched to see what they where gona do, sure nuff off they went thinking we'd just bail maybe. Na.... not us. So we start maybe 5 minute behind.
By the way it was a perfect sailing day in San Diego. That made it a bit easier. We chased and chased and chased. Made some good ground on the up hill gained a bit more on the spinney run then neck and neck to the second to last mark. We took the lead. It was a drag race down the San Diego bay channel. I mean tuning every three seconds!! There it was the last mark maybe two boat lengths ahead we had it !!! Yea !!! " we are NOT going to all tore course" said the damn 100 ft. Bait Boat. Shit!! We had it and had to round back around a 360 and pow! They where ahead 200 ft the the finish. Oh my we pushed that little boat so hard but missed it buy half a boat length. High fives on the other boat and the gentle sound of beer cans in ours. Some days ya just can't win. But in a weird way we did anyway. I mean what the hell we where sailing.

A few things

2009-08-09T08:39:00.000-07:00

I love sailing and truly enjoy San Diego. So it makes sense to live on a boat in San Diego right?

I'm also thrifty and trying to save as much $ as possible. This means I'm in the cheapest place I can find. Kinda like a floating trailer park. I love it! Every day there is something new cause most folks out here don't work. The old "Idle hands are the Devils work shop" scenario. It's a freak'n crack up. Yesterday Bruce Lee was walkin down the boardwalk with out his pants on. Myself and a friend let him know he forgot something. But he was alright with it. 5 Minutes later a SD Police car is on track to remind Bruce about his pants also. Alas he was to late, for a tourist not being accustomed to nakedness crashed through a fire hydrant then a tree. Causing a new water park. The poor cop couldn't chase Bruce down now and had to defer to the crash. Bruce mean time just kinda waddled along enjoying another beautiful day. My friend and I found an extra pair of shorts for Mr Lee. The Fire Dept turned off the water show and all was back to "normal" with in and hour. Ya just have to love living in the circus. If your ever bored just hit the boardwalk. We call it the wall and watch the show. Cheep entertainment for sure.

All Vans are cool

2009-08-08T00:29:00.000-07:00

Yea I know it's closing time in the ole SD. Yea I could sail in and bike to town collect a few specimens for research. But no, I thought I'd tell ya about some of my shoe stories instead. Well not all of them just one. Ya see Me and the incredible Mrs.Me lived up in the Northern Cal area for along time. Loved it by the way. Anyway I used to surf up there ,yea cold,big and lonely. We used to call our old surf buddy's "chum" . Anyway they where pouring concrete on the Humboldt jetty's one day and I thought it would be cool to stuff my worn out Palm TreeVans in the fresh mud. It was a huge day breaking over both sides of the jetty's. I had to hide under the ledge as the waves where breaking. It was great! The trucks pulled out cause it was to gnarly. As I slipped into the concrete they poured it was like holly shit shoes don't fail me now! I planted em deep. And slipped out running for my life. Yes they are still there. Neat huh ? That was a 400 years ago. Anyway today I blew a fat load and scored a fresh pair. My latest pair, well should be burned to tell the truth. No they are not worthy of the jetty or Swinging bridge or the Island barge, But they did save my pez from something somewhere I'm sure. Tomorrow they swim. All good deeds and all that.

vista's

2009-08-08T00:08:00.000-07:00

Adam from RITA and I went for a surf . No I didnt think of takin pics. Not till we where on our way back. We anchored in Glorieta bay and dinked in, surfed,and had some fun. Then headed back. I tell ya San diego from any angle is just beutifull. Unless you just crashed your bike at Market and 6th street

Back in SD

2009-08-07T23:28:00.001-07:00

I installed Adams stove !!! Yea !! Wooo Wooo Woooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!! to bad I droped the important parts in the sea!! Wee wooo fuuuuuu--k

Someone asked what a Mexcian jail was like. Well... kind like this but there is someone watching ya srub..... It's not that bad when your freakin dirty ya do what ya have to. and yea the bucket is cold unless you dump some warm water on it first.

Then as your combing that last hair you own . This is the view, so yeup. It'll do.... a pun ....

Snot

2009-08-06T01:59:00.000-07:00

I've been holed up in my v berth for 3 days. OMG all I was tiring to do was build karma points. Ya know teach the kids to sail.Take the comfy bunch to the reclining center. Bike instead of gassing? Someone snoted on me. And bamo Im like down ... I mean hard ... ya know V berthed? ... Only a boater would understand.. That OMG I'm gonna die out here and no ones gonna know!! It took 3 day's to get even close to being "normal". Now that's scary ... normal

And one for Justin...amazin

And theeeen

2009-08-03T07:36:00.001-07:00

I dont know what Craig was using for bait but he caught himself another nice one~

Thank god for my tiller pilot. I call it "ROD"

Another free night at Dana Point.. And got to surf some little ones.

Coming back into San Diego on a flushing tide was crazy!! Kinda like sailing in a toilet

And in the end sunburnt and happy as ya can be.

Kind of, I wish we where still messin about.

