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.

Cardinals

To my non-birder friends.

The female cardinal is not very red.

Does Bigfoot Exist?

Ever see a baby pigeon?

Me neither.

But they must exist even though we have never seen one.

Ever see a baby seagull? Same deal.

Substitute for Nathaniel

Nathaniel and his girlfriend Megan were over to watch the Pats with Mike and Kim. I told Nathaniel that I would upload his Bluefish picture, but couldn't find it, so I put Ryan's St. Michael's lacrosse team up instead. Then I finally found the picture of Mike and Nathaniel.

BTW - Pats Manhandled the Bengals 38-13 for a 3 and 1 record. Season is shaping up

Herreshoff Columbia Tender Status

Interior is taking longer than expected. I laid one side of the glass early in the morning when the temperature was rising. Then I went fishing. Numerous gas pockets caused bubbles in the fiberglass. Now I have to remove these bubbles, saturate the area with epoxy and sand forever.
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Next Steps

1. Sanding the epoxy and adding coats until the interior is smooth and the interior glass is transparent.
2. Cutting and Scribing the breasthook, transom angles. and interior gunwale rub rails. Installation and Epoxy.
3. Build and Install the Centerboard Case.
4. Spray 1st coat of interior varnish.
5. Sribe and install the floor rails with epoxy. Cut and install the floor boards.
6. Install Seating Cleats, Scribe and install Seats.
7. Install polystyrene foam under seats
8. Install Mast Supports.
9. Install sliding seat removable system
10. Install Rod Holders
11. Install Oar locks
12. Spray varnish coats 2-5

I'm starting to question the Thanksgiving launch date.

Can't take time off from Darwin. Too much business to close before the end of the year.

Raccoons

Seems like a lot of wild animals have decided to accept urban life.

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Growing up, I never saw deer, raccoons, turkeys, possums, even Canada Geese. Now these are common place. A large raccoon was across the street today, watching me and it was as commonplace as a loose cat.

Grocery List

Runners World recommends the following diet.

• Canned Black Beans
• Almonds
• Chicken
• Dark Chocolate
• Eggs
• Frozen Mixed Berries
• Frozen Stir-Fry Vegetables
• Low-Fat Yogurt
• Mixed Salad Greens
• Oranges
• Salmon
• Sweet Potatoes
• Whole-Grain Bread
• Whole-Grain Cereal with Protein
• Whole-Grain Pasta

Painted Catspaw and Peapod

Monk-E-Mail

http://www.careerbuilder.com/monk-e-mail/?mid=14225066

Possibly the biggest Breakthrough in personal communication ever.

Ireland

Everybody is from somewhere.

Voyages

Ryan is fishing for four days with clients off of the Vineyard.

Katelyn moved into South Boston.

The Four P's

People
Passion
Plan
Process

Courtesy of our friend in Paramus. Good Meeting. Always did like 850 Overlays. 2007 will be huge.

Darwin is getting traction. Atlanta next week, stuff set up for San Francisco and San Diego in Mid-October. Sprint will soon respond to an elevated effort.

Achieve Your Goals

Be grateful for what you already have.
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Declare what you would like to have with positive
emotion, feelling as if it is already achieved.
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Act on the nudges and opportunities that appear.
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Joe Vitale says that this is the easy way to achieve goals.

This seems pretty New Age, but it doesn't cost anything to try it and see if it works out.

Lobster Permit

Mike says that he would tend the traps if we got a 10 pot recreational license. If Ryan wants in, I'll do it, otherwise the time committment factor won't justify the investment.

Minority Business Enterprize

If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.

Paramus, NJ

Paramus is in the center of Bergen County and lies astride Rt. 4, Rt. 17 and the Garden State Parkway; Exits 165 and 163 South; Exits 161,163 and 165 North. Surrounding towns are Ridgewood, Washington Twp., Rochelle Park, Maywood, Emerson, Oradell, River Edge and Fair Lawn. New York City is approximately 13 1/2 miles away.

The Lenni Lenape Indians gave this land its name. One of the earliest written versions of the name in 1708 called it Parames. Later it was referred to as Perampsus. Experts on the Lennis Lenape language say that Perampsus means literally "where there is worthwhile or fertile land". Where there was fertile land, maize or corn was grown and wild turkeys were also found in abundance. Thus, the meaning of Paramus..." A fertile land where corn was grown attracting wild turkeys".

All this time - traveling to Paramus - I never knew about the turkeys. We'll be making the trek Thurs. to see if the land is fertile once again for Darwin to sow some seeds.

Operation MoonShadow...

... is now underway. Completion planned for June 2007.