Change We Can Believe In |
It has seriously been a long time since I changed my "look." I go for
the occasional trim, sometimes my hair's been a couple inches shorter,
sometimes longer, but basically, I've had the same cut si...
Posted by on Thu, 23 Apr 2009 11:27:00 GMT |
Action Jackson is Foreign Relations Wizard |
When we were in Spain, Action refused to even try at communication, since he had a Spanish-speaker (yours truly) on board. I would get on the VHF for him, make phone calls for him, talk to repairmen f...
Posted by on Sat, 28 Mar 2009 14:44:00 GMT |
Action Jackson Goes to Future Machine School |
At his request, I tried teaching Action Jackson how to do some of his own computer business, starting with Accounting. I was actually pretty happy about his motivation, but this goal - involving cr...
Posted by on Mon, 16 Mar 2009 10:52:00 GMT |
Action Jackson Versus the Flashlight Thieves |
One charter several months ago, we bought a handful of nice little high-powered dive flashlights. Charter guests like to use them to snorkel through The Caves on Norman Island, plus we needed a few m...
Posted by on Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:18:00 GMT |
Astronomy, Memory Not Action Jackson's Strong Suits |
Crossing the Atlantic, we had two out of our expanded seven person crossing-crew on watch at all times. One of the things I remember most clearly is the collage of nights I spent sitting at the helm ...
Posted by on Mon, 09 Mar 2009 14:27:00 GMT |
Action Jackson OK With Shirking, Not Down With Self-Preservation |
We had this South African guy named Stu working on the boat for a day, polishing metal, etc. I talked to him for a little while, and got the usual dayworker story scrapping for odd and temporary job...
Posted by on Wed, 25 Feb 2009 05:24:00 GMT |
Turtle ` KssdAgain's Spirit Guide |
@page { size: 8.5in 11in; margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in I headed out surfing yesterday by myself. I know I shouldn't do this, and probably especially not at The Wilderness, which is a...
Posted by on Sat, 21 Feb 2009 16:57:00 GMT |
Action Jackson Views World Through Scatter-Rug-Tinted Glasses |
Something about Action is, he wants to squeeze every last drop of life out of a product before replacing it, even when it makes no fiscal, aesthetic, or even functional sense. This quirk is most clear...
Posted by on Thu, 19 Feb 2009 12:33:00 GMT |
Those Shoes |
Been walking along on those same old shoes, those worn out, heavier-by-the-day shoes for so long, those shoes that are now floating away before my eyes, relieved of any load from this moment forward, ...
Posted by on Sat, 24 Jan 2009 06:20:00 GMT |
Angels and Demons for 2009 |
Some time after the new year has rolled through, ushered in by fireworks, steel-drum bands, flares sifting down through the reflective night like bleary red candles in a dream, sudden voicemails and e...
Posted by on Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:51:00 GMT |