And then

2009-07-29T20:01:00.000-07:00

And then we ended up drifting to a place I call Eagle Rock. Im not sure if that's the real name, maybe it is cause theres an eagle nest on a rock there. I've seen the eagles before but not this trip. We anchored in really close for holding. I could see the bottom and dropped right in a nice patch of sand. And when I say close. I mean hummm kinda scary close. But after a night it was "hey this is perfect!" We hung there for 3 days I think, and every morning a herd of kayaks would paddle by. " Hey morning how are ya?" Its was great. Super warm, super clear water, super cold beers. Yes once again paradise right in our own backyard. We just chilled snorkeled BBQ'ed and did nothing. "NICE". I already blew through 4 books and was chewing through another. Poor Craig, Im a crappy host when Im in a book. He'd say "Yea I saw your head buried and didn't wanna bug ya" Then he'd swim again. I was trying to dry my ears out so reading seamed a good idea. By this time we didnt know what time is was or what day it was. It reminded me of our Mexico trips. You know when your like centered and living in the moment and alls good ? Ya haven't seen TV in a months and really it doesn't matter? I think they call it peace. And if they don't they should.

And more pics

2009-07-27T22:01:00.000-07:00

You have to make the best out of everything. So here's a few more pebble in the water pics.

?Where was I?

2009-07-27T21:30:00.000-07:00

Oh yea.. We sailed back down in O wind. I took the inside track while Craig took the outside.
I figured the wind would pressure off the cliffs. And Craig figured the wind would be outside of the point. We where both wrong. Ya know the little ripples that happen when ya throw a pebble into a pond? So we put some trunks on and went swimming. Another perfect day!

More pics

2009-07-25T22:47:00.001-07:00

Some friends

The Latitude 38 boat

And Oracle hauling ass

Part 2 1/2

2009-07-25T22:04:00.000-07:00

Craigs catch of the day

So anyway we used a mooring that night which was a well needed rest. With no worries of dragging off to sea. The next day we anchored outside of the field. You have to b 300 yards away to anchor. So off we when looking for good holdings. It's like 70 feet to the bottom. I was lucky and grabbed straight away. At least I thought so. Craig had to give it a few laps before he found some thing good to grab into. Around noon the winds really kicked in again and with the funnel affect the Isthmus has it was really kicking. Sure enough it drug me out of my spot and I had to find better ground. I carry 100 feet of chain and 200 feet of rode. I had all the chain out and 100+ of rode G's Libby was like a freakin kite but I didn't drag. We where kind of held boat captives until the winds died a bit. Then we went in to shore for some humm food. And a hike around. As evening hit I pulled in 75 feet of rode and was set for the night. Sure enough the next day brought beautiful weather and 20+ knots again. Once again I was held captive. I'm just that way. Ive seen enough boats go dragging by to know when not to leave mine. and again the winds died in the evening so all was great and perfect. We snorkeled abit dinked around and reeeelaxed. Really nice and so freakin pretty. The Isthmus and Avalon are to different animals. Avalon's like tourist town and the Isthmus is like sailor Bob cruiser world. I like em both. But feel more sailory (?) at the Isthmus or Cat harbor. We wanted to head farther north but I didnt feel like gettiing the shit kicked out me again just to sit in a lonley cove. So we where kind of waiting to see what the weather was going to bring. On the third day we decided to take the wind back south. What the hell thats fun when its blowing. Wind on the ass is allways better then wind in the face. Day four we pulled out or tried to Craig had 300 lbs of kelp stuck on his anchor. Poor guy but he has a windless so at least he got it up. As we where sailing out it was like "yea woowoo this is gona rip!" Then sure as hell poof nothing! It took us over 8 hours to go 10 miles.God some tiimes I hate sailing.

Me over looking Cat Harbor

Some of the Natives

The Latitude 38 boat was there too.

part2again

2009-07-25T20:57:00.001-07:00

Craigs view chasing Libby and me down!

Dang his boats fast , Lucky I know how to cheat!

Part 2

2009-07-25T20:38:00.000-07:00

This is SHADOW chasing me down. It's fun to buddy boat cause you get cool shots of you and your friends!

And ole Craiger catchin up in a hurry!!

