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I was awakened by a cat that jumped up on the bed and then my chest.  I half opened one eye to look at the clock.  2:33 AM.   I looked at the cat.  It was Smudge, the white old lady with the new collar.   I …

Back in the olden days of yore, when I was a kid in the 1950s, my mom liked buying a new hat.  That was back in the days when people dressed up to go out to dinner, or to church, or even shopping.  Mom would put on her new hat, white gloves, …

We live aboard Drift Away with two young pit bulls and three cats.   One cat is a kitten (she’s turning into a real terror), one a fat three legged Snowshoe Siamese, and one is an old lady cat.   Smudge is 20 years old, almost as ol…

Drift Away was a well equipped boat when it was new in 1980.   After 31 years, much of her gear is outdated, outmoded, or nasty.  We knew that we’d have to dump a truck load of boat bucks into her and took that into consideration when we…

Drift Away has two helm stations, one on the main level and one on the flybridge (the roof for my non-boating friends).  I intend to steer from the main level where I’m out of the sun and weather.  Pamela wants to drive the boat from the flyb…

I enjoy reading other people’s blogs, and I often leave comments.   I’ve found an annoying bug, and if you comment on Blogger blogs you’ve no doubt encountered it too.You read a good blog post and decide to tell the blogger using the com…

I’m fairly handy at projects.  I’ve done many over the years, both on my houses and, of course, my boats.  Drift Away is a project boat, so I’ve got plenty to do.  One of the things that project experience has taught me is that I’m an id…

I had high hopes for the el cheapo Thompson’s Advanced Formua Water Seal fix for our leaking teak decks.   It did work initially, but the biblical rains we had a few days ago resulted in leaks everywhere again.  We’ve decided to fibergla…

Naming a boat can be a very personal thing.  Many guys name their boats after girlfriends, some for a favorite song, and some are just clever.   These are some of my favorites, in no particular order:College Tuition.Change Order (many co…

Our dogs eat… well, everthing.  So it wasn’t unusual when I glanced down at Ruby (the brown pit bull) to see a wad of gunk at her feet, in the midst of scattered toys and cats.   So, I ignored it.   Later, while passing that …