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.

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.