The Excape

2009-07-24T21:29:00.000-07:00

My bro and I where sitting around doing nothing cause there just isnt anything to do work wise. So we decided to do a buddy boat sail off for a tad. We had no plan's what so ever. The best kind of sail off. All we knew was north would be kinda fun cause we are kinda burnt on Mexico.
First we headed to Mission bay for the night. which turned out to be 3 nights. Cause it's soo cool !! Easy anchor, easy row in, easy walk to beach, easy to store, easy bike or skateboard down the boardwalk and no check in or out and free for 3 days !! Oh and humm the girl watching is just insaneley good. All within a 4 hour beam reach of sailing. So yea why not.
Then I guess it was time to leave paridise. We headed to Oceanside but blew it off. Yea the beach is easy. The surf is realy good, the stores kinda easy the bike or skateboarding killer and the girl watching is allmost as insane. But it's 25 bucks a night and no where to anchor free. And well the Habor folks just dont like thier jobs. Even thou they have the best ocean view of all the cop docks Ive ever been to. And althou very helpfull the Harbor police dont seam to like boaters, go figure. So we just kept going.
We ended up sailing to Dana Point, No the row in is not easy, The surf,very tame and crowded, no real boardwalk for skating or biking. But Ole Libbys from there and we have friends there.
We anchored on the south side of the inside jetty. Straight in front of Doweney beach. Yes it's free. A little rollie but not enough to spill a beer. So thats all good. I dont think the Harbor guys like boaters there iether. Well maybe if we went inside and paid 25 a night for a guest slip. But gee why? They just came by sniffing around and informed me my anchor light was not strong enough. Good job guys!! So I happened to have another one I put out to conform. You can anchor free in the turning basin but you cant leave your boat. That didnt work for us cause we needed humm food. While there, I ran into some friends from 20 years ago! Wow that was the best treat!! We hit it off like no years had gone by at all. Loved it !!! Then good ole Dana Doug rowed his kayak out just as my anchore was dragging past SHADOW. We all took Libby into an open slip near his boat and he gave a us a ride to the market for hummm food. Thanks Doug!!
It must have been Saturday cause the place was going off!! Jet skies, kayaks, fishin boats ,sail boats, ski boats just anything that floats was out there. So yeup the girl waching was pretty good.
After 3 days I guess we got bored and left paridise again. And headed to Catalina. When we woke up there was a nice SW wind but someone forgot to put another quarter in the wind machine and it died big time. Bummer I have a sail boat for sailing not for burning fossil fuel. But I also just hate siting and listening to my rigging just flap for hours and hours so we ended up turning the motors on. We arrived at sunset which is a good thing cause ancoring at Catalina is an art all to it's self. It dropes off like crazy like 50ft in 50 yeup a one to one slope in most places. The good thing is you can see the bottom and make sure your hooked. We where going to a place called Whights landing but ended up near frog rock. Real rollie and we where beat. But it worked and it's free. One night there and it was time for laundry and showers and more hummm food. So we went into Avalon. I mean it's the law you have to go into Avalon. Luha Larrys for a beer. Then Ice cream at Olagfs. And a cheesh burger from the place below the Blue Parrot. Yea Avalon is a cool spot and soo freakin close. We where hanging out BS'n about all that time in Mexico and started laughin cause Catalina's got it beat. Sure ya might think Mexico is soooo cheep. And it is if you anchor out, fish and only hit the market's when needed. But so's Catalina if you play it the same way. And they have ice, yellow cheese, and meat that has had the head removed. We paid two nights in Avalon to eat headless yellow cheese burgers and wash it down with an icie soda. Real nice and the girl watchings pretty darn good to.
We sat around looking at the flags waiting for a breeze to pick up. Cause it was time to leave paradise again. As soon as a hint of wind kicked we where out the door and heading north to the Istmas. And as all to often saling it's iether none or to much wind and sure as shit bame!! 30 knots staright on the beak. Damn that sucked all reefed up and beating. Granted it's only like 10 miles but dang I was spilling my beer. Ole Libs only wieghs 6000 lbs she gets tossed around pretty good when it's blowing over 20. But hey what do ya do ? Ya secure your beer and hang on. We landed at the Istmas around midnite and opted for a mooring. 27 dollars a night but it sure felt good that night.
To be continued

2009-07-10T23:38:00.000-07:00

And then it was dinner time. I did two tri tips .One for tonight, one for chewing on later. A friend did potatoes and the other brought fun. When the wind starts tomorrow we will be off again. I have some new batteries for the camie so this should be fun !!

2009-07-10T23:21:00.000-07:00

Heading off

I thought this was super cool

Ahhhhhhh summer time !!!

OOOOOhhhh summer time!!!

On the dock

2009-06-29T21:07:00.000-07:00

Ive been off dock for a year with out tieing up except to get gas or pump poo. Last week I picked up what I thought was gona be a 65 watt solar panel and all the junk that goes with it. After a few minutes with a slick willy used car sales man I'm the proud owner of "2" 65 watt solar panels. sheeesh. The funny thing was a friend and I where hanging out the other night listening to music reading the paper and haven all kinds of fun. And the solar panels where just laying on the deck. Ha we were like what the hell do I need all that juice for? Now I'm tied to the "Cop Dock" Hooking them up and cleaning Lill Libby up. Im even plugged in the the land!! And all I have going is this thing and a light bulb. Guess I need to buy some stuff to run off all this power I'm gona have. A lill fridge would be kind cool. pardon the pun. Tiny itsy bitsy foot prints. I think boaters should get a rebate on their taxes or something. Another neato thing is I saw a boat that belongs to an other boater blogger. Just back from Mex. I'll introduce myself to Meerkat manana.

Sunny MB

2009-06-21T13:45:00.000-07:00

Did a Birthday run up to Mission Bay. Great sail up with the wind at my back the whole way up. A bit of a beamy swell running but not enough to make it all roley and floppy. It was kind of cloudy and cool. But come Fathers day oh my !!!! awoke to a killer sunny day. Caught a few waves and just kicked it in the sun Yeeeeeessssss !!!!! Happy Fathers Day to all the other breaders out there !!! Hope your days as nice as mine!

