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Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Swiftsure post I

I'll give a real rundown later, but here is a snapshot of my holiday weekend...

Eleven people bunking in a space approx. 20X7. On the last night, She pokes her head out of her sleeping bag while I brush my teeth around someone else's elbow:

A quelle heure est-ce que nous rev...rev..

Nous allons reveiller? I ask.
No, its in the future. Reveilleions?
No, that's what the allons is for. We're going to get up.
Mom, reveiller is reflexive.
Ok, then nous allons se reveiller?
Whatever. Go to bed!

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Thursday, May 03, 2007

Plans

I am quite looking forward to the Opening Day Parade this year, my first on a boat. In fact, we'll all be on boats as both She and rtg have crew assignments, as well. But mostly, I am looking forward to seeing this:

With less fanfare, a single boat will slip out near the head of the fleet, powered by a single rower. His craft will be one long wisp, 26 feet of nearly pure waterline displacing less than 36 pounds.

You can read the rest of the story here: Wooden-boat heritage gets a boost with revival of historic Pocock shell

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Tuesday, May 01, 2007

Closer
We have doors, drawers, dishwasher, sink and faucet. All we need is the counter, water reconnected, and we're back in business.
Check this out...

That boy of mine has got some skills!