Stops this Week

Jacksonville, Florida
San Francisco
Chicago
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Then back to the best place on Earth by next Friday- my couch in Marblehead.
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I will probably neglect the blog until then. If you need a fix, you may have to check back in the Archives. Pretend it is mid-Sept.

Seating Decisions

For the Tender Seats, I'm thinking of fitting the cedar planking as a monolithic piece like these examples, rather that the original floorboard like Olkume plywood slats.

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Nothing to it but to do it.

Christmas Tree

Quite an odd tradition. Putting a pine tree in your living room for a month or so every winter.
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Pats are having a game of it with the lowly Lions. They always seem to play down to the level of the competition. It's the middle of the third qtr. ,13-13, and Brady just tossed a pick. I could be watching the squirrel at my birdfeeder soon if this keeps up.
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Now its 21-21 with 7:50 left.
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Cory Dillon just scored his third rushing touchdown with 2:30 left , 28-21.
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Vrabel intercepted with less than 2 minutes, Patriots take a knee and survive with the win.

Squirrel Documentary

This is a film that I will be submitting to the Discovery Channel. It is a fascinating look at the feeding habits of a squirrel who eats the sunflower seeds at my birdfeeder, originally intended for Cardinals, Bluejays and Chickadees.
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As far as I know, this is the only documentation ever of a squirrel actually feeding from a birdfeeder.
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Enjoy the wonders of nature.

A ShootOut Victory

As you can see, I clearly kicked Kim Reny's ass in the Thanksgiving Eve Digital Shootout.

Nice try Kim.

Tools

I don't want you to think that I am weird or kinky or anything, but I like to look at my tools.
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There is a feeling of potential kinetic energy in the sight of them.
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So, Bring it ON! I know that I have just lobbed you a high, soft one.

Surprise Brian Butler

Happy Birthday Brian.
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Katelyn and Jay got you a copy of Brokeback Mountain and other stuff wrapped in pink. WHAT UP WITH THAT????
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Not that there is anything wrong with it, despite the obvious and unfeeling reaction from Lauren and Jill.
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The Lucky Bastard

Jason Shauer is the lucky bastard that I told you about earlier. This is a better picture of Bridgit.

Lucky Bastard!

Jill and Kate are Coming Over

Maybe I'll take their picture. They seem to like that.

Cost of Cedar

Just bought the 1x12 red cedar to use for the tender seating. $6.67 a linear foot from Moynihan Lumber in Beverly. It seems like everytime I go to the lumber yard, I get an acute case of sticker shock. I could get 5/4 1x6 cedar and resaw it and glue it, but the lack of labor makes the 1x12 worthwhile. Regardless, this stuff is clear and beautiful stock and will make the seating and interior of the tender sing.

Guns of Navarone

Watching the Guns of Navarone, starring Gregory Peck, David Niven and Anthony Quinn. The last time I saw this film was in 1961 at the Open Air Drive In Theater on the Lynnway in Lynn with my Father, Mother and Brother Jamie.

The film is really well done, and I remember how my father seemed to enjoy it. Very tough war time decisions involving extreme sacrifices and brutal consequences.

Weekend Planning

Lots of stuff to get done this weekend.
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For Operation Moonshadow, I have to get some mortgage statements to Mark Ferrante, and meet Mike Rockett and Steve Spillane to plan the renovations.
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For the Tender, the interior has to be sanded and another coat of epoxy added. Two of the floor stakes have to be planed down and the flooring planks have to be sanded and epoxied. The seating planks have to be laid out. Maybe I'll also epoxy fillet the centerboard case in place, which technically would make the boat waterproof and launchable.
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I also have to start thinking about the basement flooring and cabinet work.
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Now I'm definitely on overload.