Wild life

2009-06-17T21:17:00.000-07:00

I just posted and forgot we where messin around the other night with a friends camera. In other words I stole these pics. Not like mine haven't been chigalaid before so I feel just fine postin a friends. This Doll fin pic slays and the poor guy that dosent get to his boat enough will say the same aboat his boat. It's been slayed and laid by the sea dogs of Newport Beach. Ha Ha

Cockpit time

2009-06-17T21:04:00.000-07:00

Here's a few pics of the ole cock pit, I like steering with my feet it leaves my hands free for more important things. Like taking pics of J on "What Me Worry" And after dragging around a sheet of sunbrella for over 4 years.I traded my labor for a stitch job and WALA a new shade tarp that looks like it fits. And makes.............shade. Neato!!!!

Balboa park

2009-06-13T16:57:00.000-07:00

I was just sitting here watchin the kelp grow waitin on folks to call on the Jeep.

When it hit me this is a new age man !!! You have a portable talking device you can go mobile and still get your telly thingy. So I hop'd on the trusty 50 dollar bike and rode up to Balboa Park.

What a great ride and great day. That place is amazing. and so relaxing. I even layed down on the grass. WOW I forgot what that felt like it didnt even move !!!

I love good street shows and today was KILLER!!

Aaaa man Im sellin an old friend

2009-06-13T10:04:00.000-07:00

In the effort to slim down the "THINGS" and "STUFF" Im sellin the ole Jeep. What a good friend she's been. She's never left me on the the side of the road. She's always pulled me out a trouble. She's always been fun and ready for another adventure. Shhheeeeesh sounds like the perfect woman. Anyway I don't have anywhere to keep her the wall parking is at best shitty and I refuse to be a 2 car'er jerk. Like Captain Parkinglot. So she's off to a new home. Besides Im road trippin my daughter car out to her in N.C. Soo can use the money to fix up her ride and have fun on the way.

I'll always remember the Yeep with found memories.

The only thing Ive ever hit with her was cacti Baja can be brutal.

Just good feelings

2009-06-11T20:33:00.000-07:00

As ya know a needy person needed my front tire, OK so cool, their good and I was stuck popping wheelies to get around. So I found the cheapest tire I could find. Did you know there isn't a bike junk yard in San Diego? Hummm that's got me thinking .... except they would be stolen bike parts for sure. Anyway I'm really into keeping my good on the good side so I blew the wad and grabbed a "new" tire all shiny and everything. So a friend and I drew all over it to give it that " all good feeling". And yea I also bought a new cable to make it just a tad harder for the needy to steal it. I'm sure if they really need it this wont help but at least now they have to look at the thing and realize they are breaking a karma chain let alone a lock and cable. So we will see what happens next. That's life on a dock and I still love it. Oh speaking of good feelings my buddy J scored a new dink. The fastest in the hood!!

Another day

2009-06-09T07:30:00.000-07:00

First off I need to say I'm sorry to someone that has really a bad Karma rating right now.
I tempted them with just to much to turn down. I'm talking about my 10 dollar bike.

Yes it is a sweetie and I guess they just couldn't resist taking the front tire. Shame on me for such temptations. So now my 10 dollar bike is a 50 dollar bike. Nice! I was forced into this upgrade and I think this new tire doesn't need air ever few days. Ya need a bike around here driving is silly.

Second I tried in vain to rebuild and upgrade the "pink" camera. Hahaha I'd have to be micro to be small enough to crawl into it and get to the goods. My hands are just not made to work on tiny little things. So I had to upgrade to a different camera. I got one like the one that got ripped off in TJ.

I need a camera cause I'm unemployed again and have a little time on my hands before the next job starts up. So ya never know hat may need picture taken.

Beer cans

2009-06-04T20:48:00.000-07:00

Wensday beer can races are always a blast. I was supposed to do this race but I was in a trench looking for duckets. It was a killer day anyway rain thunder and lightning !! I friend called to say 4 people where hit!! Whooooa 2 of then right next door to the place I worked on last year !! I hope the kids where not home.

Other then Mother nature poppin some caps it was beautiful. Ya know that Med feel ? Well that was how it felt I love it.

Ole Justin dinked out to catch a few pics of the beer can heard as it neared our little neighborhood.

Here are a few. Oh yea my pink camera is already toast sheesh

A Friday

2009-05-23T09:30:00.000-07:00

Ya know when ya work? Well sometimes ya have too. Anyway when Friday comes it's allways a good day. And this friday just happened to be the way they are supposed to be. I was dinkin back out to Libbs and saw "Mother Culture" out with a band of mooring pirates aboard. So I did the photo shoot thing. Later we all got together for what boaters do when the boats just get to small. We hit our community livin room The Water Front bar. I biked, others skateboarded and the rest walked. Safty first ya know.

Good friends

2009-05-19T20:41:00.000-07:00

I had my fuel stolen out of the dink tank today. But as anyone that lives on, near or around boats knows, Friends and sailors will always help ya out. So a friend came to the rescue and pulled me out to Libby where I had a bit of fuel. So all's good, I run to the market and picked up a nice chunk of Tri Tip. On the way back out to Libs I let some other friends know Id be Q'n it up. And as anyone that lives near, on or around boats knows that's an invite for a party. Yea I know it was Monday and yea I know there was work in the morning. Once again anyone that lives on near or around boats knows that really doesn't matter. Awww Boat friends gotta love em, till morning anyway.

