Accepting Change

I was right. The tsunami is hitting.
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It's weird how diverse things seem to converge on your life at the same time. But I'm up for it.... ready to tap the deep reserves of strength and resilience that I have stored for these times of challenge and opportunity. Nanepashemet Telecom is shaping up to be one of my more successful ventures. My goal is to keep it controlled and manageable.
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Plus, I don't want success to change me. I want to be able to relate to you just as if I was still at the same level as you. Don't worry.... my success and economic dominance won't affect my basic humility. I'll still be the same old down to earth guy, despite my obvious superiority.
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I know what you are thinking.... a lesser man would wilt under the stress and pressure. Thanks for the confidence. Now make sure that your subscription to the Wall Street Journal doesn't expire.

Colonial Pine Furniture

Peeps. I put this furniture up for sale on Craig's List, but would much rather convey it to a deserving Nanepashemet Peep. Let me know if you are interested.
http://boston.craigslist.org/nos/fur/321027862.html

Great Ads - Slowsky's and Cave Men

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The irritations in these ads are hilarious.
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The Turtle tolerating his wife and losing it.... the "Cave Man getting back with Tina" being humiliated. Don't you wonder why these things are funny? I don't know the psychological reason, but they make me laugh.

Nestor Women

That's enough, Stop staring at them.


Tripoli Tasmir said...
How much for your women? A camel and three bushels of figs for them. I throw in a tent suitable for festivities

Waterfront Offerings

Land Offerings

Going Green

Big week. Can you feel it too?
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By the end of the week, all of the leaves will be on the trees, and we'll be surfing on the Nanepashemet tsunami. Green all around. A spirit of newness and prosperity is in the air.
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We'll do a gut check Friday to see if the optimism prevails.

Manatee at Feeder

Amazingly, I caught this rare shot of a Manatee just as it left the bird feeder on my deck.
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It seemed to prefer the sunflower seeds.
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Let's see if the Discovery Channel blows this off!!
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Equal Rights for Rodents

I actually get a lot of grey squirrels in the feeder. I don't view them as a nuisance and I like them as much as the birds.
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Avid Peeps will remember that I actually caught one on video, and submitted it to the Discovery Channel as the first recorded instance of squirrels feeding from a bird feeder.
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No response from "Discovery".
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They obviously don't care about really significant issues, although they probably get a ton of submittals from nuts.
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Must be hard to sort through.

Regular Visitors

Birds are Cool.



































So far this Spring, visiting the feeder have been...
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Tufted Titmouse
Mourning Dove
Cardinal
Blue Jay
Common Sparrow
House Finch
Chickadee
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How has your feeder been doing?

Tender Time

So I used my carefree Saturday to lay out the cedar seats for the Tender. Lots of trial and error on the bandsaw to get them to fit right. With the seats in, I can eliminate extensive sanding of the epoxy where it won't show. This should ultimately save me time. I'd love to say that we will launch in June, but there is bound to be time a consuming crisis that prevents a logical conclusion to this project.

Woe Unto Fish

Lately, a lot of you have been asking me about the boat launch date.
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I've told Mid-Harbor Marine that I wanted the mooring ready by May 1, and Ryan Marine won't launch the boat until they are assured that Mid-Harbor is done. So I have to coordinate that. Ryan Marine will tune the motor, charge the battery and paint the bottom before putting the boat on the mooring.
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In the meantime, I am going to replace the helm seats with a bench cushion that has rod holders that I am ordering from Boater's World. Ryan bought a new Garmin fish finder which Ryan Marine will install.
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We have to epoxy down all of the screw holes at the hatches and rod panels which have become loose and the boat has to be thoroughly cleaned.
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Finally, the WhaleEye and Marblehead graphics have to be applied to the sides.
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With a little good weather this year, we will send many tuna to fish heaven.

No Problem

This is the first Saturday coming that I can remember not having to attend to a must-do crisis. There is nothing that I have to do tomorrow!!!! No taxes, no moving, no lifting, no painting - no nothing.
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I suppose that I could manufacture some task that has to be done, or dire consequences will occur.
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But there is no pressing priority.
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Seems like the perfect opportunity to work on the Tender, or lay down some more basement tiles, or repair my oak desk, or all three. There must be something that I'm forgetting. It can't be this carefree.

Bring it ON

Definitely a power day.
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Great conversations. Building a surfboard to ride the tsunami.