August 16, 2014


Well, my trip back out to the island was an adventure. It was the first time I have operated a boat in the fog completely on my own. I have been out in fog twice before, once while crabbing with someone else running the boat, and the other time while getting some training with someone … Continue reading August 16, 2014

August 11, 2014


Back in the 80s, when I was doing concert lighting at the Uptown Theater in Kansas City, I was involved in a lot of shows and had some interesting things happen...my first time on a stage to fix something during a concert ( it was either Johnny Rivers or a metal show of some kind), … Continue reading August 11, 2014

Post #250!


I write this post, my 250th, sitting in John Wayne Marina watching Sequim Bay bask in the last few minutes of calm and sunset on a beautiful but windy day. A few Canada geese are back and on the water, passing through on their migration. A couple of seals are out in the water in … Continue reading Post #250!

A Close One


Today, while riding my motorcycle in town, I had my face shield up because I was going slow and it was pretty warm. All of a sudden a wasp - yes, a wasp - flew inside my helmet and landed on my cheek. The little bastard got past the windshield and right on in there. … Continue reading A Close One

A Question


As I write this entry this blog has seen 8,671 visits from 78 different countries. That is really quite something to see when it comes to something you have written. I have contemplated this past week about no longer writing or even posting my blog - away it would go into the digital dustbin. I … Continue reading A Question