Pygmies and Daytrippen

2009-05-13T21:00:00.000-07:00

Just back from a long trip, It took me too sooo many places I cant even remember it all. All i know is I sure had fun !! Wish I could remember all of them so I could share with you what a strange trip it's been. I don't even feel like Ive gone anywhere. And maybe it look like that to others too but trust me it's been a good trip to me.

Ive moved off the wall and back to the "field". More of a floating retirement village with meetings every day. The good thing about the field is I can kick the bow line off and just go with out the worries of those damn rocks staring at me. The bad thing about the field ? I'm not gonna tell ya cause I try to stay happy and don't think of bad things... So there.

As far as Pygmies and daytrippen is well that's what Ive been doing. Daydreaming and I just happened to dream about Pygmies the other day I think it was the Pizza and the boat was facing south. That always means some cool dreams.

So this is my new home and it's all good yeuuup

Pics taken with a neato new pink camera thanks to My loven child.

Holli dayz

2008-12-28T20:07:00.000-08:00

I have been soooo busy lately. My daughter has been in town so Im kinda running from boat to house, boat to house......Dont ask.... But it has been great !! Ash and a few folks dropped by Libby and we tore it fruckn up !!! Can't do that at the house. .....Don't ask.
We all partied up good and proper not even thinking about the next day. The next day I was supposed to move a boat. Well thank God the prop was spun. Whee weee we got out of the slip and she wouldn't move. Ahhh Bummer. HAHAaaaaa I mean it was a shorty but I was not even ready to move some one eles boat under those conditions. Not weather, but head conditions. Know what Im talkin boat? Two guys didn't part take as much as I and all would have been fine. But I really hate not being 100% . So it all worked out any ol'e way. Hope you all are doing fine also. Still pimpin a Friends PC. Ahh the cost of muckin about

Zingginyzippywawa

2008-12-15T09:34:00.000-08:00

Thank geeawd thats over with I was abducted by aliens and run through so many test to find out the limits of the human brain. For the sake of human kind world wide I didnt revel a thing. And then. well Im really a double agent a whole 007 thing and was sent to New Jersey to sort out some major global threats targeted at the human race and world domination. And then I had to go to the south pole for some global warming research. And then I was sent to Afghanistan to do something but found out it was just bullshit. Then I was called upon to rebuild the wells in the Sahara's to provide water for the corn fields there. After that I had to fight off some pirates off the Somali coast. That was right after they flew me out to space to retrieve a suit case full of tools that was headed for earth. Then I went to Athens in search of the Holy grail. Oh I all most forgot the traqin wreck I had to stop and save all those folks from certain death as it teetered off that cliff in Peru.

Nah Ive been sittin on the back of the boat haven a a couple beers and kicking back. Besides I forgot to pay the internet bill

San Diego

2008-11-14T18:29:00.000-08:00

I have to tell you besides the high cost of housing and gas and food and water and air. San Diego Freakin ROCKS !! It's Nov and the waves are rippen the offshore are blowing the moon is full and tomorrow it is supposed to be in the 80's on the coast. Yes !!! insert POWER ARM thingie.

Looks like a bit more sailin and drinking and sunning and sailing and more drinkin maybe a BBq is in order. It is Lobster season so what the yeck.

Well thats over

2008-11-07T05:43:00.000-08:00

Been sitting on the back of the boat for the last few days. The owners of the place Im working needed to rebuild their construction bundle. But holley smokes I wasnt ready to take so much time off. Looks like I have sold the rest of the year though. So it's all good funny how it always seams to work out. Bring self employed take a certain mind set, Ya just can't panic and just keep plugging away and some thing will happen. Then of course you'll be all bummed from working to much.
Im not complaining the weather has been just beutifull !!!

Are we realy that stupid?

2008-11-03T17:11:00.000-08:00

SHUT UP !!!!!!!!!!!!

I made the mistake of turning on the Telly. It's a media bomb run for you lives!!!!!!!!!!!

Man if you haven't made up your mind on issues and on the monkeys that are going to run this country by now you should turn that thing off and do some real home work. In your own mind in your own time frame and think, just a little, just a bit, a tiny little bit. Do not depend on the telly to run your life !!!!!!!!!

God that was a good brain FART I needed that. Sorry you where in the room.

OK Ok ok I'll settle down ......mantra .......mantra .......mantra.... I need a drink!!!

I can't wait for all the signs to come down all and the hype and BS to stop.

My head is swimming in political bull shit right now. Read up on your issues and vote.

After all, neither Obama or McCain are all that smart, if they where they would not be running for president.

I miss my kid, She keeps me level

Monday.. I think?

2008-11-03T15:26:00.000-08:00

I have to tell you if you don't have anything to do on a Halloween. Come party in San Diego.

I rode my bike into town just to watch the sights and see just how crazy the town may be.

