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Sunday, March 18, 2018

The long, cold leg - Volvo Ocean Race

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The long (7,600 NM) Auckland to Brazil leg began today. Here is 30 seconds of   video  of the Southern Ocean roller coaster. And i...
Sunday, March 4, 2018

Deadwood

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Ben Bajorek is rebuilding his Herreshoff S Boat.  The gray triangular piece is deadwood .  It bears no weight, just fills space.  It occupi...

Six barges floating loose in Hudson River off Irvington

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Six construction barges moored at the new Tappan Zee Bridge broke loose in Friday's gale.  At about that time I checked the NOAA data st...
Sunday, February 25, 2018

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https ://npcobserver.com/2018/02/25/translation-communist-partys-proposals-for-amending-the-p-r-c-constitution-2018/
Friday, February 23, 2018

Life on an Island: Silence, Beauty and a Long Wait for the Ferry - The New York Times

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Life on an Island: Silence, Beauty and a Long Wait for the Ferry - The New York Times by Katherine Q. Seelye MATINICUS, Me. — The snow h...
Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Presidents Day Weekend 2018

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Saturday, February 17, 2018

Jim Bridwell Yosemite Legend is Dead at 73

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Jim Bridwell, Mountaineering Maverick, Is Dead at 73 https://nyti.ms/2Bykz0V
Tuesday, February 6, 2018

Twins

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Alan Hollinghurst, the British novelist, describes the progress of a skiff through an estuary like ours " Observe the progress of a...
Thursday, February 1, 2018

The National - Mistaken for Strangers

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Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Supermoon eclipse over Manhattan

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