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Saturday, July 24, 2010

Issuma: some jobs you have to do yourself

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That's what my father said about being the skipper on a sub-chaser.  Richard drew the same conclusion when a line snagged under the boat...
Thursday, July 22, 2010

Can Chinese fishermen sue over an oil spill? - By Christopher Beam - Slate Magazine

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Yes, as I told the reporter, who inquired because he found my translation of the draft tort code of China. Wonderful thing the internet. Ca...
Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Issuma: Icebergs!

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It is in the summer that the bergs float far south.  Whales and dolphins abound too on the Labrador coast.
Monday, July 19, 2010

John Donne - for whom the bell tolls

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James Fallows, thinking about Dick Cheney's new artificial heart , (an LVAD )was prompted to think about John Donne's famous reflect...

Issuma: her builder joins the crew

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They're getting into the high latitudes now:  Latitude:  53 6.9'N Longitude:  55 47.9'W That's nearing the equivalent of C...
Sunday, July 18, 2010

Obamas on Frenchman's Bay

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I love Frenchamn's Bay.  My first visit to Maine in 1984 was a stay on Hancock Point, on Frenchman's Bay, near Bar Harbor.  That is ...
Friday, July 16, 2010

Obamas on Cadillac Mountain

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I would like to know what body of water that is.  Perhaps Blue Hill Bay?  or Hancock Point, Frenchman's Bay?  I hope they are buying lo...

Issuma: Labrador Sea

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Hugging the coast of Labrador  to avoid a gale at sea.  There's not much shelter here .  I don't know what the next stop is.  The da...
Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Issuma: Auspicious arrival in Newfoundland

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July 12, 2010 arrival

The Art of Opening a Clam

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