Holley mole' it was Fredrick's of Hollywood come to life. I got downtown around 8 or so (boaters midnight any other night). Just riding around checking out the parade of costumed people, as where many undone others sitting at the out door patios enjoying their dinners. All was quite mellow with folks milling about with a easy party attitude. Yea, it was crowded but every weekend downtown gets crowded. I was told there was a block party a few street up. So I jumped on skippy and rode on up. Ahhh so thats where the real party was starting. I was wearing my PJ's, (thats my normal evening attire anyway) so I felt kinda in costume. There was a 25 dollar cover charge so I opted to have a beer across the street and watch the show. As the time wore on and I mean with in an hour or so. The crowd changed from 40+ year olds dressed as Jersey cows and miss piggy out fits to OMG!! Milk maids, little ho peep and a rippen version of Zina the warrior princess. I forget what the guys where dressed as and really don't care to remember. It was an amazing transformation. The poor (real) Police gal kept blowing her whistle and telling folks to get back on the side walk. There just wasn't room' the town swelled with party goers. It was just wild, yet not out of control like street scene gets. Mostly everyone was checking each others duds out. I was asked to take pic's of 2 guys dressed in Chowbaka out fits posing with 5 Japaneseeeeee school girls OooooMyyyy. Herman the monster walked by with one of the best looking Lillian's I have ever laid eyes on. It was all most to much!!! I got invited to hit up one of the clubs with Cinderella and what I guessed was Tinker Bell the adult version. I Declined for self preservation reasons. I have hung around with my self for a long time and I know I can get on a roll that eventually ends up looking for my dingy at the wrong dock. Nah I was going to be a good boy and just soak up all that is San Diego on Halloween. I wish I had brought my camera but like I said I know myself well enough to know it never would have made it back. So it's all just stuck in this little thing on my shoulders I like to call my brain.

In other news ..huh... I don't remember anything else, every time I close my eyes and try to bring something up, Zina the Warrior Princes pops up. Ha !!!

Oh yea' I bought another 110 light to justify the genny.

And Sunday I dropped my camera anyway. Gee odd help me. double ha

Hollowweeen

2008-10-31T10:17:00.000-07:00

Happy Holloween !!!

I'll be part taking in the spirits that are this weekend.

Hope you all do too. Go cheep, go wild, go crazy. Cause this is the one day of the year that no one will stare at you.

Right time to head to the bay and get the pumpkin lights going,

Huto, The future is now?

2008-10-30T15:17:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkGCwgWW3_U

I just can't help but be scared.

It's just better out there.

This weekend

2008-10-28T12:25:00.000-07:00

New power

Little power

Mucho power
Irish power

Heres the report from this weekends sailing drinking epesoide. Thou I have forgottne most of it I think it was still a winner. My brothers in town heading to Mex so we first messed about in SD playing on the Sabby and enjoying killerdiller rippen weather. Then we sailed up to MB for some of the same. BBQ cocktails and the such with even better weather. I love fall here it seams like 1/3 the amount of people on the beaches and bays.

Headed back down hill to San Diego Monday with a nice norther blowing no motor needed.

PS Got the honda 1000 for a steal, Brand new!!! Omygawd my lights havent been the bright sence I pulled off the dock !!! Funny thing is we only had one 110 light so I put it in the cockpit just to show off. It helped to see the BBQ !!

Got to watch this mammoth tri come in it was at least 100 long !!

Blown days

2008-10-22T09:31:00.000-07:00

Well no work for a bit so off we go. Not sure where just yet but can't sit about doin nothing.

Not good for the head. There's an offshore breeze blowing think, I'll jump on it.

I have needs

2008-10-20T06:56:00.000-07:00

As much as I love the simple life. Liven in the dark is gona get old real fast.

I need a new generator, Yea I have one or two work kind, butt fruck they are noisy!!

My friend ties up watching Opra and runnin all the lights like an air field as Im sittin in the dark huddled around my candles. Yeupp a Honda 2000 is in my future. All I have to do is trade a few days of my life so I can afford the luxury.

The Wall

2008-10-19T15:40:00.000-07:00

I listened to Pink Floyd. Because I had too. So yeup life on the wall? Well it seams hard to get on or off and I know I cant sail off. So that a bummer. It's far from the folks I met and most row so they wont come by. Thats a.....bummer......and a blessing. The tourist take lots of pics of me so I kinda keep my refreshments down. Thats both good and bad. There are tons of jogger chicks thats good !!! There are tons of jogger dudes Bad !!

I'd have to say it's so so. Nah I need to sail off my mooring so it's kinda bad.

Oh well it beats Kansas.

Oooooh yea Been buze cruzin on the dink Real fun. Strapped a flash light to the mast and off we go. Ha thats a real cool thing

Ahh darn

2008-10-14T13:59:00.000-07:00

Got the call today. I have to move Libby to "THE WALL"

Damn , It's like sittin in a fish bowl cause all the tourist just walk along looking right down in your cockpity. Looks like the leopord skin boxer shorts will have to stay away for a bit. The girl that runs my spot sadi she'll get me back outside as soon as possible. She's realy cool and I hope it happen soon. It allways blow right at the wall too and my boat dont like to stop or revesrse maken it even more of a bumstickler.

