Author Archives: Mark
The Keys to My Traveling Future
Today I got a new passport, probably a good thing when you consider I will need one soon. I shelled out the extra money for the thick jumbo 48 page passport giving me plenty of extra pages for country stamps. I hope this is not wishful thinking! Yes, it is a British passport. […]
The Day the Moccasin Died
I am a person who doesn’t like change. And, we’re not talking nickels and dimes here. For as far back as I can remember, when faced with the purchase of new clothing, I have always wanted the same thing I just had. If I found a dress shirt I really liked, I would buy five. […]
Let There Be Light
Since the installation of our fans, the weather has cooled. Seriously! We planned to spend a last few days bobbing up and down the west coast of Florida. The weather was not cooperative, at all. With the cooler weather came westerly winds, choppy seas, rain and strong afternoon storms. We wound up taking shelter in […]
I Think We Can Stow the Space Heaters
Summer in Florida, need I say more? I purchased twelve 24-volt Hella Marine fans about a year ago. They were about 50% off. I guess I could say, I got a hellava deal ~ groan. Installing them has been a back burner project since I bought them. They have been collecting dust. Well, the back […]
Please Cancel Our Mail, Forever
There was a great Seinfeld episode (Season 9 – Episode 5) where Kramer tries to cancel his mail, forever. Here’s a clip certain to bring a smile to your face: (click here or below) I have just gone through a similar experience. Our friends often ask us how we will get our mail once […]
Big News – We’re Both Unemployed!
Today is a very special day. Cindy sold her company and we have just returned from the closing. I’m sure Cindy will add to this later, but knowing her as I do, she will not pat herself on the back. She started her company from scratch with nothing more than an idea. The first day […]
Charleston, SC
We just took a little side trip by car (not that there is anything wrong with that) to Charleston, South Carolina. For some fun pictures and a walking tour, please click here
Our Boat Stinks!
Peeeeee-yew! That’s what our neighbors are saying about Cream Puff. We have a pet Osprey who enjoys using the very top of our mizzen mast (rear shorter mast) as a dining room table. Ospreys eat fish. They are messy eaters. All the lovely parts of the fish the osprey doesn’t eat, like the guts, head […]
Taking Out The Trash
We are systematically looking at every item in our house and making a tough assessment. We ask ourselves, do we: Take it to the boat? Put it in a storage unit? Donate it to charity? Put it in the trash? For the past 2 weeks, we worked on the last item: trash. It is […]
Downsizing
The pictures pretty much say it all…..
Time to Change the Batteries
When away from the dock, our on-board systems are powered by a series of batteries. The systems include are our refrigeration/freezers, fresh water pressure pump, lighting, bilge pumps, navigation equipment, auto pilot, lights, fans and so forth. Cindy and I tend to be little energy hogs. At any given time, we will have a couple […]
Hallelujah
The final chapter of the Geeky stuff: The Signal Side-Band radio (SSB) is working ~ I think. I spent some time last week getting the SSB working. Ed, my H.A.M. friend, gave me a bunch of stuff. He also gave me awesome advice. Ed is retired Coast Guard and rebuilds vintage aircraft radios for […]
Cover Girl
Cream Puff has made her super model cover debut No one is more surprised than me about the number of readers our blog attracts. We have about 2,000 people per month check us out from all over the world and over 100 subscribers have updates delivered directly into their email in boxes. I guess […]
All Is Lost
So, I watched the movie. Cindy didn’t want to watch it. Cindy, as it turns out, is the smarter one. What do I have in common with Robert Redford? We both lost something. He lost his boat and I lost one hundred and six minutes of my life. Cindy’s decision not to watch was […]
New Neighbors
Well, the rent in our neighborhood just went up. Check out our new neighbors. This is truly well into the yacht classification. This 145 foot Christensen yacht is new to the current owner. The original owner kept the yacht on the East coast of Florida. The new owner is a St. Petersburg local resident. The […]
