Whiplash LeRoue -- A Man of Conviction |
My grandfather, Lloyd Joseph LeRoue was born April 17, 1914 in White Swan, Washington. He was the youngest of twelve children. Lloyd
was a handsome charmer from the beginning and remained one to the ...
Posted by on Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:05:00 GMT |
Published! |
I wrote a piece a while back on my blog about overhauling winches and it go picked up by the local sailing magazine, 48 North.It just came out in June's issue. I have my foot in the door for writing f...
Posted by on Tue, 02 Jun 2009 11:25:00 GMT |
Zubenelgenubi |
Zubenelgenubi is a binary star system in the constellation Libra. It is one of the 57 stars used in celestial navigation by sailors. It is also the name of my new puppy! We call him Zuby or Zuben or Z...
Posted by on Sun, 15 Mar 2009 13:54:00 GMT |
Diamond Lily RIP |
Today was one of the saddest days of my life. My dearest friend, Lily, my sweet corgi passed to the next bardo. I am too emotional to be able to reflect fully on what she meant to me. I am fascinated ...
Posted by on Fri, 26 Dec 2008 21:55:00 GMT |
World Philosophy Day |
Today is World Philosophy Day. Woo hoo! Thanks to my sweetie, Steven, it didn't get by me without notice.Think hard. Think deep. Ask the big questions. Seek and inquire! And enjoy the randomness and i...
Posted by on Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:40:00 GMT |
President Obama! |
Can you believe it?! I am so happy I cant even express it. Maybe we can turn our country toward the light now and get on with life. I raise my glass!Oh, and didn't McCain look relieved in his speech? ...
Posted by on Wed, 05 Nov 2008 04:22:00 GMT |
Elections |
America needs to make some changes in the way we hold elections. I've been scanning the morning news and am thrilled to see the huge early voter turnouts. Huffington Post has a rundown of many of the ...
Posted by on Wed, 29 Oct 2008 07:14:00 GMT |
Yucky |
I haven't posted here all summer, but I thought I'd weigh in with my take on current events. Here it is: YUCKY! Racism in the presidential campaign, market manipulation, our own army here and waiting...
Posted by on Wed, 15 Oct 2008 05:13:00 GMT |
Dramanauts |
I have started a new blog over at Dramanautswhich will be replacing most of my activity here. Please visit and watch for weekly updates. Or even more often than that. I plan to use it to document my v...
Posted by on Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:27:00 GMT |
Information vs Knowledge |
From a brilliant article in the Atlantic which my partner emailed me this morning:"In Plato's Phaedrus, Socrates bemoaned the development of writing. He feared that, as people came to rely on the writ...
Posted by on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 01:39:00 GMT |