Lookin on the bright side Im gona put a sign and a can out maybe make some spare change while Im there. I'll drink for money or something.

Santa Anna'a

2008-10-14T05:12:00.000-07:00

Yesterday at work we had a nice stiff Santa Anna running. About 9:00 we started looking for smoke. About 11:00 sure enough there it was over Vista.. It seams every year now when it blows So. Cal burns. We now have two in San Diego and LA is burning good also.

Last year my house was evacuated twice and one of the fires was sitting on the hill above us.

These pics are from my bed room. yikes !! Hope they dont come this close again. I would like to sell this place not watch it burn.

I was raised here a million years ago then moved for away for 10,000. I sure remember the Santa Anna's for their offshore winds and unreal surf but I don't remember all the fires. must be all the new people and development. When you think So Cal ya think quake not BBQ.

In other news looks like I'm running to the end of my work project. Hut Oh back to egg burritos and sailing and surfing and mucking about. Hum bummer (I think)

Demasted In San Diego ?

2008-10-13T18:11:00.000-07:00

I was all worried aboat my bro running down to La Paz/ A what do I get, demasted right here in San Diego. Yea the Santa Anna's are here and my new used old dink got the worst of it. Ha my baybor called and told me poor lill Lib got whacked not so much by the wind but we have some large wake and mixed with the wind swell it was just to much. I know I should have taken the mast out but hey I wanted to be ready to sail on shorty notice. So Saturday I dumped a couple tubes of PL400 all over the lill gal and she's ready to rip again. Lucky I had the main sheet cleated or the mast would have floated away. Then I'd just have another row boat. So I am stoked !!! Happy thoughts bring happy things !!!! I do have pics but I dont have the camera sheeesh just to much to think aboat.

Zombie ing

2008-10-09T05:44:00.000-07:00

Holley crapola,

It has been hot so hot my brain is melting, I have been doing masonry eeeeuck. I hate the dust it sticks in all your little pours and then the sweat packs it in real nice. Then it is slowly baked on thru the day so yea by 4 o'clock your a statue. Hahaaha.

In other news there's s steamer heading to Baja. I feel I should be running on down but have to much going on here. My brothers heading down as I wright. I worry about him. I have driven down during storms and it's freakn scary. Even when the weather is good it's scary. We have had trucks tow us thru arroyos and thru mud slides and around broken bridges. So my thoughts are with all the folks in the cross hairs of this new storm.

I had a million pics of cool weird stuff that hurricanes can do but my daughters computers skills tanked the old PC so all is lost. Wish i could share them thou. Ya know pics of cars on roofs, mast's sticking out of the water and other scary things.

Hopefully I'll never get any more pics like that.

Right back to the kiln

Morning thought

2008-10-07T05:36:00.000-07:00

This may sound weird to some. I love work, I hate haven a JOB. There is a huge difference. Work, doing things for money. Job, doing things for others for money. Work, money when done. Job, money on Friday. Work, my own pace. Job, someone else's. Work, done on Wednesday, off on Thursday. Job, never done.

I don't like to complain seeing as Im a dying breed of self employed Americans. Totally relying own my work ethics and reputation. I have never advertised yet for some reason something always comes. That comes from Work. Not a Job. So it's kind of weird to be jobing instead of working. If that makes any sense. Pulse the fact that I HAVE to be there and leave at a set time. I think thats the hardest part. Mumble mumble groan. I have friends that have been at the same JOB for 20+ years. Same parking lot, same desk, same people. Oh my god how do they do it? Although these are the same people that have 401 k's vacation's and sick days. I still don't know how they do it.

This is what I have been doing. some concrete, some block work and soon I'll be unemployed again, till the next phone call then I'll build some thing else at a different place with different people. Yea it's scary not knowing what 2 months from now may bring. I think thats what I like the most.

But for now it's dark and time to be off to JOB

Oh my

2008-10-05T20:21:00.000-07:00

Holley crap I just wish I could share some of these specele days with more people. Life is so simple and so easy and just so freakin cool. All we gota do is wake up and grab it by the balls. I am lucky enough to have some realy good friends. We had a tie up this weekend ......again ")
One friend is a killer cook (pork roast) on the barby with all and I mean all the trimin's felt like Christmas. Sooo good, great cheep wine cheep beer and cheep cocktails. My other friend has a nack for music So after dinner the tunes started up. We burned desert so all got better has the night wore on. It rained for a bit and we where all tucked under the dodger singing and carrying on. 2 oclock came way to fast. Then this morning we got to play with (insert name here) the new dink. What a cool day. The rain gave it a freash feeling and the brain pain was at a minumum. Little dinky is a blast !!! Amazing how far you can go with no effort or cost. I love sailin !!
I think the total bill for the whole weekend was like 30.00. G's I wonder what the rich people did. Thanks is all I can think of saying.

Friday !

2008-10-03T17:06:00.000-07:00

Ya whoooooo.........

