With the stock market operating in such a haphazard fashion, it's clear to me that the best investment is real estate.... especially in this buyer's market. Pay down your mortgage as much as possible. Buy as much real estate as you can handle. Screw the stock market.
ANNOUNCING....
Nanepashemet Peeps of the Week for the 44th Week of 2008.
Pat Piscatelli
Wilfredo Cespedes
Jeff Middleton
the Bulgarian Salesgirl in the Menemsha Blues store on the Vinyard
Jeff Gold
Sam Simons
Time to get back to the car on this Ferry.
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Thursday, November 13, 2008
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
MV Round Trip
Heading down to Martha's Vineyard tomorrow by 5:00 AM to catch the 8:15 Wood's Hole Ferry for a bid walk. Normally I'd be up for a little R&R on the island, but I have to deadhead right back by 3:00 PM to handle the red hot details at Nanepashemet Telecom.
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I hope I can get cell signal on the boat passage.
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I hope I can get cell signal on the boat passage.
Monday, November 10, 2008
Ramping up the Annual Bash
It's happening again on Wed. Nov. 26, 2008.
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We'll be firing up the turkey frier for the buffalo wings and fried dough.
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Mike Nestor is threatening to bring clam chowder and Steve Lewis mentioned something about his barbequed ribs. Of course, there will be a big kettle of Macaroni and Cheese to go with the Dark and Stormies.
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And the Beer will flow like wine!
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This can only mean one thing.... the annual night before Thanksgiving Day Bash. It is really starting to heat up.
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Underneath it all will be the understated elegance for which the event is so rightly known..... and the theme of excessive eating and drinking remains this year by popular demand. As usual, there will be no written invitations. But your attendance is mandatory.
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This year, we should see a new generation of Peeps make their first appearance. Will, Caroline, Will, Phobe, Charlotte, Maddie, Ethan, Becket, Grady..... Yes, there will be a non-alcoholic infant and toddler division for the growing number of Peeps aged 3 and below that have entered this exclusive circle.
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More details to follow.
Tuna Lips said...
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We'll be firing up the turkey frier for the buffalo wings and fried dough.
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Mike Nestor is threatening to bring clam chowder and Steve Lewis mentioned something about his barbequed ribs. Of course, there will be a big kettle of Macaroni and Cheese to go with the Dark and Stormies.
~
And the Beer will flow like wine!
~
This can only mean one thing.... the annual night before Thanksgiving Day Bash. It is really starting to heat up.
~
Underneath it all will be the understated elegance for which the event is so rightly known..... and the theme of excessive eating and drinking remains this year by popular demand. As usual, there will be no written invitations. But your attendance is mandatory.
~
This year, we should see a new generation of Peeps make their first appearance. Will, Caroline, Will, Phobe, Charlotte, Maddie, Ethan, Becket, Grady..... Yes, there will be a non-alcoholic infant and toddler division for the growing number of Peeps aged 3 and below that have entered this exclusive circle.
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More details to follow.
Tuna Lips said...
A handy reminder, time to break out my decoratins and get the Ruffies for the special Holiday Brew, Tuna Style, that is akin to the Funky Cold Medina fancied by your neighbors votin' block. Works every time, best to give that to receive, so says ole TL!
Christmas Shopping
Joanne doesn't know it, but she bought two of these bench vises made by Grizzly for my Christmas Present last night.
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I know I have a problem.... buying online tools late at night.... but it's my monkey, and I'll deal with it.
Sunday, November 09, 2008
Dory Progress
Lately, a lot of you Peeps have been asking me how the Dory is coming along. Do you think that I don't sense the sarcasm and ridicule in this annoying question?~
You obviously know that I have neglected the Dory project, yet you persist in asking me about it's progress!
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A lesser man would undoubtably burst a gasket and shower you with obscenities, but you have pitted yourself against my superior discipline and self control.
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The fact is that all of my projects are ultimately geared to construction of the Marblehead Gunning Dory. First I have to fit out the basement so Mike will have a place to entertain when he ventures to Marblehead from South Boston. Then I have to make a series of tool boxes to organize my growing tool collection. And I'm thinking or seriously milling some birch logs into bench posts for a workbench that I have been contemplating for some time now.
