The Crossing

Wherein I discuss crossing from Fort Lauderdale to the Bahamas, and the difficulties of…

In Favor of Speaking in Person

Sometimes you need to go out and meet them

I wanted to title today’s entry Word Spagheti only to find out I didn’t know how to spell the word. To bring you up to speed, no, we did not depart today, as was the plan. Instead…

Crrrrrack

Dear god, it was the last thing in the world I wanted to happen. The spinning, the whirling, the uncontrollable multiple trajectories. Will the starboard bow slam into something? Will the port? Our boat was like a slow-motion top from hell seeking a yacht to collide with.

The Wages of wokeness (and the assault on art)

I didn’t watch the Oscars this year. I didn’t know or…

First Day at Sea and the Pursuit of Work/Adventure Balance

BBC Diversity Chief says Luther isn’t convincingly black. Why this is creepy.

18 hour passage through the Bahamas

Brief description of traveling through the open ocean in the dead…

The wrap up: Part 1

I write to you from our final destination in the Southern Exumas, Georgetown. We’ve made it:

Update: Birthing an adventure

or — disappointment is part of the preparation

Disappointment is part of the preparation.

I’m realizing that disappointment is one of the unfortunate but indispensable ingredients in the…

Hashtag Life Goals

The original departure date was April 10th. That was the drop-dead date- the point at which we would drop everything and under any circumstances we would sail away, so long as our ship was seaworthy. Well, today is April 13th, and are we underway? I regret to say I am writing from a marina with…