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Nail Polish Everywhere
Her nail polish flew everywhere as her boyfriend slammed on the brakes of his GTO. The car stopped from 60 miles per hour in 3.0 seconds,...
Apr 2


Where's the Mark?
Years ago, I was competing double-handed on a 28-foot boat, with the boat's owner driving. We had a fabulous start during a summer race...
Mar 14


Four Levers
I had the good fortune to grow up in school districts that offered shop classes. As an eager young man, the classes I took, the articles...
Feb 5


Kungfu China Master
There is a popular YouTube channel called Kungfu China Master. The channel posts short videos, a minute or less in length. The content is...
Jan 3


Preoccupation at Sea!
Three weeks of doublehanding from Hawaii to California brought its share of learning. The passage included both good and bad, but a...
Dec 5, 2024


Things That Go Crash In The Night!
Four of us were asleep on the boat, quietly moored outside the Cabo San Lucas harbor entrance. It was midnight. In my sleep-distorted...
Jul 3, 2024


Why Youth Matters
We start out young, ignorant, and helpless, with few ideas and believing almost anything people tell us. This absence of beliefs and...
Jun 6, 2024


How to Live Forever
In the 1990 movie, Joe vs. the Volcano, Joe agrees to jump into a volcano to appease the gods on a South Pacific island, after learning...
May 2, 2024


Three Epic Fails
When I was buying my boat three decades ago, the owner gave me advice that I remember to this day. The advice was given in the context of...
Apr 1, 2024


Splitting Arrows
A cupboard door that won’t close, a screw that won’t go into its hole, a boat that bangs the dock while entering its slip, or a team that...
Mar 5, 2024
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