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Also, this period of inactivity has given me the perspective to make the dory into a dedicated inshore lobster boat with a primary outboard power option and space to transport traps and bait. The Red Riser Davit Pulley System will be incorporated into this design as well as the Honda 9 HP Four Stroke.
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Plus, I've been grabbing ideas from my Brother Boatbuilders on the Web.
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So I really haven't been neglecting the Dory. It's just been mental progress rather than physical.
Saturday, November 08, 2008
Friday, November 07, 2008
What's Your Plan?
Why all of the interest in what I'm doing this weekend???
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Don't you have your own life?
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You do, and it's time that you stop living your life vicariously through my experiences.
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But just so you don't get hit cold turkey, I guess I'll have to let you in on my weekend plans.
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Tomorrow, I plan on getting some details on my Maine Swan's Island Coast Guard survey done early in the morning, then off to Moynihan Lumber in Beverly to buy the moulding for the basement work. If I still have some gas left, I'll set up the chop saw in the basement and start installing the ceiling moulding. I'm actually looking forward to it.
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That should take me through Sat and Sun until the Patriots game, at which time I'll kick back and plan the attack for next week's Nanepashemet Telecom's conquests.
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So now why don't you figure out what the hell you plan to do this weekend!
Tuna Lips said...
I'mma gonna glaze some hams! Coo Coo!
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Don't you have your own life?
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You do, and it's time that you stop living your life vicariously through my experiences.
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But just so you don't get hit cold turkey, I guess I'll have to let you in on my weekend plans.
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Tomorrow, I plan on getting some details on my Maine Swan's Island Coast Guard survey done early in the morning, then off to Moynihan Lumber in Beverly to buy the moulding for the basement work. If I still have some gas left, I'll set up the chop saw in the basement and start installing the ceiling moulding. I'm actually looking forward to it.
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That should take me through Sat and Sun until the Patriots game, at which time I'll kick back and plan the attack for next week's Nanepashemet Telecom's conquests.
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So now why don't you figure out what the hell you plan to do this weekend!
Tuna Lips said...
I'mma gonna glaze some hams! Coo Coo!
Thursday, November 06, 2008
At Katelyn’s Request
Katelyn asked me to blog the episode in the life of Lauren Rathbone. Normally I would not concede to this type of request, but I thought this it was extraordinary that Kate asked me to Blog something, rather than remove something from the Blog.... plus it's really funny.
Lauren writes....
I have never been so embarassed in my life...I went to market basket tonite after the boys went to bed, and I have been trying not to eat sweets inorder to lose the 20 extra pounds they have left me...Well I had a major breakdown at the store and bought a slice of Boston creme pie,,who does that...But I was too embarassed to eat it at home(more like could not wait)...So I ate it driving home, well all the sudden "I get pulled over...The cop asked me if I was drinking because I was swerving on the back road..I had to tell him no I was shoving PIE in my face before I get home, because I broke my diet...He laughed in my FACE....I never in MY life think I have been so mortified,,,,and I cannot tell Jason he will never let me live it down...I was crying I was so embarressed !!!! I tell you I wish i was drinking...
POTW Week 43
So I was out at Swan's Island, Maine, 10 miles off the coast of Acadia National Park by Ferry, today, doing a tower survey for General Dynamics and the US Coast Guard.
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Not a tourist destination.
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I think that if I ever decide to cash it in and be a recluse, I will head to Swan's Island. No restaurants, one tiny store, no gas stations.... only a ferry landing, a Town Hall, some very scary housing and some high end vacation homes, interspersed with lobster wharfs and boats.
Clearly a place for contemplation. Speaking of deep thinking.....
Announcing....
Nanepashemet Peeps of the Week for the 43th week of 2008
Dexter Lee, Swan's Island Selectman
Murdoch Staples, Swan's Island Chairman of the Planning Board
Sarah Crawford
Eric Johnson
Paul McCauley
Will Murray
Tomorrow, I return to Marblehead, but not before taking a detour through Scarborough, Maine to see my old friend, Bill Shanahan, who is a member of the Planning Board there. I'm thinking that Bill might have some pull with the big Cabelas store that just opened there.
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Not a tourist destination.
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I think that if I ever decide to cash it in and be a recluse, I will head to Swan's Island. No restaurants, one tiny store, no gas stations.... only a ferry landing, a Town Hall, some very scary housing and some high end vacation homes, interspersed with lobster wharfs and boats.
