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Friday, September 17, 2004
Scroll down to the pictures of my sailing trip this past June. Well, that spot was ground zero for Hurricane Ivan. I'm starting to get reports from the people who live there, and it seems the entire place was nearly wiped off the map. The quaint marina bar is gone, as are many of the trees and boats and houses and everything.
This was a special place for us, and we're devastated to know that it will never be what it was when we were there in June. What a loss. It was a special place. Wednesday, September 01, 2004
My new outboard motor arrived today.
I have a 1967 Evinrude that would be a real creampuff for anyone who has a knack for old gasoline engines, but I don't, so I bought a new Nissan 6 HP four stroke. I'm stoked. More sailing news: I moved my boat into a wet slip in the yacht club last week. I've sailed three times since then, which is like a dream come true. I'll only have the slip for a matter of weeks, as I am sub-letting it from the owner, but I'm on the waiting list to get my own slip. Can't wait to get that! I need to loosen up on spending a bit. The new outboard is a big extravagance for us. We have been pinching pennies for years, in hopes of taking early retirement. But it looks like early retirement would consist of staying home, and pinching pennies for the rest of our lives, because there won't be any money to spend if I retire at age 48 (my minimum retirement date). So I told Janice we need to enjoy our money a little more. This evening, I browsed the Sharper Image catalog, and didn't see a single thing I'd waste my money on. Old habits die hard. Other news: I had a birthday this week. 45 years old -- yikes.
My mother is getting a haircut.
Not big-sounding news, but after months of chemotherapy and suffering every side effect in the book, she's making a comeback. Archives11/01/2001 - 12/01/2001 12/01/2001 - 01/01/2002 01/01/2002 - 02/01/2002 02/01/2002 - 03/01/2002 03/01/2002 - 04/01/2002 09/01/2002 - 10/01/2002 05/01/2004 - 06/01/2004 06/01/2004 - 07/01/2004 07/01/2004 - 08/01/2004 08/01/2004 - 09/01/2004 09/01/2004 - 10/01/2004 10/01/2004 - 11/01/2004 11/01/2004 - 12/01/2004 12/01/2004 - 01/01/2005 01/01/2005 - 02/01/2005 02/01/2005 - 03/01/2005 03/01/2005 - 04/01/2005 05/01/2005 - 06/01/2005 06/01/2005 - 07/01/2005 07/01/2005 - 08/01/2005 08/01/2005 - 09/01/2005 10/01/2005 - 11/01/2005 12/01/2005 - 01/01/2006 02/01/2006 - 03/01/2006 10/01/2007 - 11/01/2007 01/01/2008 - 02/01/2008 |