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The Proving Ground by G. Bruce Knecht My rating: 4 of 5 stars Excellent tale about the disaster in the 1998 Sydney-Hobart ocean race. The text in the new part of the book about the sailors from the original tale … Continue reading
Richard Norman
In keeping with our decision to get off our duffs and actually sail our boat this year, Mary and I took advantage of a beautiful January day for our first sail of the year. Conditions were mild at about 49 … Continue reading
Wow, an absolutely spectacular day for golf. 57, clear and sunny. Karl Heye and I played – poor scores on a soggy wet course but great fun. Played Tanasi – 18 holes.
On our recent trip to the Gatlinburg / Pigeon Forge area, we discovered a great Mexican restaurant called “No Way Jose’s Cantina”. Jose’s place is at traffic light #5 on the Parkway in Gatlinburg (that’s how they tell you how … Continue reading
This past Wednesday found us in chilly sunny Gatlinburg, Tennessee for a little semi-local tourism – our Cruise Club was going to Pigeon Forge for an outing on Thursday and we decided to go a day early and see some … Continue reading
Saturday January 14th, 2012 marked Our 23rd wedding anniversary. The world didn’t shudder nor did my heart stop although both did on the day we met. We have traveled the world together, shared many wonderful experiences (and a few … Continue reading
It is customary on New Years Day to look at the events of the past year. As in most years, there were good times and not so good times but overall, 2011 was a pretty good year for Mary and … Continue reading
Sea Bitch: Four Tales of Nautical Noir by Christine Kling My rating: 4 of 5 stars Don’t mess with these women, they won’t tolerate it. I have just discovered Christine Kling and decided to start reading her works at the … Continue reading
Though I was a very grown up 11 years old, I still considered Santa Claus to be an annual visitor and attributed global travel via sleigh and travel down chimneys to be just further proof of Santa’s magical powers. In … Continue reading
Wednesday the 7th was the last 2011 gathering of the Tellico Bluegrass Band. This is really getting to be a fun jam session and as we become more familiar with one another and our individual styles and limitations, our music … Continue reading