Clearly a place for contemplation. Speaking of deep thinking.....
Announcing....
Nanepashemet Peeps of the Week for the 43th week of 2008
Dexter Lee, Swan's Island Selectman
Murdoch Staples, Swan's Island Chairman of the Planning Board
Sarah Crawford
Eric Johnson
Paul McCauley
Will Murray
Tomorrow, I return to Marblehead, but not before taking a detour through Scarborough, Maine to see my old friend, Bill Shanahan, who is a member of the Planning Board there. I'm thinking that Bill might have some pull with the big Cabelas store that just opened there.
Smoke Clears
OK .... politics aside. My prediction is that the economy will continue in a downward slide, as per its natural cyclical nature, the Iraq war will continue on as Obama is faced with the realities and consequences of a swift withdrawal, and tax policy won't vary all that much.
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The Democrats and the liberal newsmedia will blame the Republican legacy, and the Republicans will splinter off into critical bomb tossers. Diane Sawyer and Charlie Gibson will continue to be transparent biased assholes.
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And so it goes.
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Our system of checks and balances works well despite all of the obnoxious nuances.
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And for God's sake, get off of Palin. It's over... you won.... if she is so stupid, why are you so afraid of her?????
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So I think the Palin bashing will continue.
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The one thing that I'm very concerned about is the resolve that the Terrorists will have to test Obama. After Bush kicked the shit out of Saddam Hussein, and sent that worm, Bin Laden underground, they haven't had the balls to crawl out of their holes, but I'm nervous about their next move to see how Obama will react.
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The Democrats and the liberal newsmedia will blame the Republican legacy, and the Republicans will splinter off into critical bomb tossers. Diane Sawyer and Charlie Gibson will continue to be transparent biased assholes.
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And so it goes.
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Our system of checks and balances works well despite all of the obnoxious nuances.
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And for God's sake, get off of Palin. It's over... you won.... if she is so stupid, why are you so afraid of her?????
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So I think the Palin bashing will continue.
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The one thing that I'm very concerned about is the resolve that the Terrorists will have to test Obama. After Bush kicked the shit out of Saddam Hussein, and sent that worm, Bin Laden underground, they haven't had the balls to crawl out of their holes, but I'm nervous about their next move to see how Obama will react.
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
Pride and Caution
Peeps.
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I have to rush to Maine. No rest for the weary, but I couldn't leave without letting you know that Obama won the election.
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Yes he did, and there are millions of race cards that can never be played again in this country. An African American has been elected President by an overwhelming majority. That in itself is something to be proud off. I'm happy to have seen it in my lifetime, regardless of Obama's political beliefs.
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That said, buckle your seat belts and hold on to your wallets. We are going on a wild ride.
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I have to rush to Maine. No rest for the weary, but I couldn't leave without letting you know that Obama won the election.
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Yes he did, and there are millions of race cards that can never be played again in this country. An African American has been elected President by an overwhelming majority. That in itself is something to be proud off. I'm happy to have seen it in my lifetime, regardless of Obama's political beliefs.
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That said, buckle your seat belts and hold on to your wallets. We are going on a wild ride.
Sunday, November 02, 2008
Additional Peeps
We suspected all along that Sarah Crawford was pregnant.... what with her enormous breasts and rather extended tummy.
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She proved us right today by giving birth to two little daughters named Charlotte (5lb 2 ounces) and Phoebe (4lb 11 ounces) at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.
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Congratulations to Chris and Sarah and thanks for bringing some more joy to the world today. We'll be keeping a close eye on these Crawford girls in the years to come.
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She proved us right today by giving birth to two little daughters named Charlotte (5lb 2 ounces) and Phoebe (4lb 11 ounces) at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.
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Congratulations to Chris and Sarah and thanks for bringing some more joy to the world today. We'll be keeping a close eye on these Crawford girls in the years to come.
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Sage advice, Kemosabee. Known pickpockets, the Obama clan is, and generically previously inclinated to lifting things, then blamin' the likes of the Tuna kin fer only doin' as they does. And fer what, them teenagers wandered onto my property, and I could employ them fer my benefits. Show me otherwise, and take my picuture off that website. Level 3 my eye! If anything, Level 1!
But gettin' back to yer musins, there is no chains on me, and I am the president of my own destination! Tuna has spoken!