Emerson had it Knocked

A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines.

RALPH WALDO EMERSON, “Self-Reliance,” Essays: First Series

Blogging is NOT Gay!

People who know me, know that I am a MAN, a Man's Man, a Manly Man... the type of man that women immediately undress with their eyes... a real man who doesn't drink martinis or light beer... not a limp wrist in either arm.
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Yet Bobby Brown, Laurel DiMatteo. and my own sons, Ryan and Mike, have of late acccused me of being gay ~(not that there is anything wrong with that!) ~ simply because I Blog.
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Because I am confident in my manhood, and actively maintain an extreme preference for the female gender, I will continue to Blog, and reach out to fill a void in the lives of the thousands of desperate people that seek daily solace from this small piece of cyberspace. I can't let my peeps down, regardless of the personal abuse that is cast upon me.
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Blogging is NOT Gay, and I will remain a proud heterosexual male who Blogs.
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If I was gay, I'd probably still blog, but there would be a lot more gay stuff in the Blog.
Anyway, it doesn't matter because I'M NOT GAY!!!

I hope this ends the confusion.

Weird Affliction

I love small wooden boats. But I don't know why.

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What is it that attracts us to certain interests? Affiliation with previous lifetimes? Environment and exposure to subtle pyschological promptings?

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What attracts people to pursue certain aims and ignore others? Is there a pre-determined path or destiny to our lives?

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The religions of the world have detailed, highly defined answers that have failed to solve the inner confusion.

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Questions to ponder.

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Maybe I'll ask Tom what he thinks tomorrow. I also like to aggravate Tom.

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At any rate, I'm attracted to small wooden boats. I like to build them and look at them.

Marblehead's Proud Legacy

Proud Legacy of Marblehead.

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The people of Marblehead played a prominent role in the Revolutionary War and American Independence. They were renowned fishermen and seamen.

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There is a good feeling to be had from living amidst this legacy.

Exercise Bike

30 Minutes a day on this baby should convert me into
the Physical Powderkeg that I was born to be.
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When I get my Heartbeat up to 140 beats per min. for 20 min or so, the furnace really gets stoked, and doesn't cool down until 1 hr. after the workout.

REI at Lunch

Bought a seat for my Ocean Kayak from REI at lunch today. Also another bailing pump to install in the Herreshoff Yacht Tender.

Also saw a weird guy modeling less than manly Camping hats.

Note to self: "Don't make plans to camp with Dave."

A Pitiful Shame

They were concerned that they would not receive the corporate recognition that they have sacrificed their souls for.

They took the instruments from the God Damn musicians who had cutting edge skill of their art.

They gave them to career kiss-ass bureaucrats who only understand one tune , "Corporate Speak".

Now they wonder why the music sucks and everyone hates the band.

Law of Karma, don't fail us now.

Amish Tragedy

What causes such deviant behavior such that a gunman randomly kills Amish schoolchildren?

Even in a tamed, civilized society, we must retain animal, defensive instincts as a basic survival tool. The possibility of such attacks detroying our lives is a constant reminder of our natural past of hunter and hunted.

Stellwagen Tuna

Ryan and Mike saw tuna all over Stellwagen yesterday, but came up short hooking one. We'll seek revenge Saturday.

Atlanta - Nokia and Cingular

Encoraging meetings.
The Nokia guys are so open and reasonable. Never had such an upfront and candid conversation with Cingular supply chain. Sustainment could break sooner than expected.

Plane the Doorjamb - Check the Tender

Had to go to Sundance this evening to plane an entrance door jamb that was sticking. When I was collecting my planes and chisels in the garage, I noticed that the epoxy had filled the cut open fiberglass bubbles nicely on the Yacht Tender.

I ordered 50 sheets of 5" hook and loop sandpaper at 80 grit for the Porter Cable Random Orbit sander from Amazon. This should do the trick in smoothing the interior epoxy resin surface.

By the time I get back from Atlanta, the sandpaper should be delivered. It would be nice to get some progress by the weekend.

Now I'm a little more optimistic on a Thanksgiving Marblehead Harbor Tour.

Nokia Atlanta

Nokia has moved into services and has landed the T-Mobile UMTS account. Let's see what the Finns know about deployment. If they can avoid the Ericsson arrogance, maybe they will pull it off. Not anticipating much, but it is worth a try.

Meanwhile the whole GD french fry plate is about to hit the beach. The Gulls will be ready.