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Seize the Day! Put no trust in the morrow! — Horace
Remembering any anniversary, guys, isn’t all that tough… if you make it a game.
The ‘prize’ ( you choose) goes to the one who remembers first. I always thought it was unmistakeably romantic of the Germans to have an anniversary for 400 months of marital bliss… very cool.
Happy 413th month anniversary, Hun. Thanks for keeping it fun.
Roger
I don’t know how much anyone ever follows Piracy on the high seas… but it really isn’t a thing of the past and although the number of confrontations doesn’t come anywhere close to what happens on land… it is obviously horrific for the civilized gentry caught in a robbery.
A modern day Piracy may be a simple robery… but as they say in the movies …’dead men tell no tales’ and unfortunately… the sea is a great place to bury your dead.
Here’s one example of a Piracy at sea:
Interesting? SAIL magazine did an excellent job of pointing out some of the risks and providing it’s middle aged audience with practical advice…. but I think I would be more impressed if it gave a list of where one could buy ‘stuff’ to repell such attacks.
Here’s what SAIL lists are the ways to spot pirates ( I will paraphrase):
1) Pirates use small boats traveling fast (gas is expensive and local fisherman seldomm travel fast)
2) Most fishing boats have a crew of 3… if there are more in a boat or more boats… trouble is brewing
3) If you don’t spot fishing gear… then the boat may be after ‘bigger game’
4) If the boat that is following you is far from their government’s fishing grounds….
5) Birds normally flock around fishing boats… no birds = no fish = pirates.
6) Regardless of crew size… if you see weapons… avoid these folks… duh
By the way, I would like to thank North Sails for the complementary copy of Sail Magazine… it is fascinating.Plus, I couldn’t resist buying some sale items from their shop.
So, what are other folks saying about sailing?
Roger Freberg
Just a quick note that weigh-ins were today dropped another couple of pounds… no big deal seems to be a regular thing… which I like.
The strange thing is I failed to exercise at all this week… and still lost weight… hmmmm
Karen’s down fifty-something and Laura is still ahead in the weight loss…. so I may have to do a little stairmaster this week to finally pass her up!
Roger Freberg
PS… just for laughs …some soccer ‘athletes’
Have you ever seen those guys and gals running around with those strange helmets and weird wearing clothes. I mean, I usually don’t see this kinda stuff unless it comes with floppy shoes and a red rubber nose. The clothes are just… wrong on many levels.
I know the helmet is supposed to save you from… what? a meteor attack? or from a large semi? I’ve sort of put together what this latest super hero looks like:
1) He is quite a soccer fan … he is actually a person who knows that Los Angeles has a professional soccer team… he can actually tell you the scores of every game he’s seen… it’s either 0-0 or 1-0 or 0-1…. it’s a binary thing.
2) He’s a friend of the animals, supports Peta and every other ‘politically correct’ organization, he will never eat red meat and knows how long tofu can last without refrigeration. He thinks a ‘Biker’ is someone who rides bicycles.
3) No, he’s not gay… nor, is he straight… he’s asexual. Sex — after all — is such messy business…. and a dog is man’s best friend…. maybe you saw the movie at the Sundance film festival? Riding on that thingy for hours and days is bad for a guy’s winkie, lowers the old sperm count…. not too be concerned… because he’s too worried about saving the planet… global warming and all.
This is a long way to saying, that all of the Bike-short-men are making their trek through our area in California… if you’re into that sort of thing… here’s the link.
Roger Freberg
One of the funniest ads during this year’s 2007 Superbowl was an ad by M&M Mars for their lead candy bar… ‘SNICKERS.’
On the left are a few scenes from the ad… a guy who wants to ‘share’ his buddy’s Snickers Bar.. an inadvertant ‘kiss’ occurs, followed by shock… then a realization that they had to do something ‘manly’… so they tear hair off their chests… and screams erupt.
Very cool.
However, some folks do not have a sense of humor. The funny thing about it… is the fact that they probalby weren’t even watching the Super Bowl! Probably out doing soccer.
Obviously, folks that I would never meet over a barbecue were screaming that it was ‘homophobic’. I worked for a Mars division… so, I know this is hardly the case. It is unfortunate that complaints were made and others ‘bowed’ to the ‘pressure.
In any event, it was an amusing ad … you can watch it again on YOU-TUBE…
So, this month’s ‘Weenie Award’ go to CBS Sports and all the folks who have ‘no sense of humor what-so-ever.’
Roger Freberg