Got a hand last night from nice couple standing on the dock. Other wise I would still be driving around with a dingy and 15 sacks of concrete in the back of my truck. I saw these folks and asked if they would help. At first they where like get outa here ya bum... all worried I was gona steal they're .....a ....come to think of it I don't think they had anything. But anyway I don't blame them cause the dink dock has lots of people with out homes and they tend to sleep just about anywhere. Ah San Diego the weather is perfect for street sleeping.

Oh yea back to the point as I was trying to drag my "new" dink outa my truck and down the street they came up and offered a hand. I was stoked cause I was dragging the poor thing. I want it to like me so we have fun, not beat it up then in turn have it beat me up every time I want to sail. I know that sounds weird but that's the way my mind works. Oh yea back to the point . I guess the point is they helped and I towed it and my not so cool motor back out and sat in the cock pit looking at it. Hum that's it ? Yea I lead a fascinating life. HAhahaaha Hey it was dark!!

And I had to work and tomorrow I will rig it and sail it and have fun. So yes it's better then picking up dog poop and mowing the lawn. Life is good my friends, life is good.

Wooo Woo

2008-10-01T17:58:00.000-07:00

New dinks here in my truck and ready to get used it is soooo Cool !!!!!
The folks I bought it from where all bummed So I set them home on a high note.
Out of respect I pretended I wasnt all that stoked. But the thought of messing around in some coves and sailing to my boat showed . Maybe I'll tie die the sail put some flames on her bow it's so freakin cool
I've wanted one of these for sooooooo long. All I need now is some gas money to get to the harbor. Gosh what a nasty circle Bahhhhhhha

WTF?

2008-10-01T05:26:00.000-07:00

Im on land with a big ol bed and all the stuff. But right at 4 am whamo Im awake. I was dreaming of a bear breaking into the boat and thought it was raining. So I chased the bear out with a snow cone. Hummm I wonder what it all means. Probably gona win the lotto or something. I know why I woke up. On the ball every morning about this time the Tugs go out to work. Leaving in their way a wakening wake. On the boat Im used to it, I guess when the roll didn't come it triggered crazy brain reflex's. Like holly crap we are dragging anchor !!! Thats always a rude awakening. Sure would be cool to pop a bit more sleep but Im worried the bear will come back and my snow cone has melted.

Watching the news on the telly. It should be illegal. TV that is.

On a roll now

2008-09-30T21:20:00.000-07:00

Well Im bloggin that means I'm not on the boat. Nah I've been on a Blog crawl catching up with ya'll. And I found one thing in common, yer all sick I tell ya. Thank god or this would be just a huge waste of time and I'd have to turn on the dumb dumb box. The one thing we can all do with out.So a mighty THANK YOU goes out to all that entertain me has I sit here liven my evening thru other peoples eye's. I guess the reason I enjoy reading all your blogs is your all freedom chasers. Either sailing surfing or self employment. It is so refreshing and motivating to read others that feel the same as I. I have a baybor I met on the dingy dock Sunday. He's an older fella already been there done that (sailin wise anyway). But He was standing on the dingy dock with one of those smiles that just come from way down deep. I thought maybe he got laid but when I asked why he was so freaking happy he told me he was almost there. I was like almost where. He said he was almost totaly free. Ooook hittin the Margi a bit early are we, then he said he had almost nothing left. Freedoms just another word for nothing left to lose. WowOwow.

Heavy I know, but it sure hit home.

Not me, nah I need stuff, not much stuff, but some stuff, meaning full stuff.

So today as my dingy motor let me down again I was all why did I even put this stupid thing on here. I'm a healthy young stud I can row. I like to row. It's peaceful and I dont have to worry about the stupid motor or smell gas. Of course there are times like when I have a 50 pack, ice and company the motors nice (beer is heavy) not my friends. So I went surfin Craigslist

Yes the karma guys are on my side. I found a sabot fully decked for (drum roll) 250.00 !! And are ya ready for this?? It comes witha cruise and go motor. One of those 3 lb jobby's. And Oars !!

I mean I have 3 dinks has it is but I have always wanted a sailing dink. So I'll give the others to more needy boater folks. Except my real one I'm needy on that one. Did I mention the mast even folds in half on the new dink? This is a good thing cause there are a lot of needy folks sleeping near our dink dock. I have brought down old sleeping bags for those folks but Im sure they would love to have a Sabot mast in their shopping cart. I know they are enjoying my bike and tools.

In other news work is work. My daughters a star, 3 months now and hasn't needed a thing. Cool for 18 years old. Sailings been a blast and it's the best time of the year here. Sheeesh what more could a guy ask for? Hell I cant think of a thing. oh yea I need a shower and ummm this Thermos and that lamp. I'll never be really free like ole StanO

Bail me out

2008-09-30T06:24:00.000-07:00

Im so glad Im a simpleton. The market is tanking oh no !!! The housing market is in the bowl !! Oh No !!!!! Ha,,, I have a bag of shells, soon enough it will be worth more then money and they all laughed well look who is laughing now !! I just dont understand how all that money that wasn't even money got lost. I mean you would think that some where there is, like, truck loads of money . But nope it was all just air money, never realy real to begin with. Manufactured so the rich could just keep getting richer. So if your out there faking BIG bucks you may want to look for a new job. Or get a boat,sail away to a nice beach and collect some shells.