I will try to paint a picture of the mooring situation at Marathon City Marina. I write this for folks who have not been here and might someday. We finally have a mooring ball in the coveted mooring field at…
I call it mattress creep. I start out the night nicely centered in my third of the bed. Like a glacier, she moves slowly. A speed so slow as to not be visible to the human eye. She flows into…
The new wireless keyboard from ‘AmazonBasics’ arrived yesterday and this is the first test run. So far so good. It was difficult working with my laptop missing the T, G, V, ., and the return key. In preparation for a…
For the past few days the forecast for late yesterday and through to this morning was quite concerning. A strong cold front was going to move through and the wind would snap from 25/30 kts South to 30 to 35…
Our sail from Long Key to Marathon was a gray sloppy choppy zigzag through the crab pots. The wind was 20 to 25 NE but the sea had built up and was running from the East. When we passed one…
I feel proud of myself this morning. For a few days I have been struggling with my laptop’s keyboard. The T, G and V keys have stopped working. Mike my son, suggested the onscreen keyboard. That keyboard works for entering…
You get comfortable with things you have had for a long time. Some things get more comfortable the more you wear them, the more you care for them and the more you clean and service them. Sometimes comfortable things are…
It used to be that the moon was full or it wasn’t. Now thanks to that guy at Wikipedia (who leaks a lot) we are better informed about all things moon et al. Super; The moon will appear a little…
January 10th, 2019 We dropped off the truck at the Indiantown Marina Wednesday January 9th. In that process we left my current favourite blue coffee mug in the vehicle. Those of you who have read this drivel for a while…