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The Weatherman Learns to Cut and Paste
January 15, 2005
Not to worry folks, we'll be all right despite the strong winds: only a small warning is in effect!
(This is part of the actual Cayman Islands 5 days weather forecast today. Sigh.)
Day
High
Low
Winds
Sea State
Saturday
28°C
81°F
22°C
72°F
North to northeast 5 to 10 knots.
Smooth to slight with wave heights of 1 to 3 feet.
Sunday
28°C
81°F
20°C
68°F
North to northeast 15 to 20 knots.
Moderate to rough with wave heights o...
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Why Is The Spark Gone?
January 13, 2005
I was just talking with Sabine, who is pregnant. It was 10 years ago that our paths crossed for the first time in the Bahamas. We were GOs, then, partying all the time and not worrying too much about what was to come. Where has time gone? How could ten years have already lapsed when it seems like just yesterday?
Mr. Keating said in Dead Poets Society "Make your lives extraordinary". Am I missing the bus? What has become of me? Extraordinary always seems to fade out and ...
Thought of the day (not that I was really thinking that much...)
January 12, 2005
There is no such thing as fearless people, only fearless moments.
Award
January 9, 2005
The Top Three questions of the month were asked together on the boat today:
This bloke jumps in for the dive. He comes up, turns towards the boat and yells: "Which way?" Everybody on board yelled back in one voice: "Down!"
The same bloke, or his brother, after the dive, asks: "Do you guys ever have emergencies on the boat?" (Classified in the official log as Boring Regular Question number 12b). So without flinching, I answered: "Yeah, a couple of weeks ago, we ran ou...
Coffee Stains
January 9, 2005
I spilled my coffee all over myself this morning trying to avoid an iguana on the scooter. ' Bloody things have the right of way, you know. Oh well, I'm down one t-shirt. Life is a bleach and then you dye. ;-)
Quote of the day
January 9, 2005
I own rather a lot of books, which are the best kind of technology there is.
Andrew Eldritch - The Sisters of Mercy
Windy day
January 8, 2005
)arrow 6:30 amIt's still dark outside but I can hear the wind already. Not noo many clouds around, and we're paying the price. It'll be a wet ride to Bloody Bay.
What's a blog, anyway?
January 8, 2005
All right, I've already had the question asked once, so let's throw water at the fire before it evens starts: what on Earth is a blog???
Rather than explain it myself, I did a quick review of already posted web definitions, and I kinda like this one:
A blog is a personal diary. A daily pulpit. A collaborative space. A political soapbox. A breaking-news outlet. A collection of links. Your own private thoughts. Memos to the world.Your blog is whatever you want it to be. ...
The blog is online!
January 7, 2005
Hello y'all ;-)
Well this is it: the blog section is now up and running! I will be posting all kinds of comments here, starting with the progress (if any) I am going to be making in dealing with the bugs I find along the way...
I hope that you are enjoying the overall web site looks and content. Please report any bugs you find via the guestbook or by email (bottom of page).
Have fun and do come back soon!
Florida's reaction to this year's hurricane season - S...
Thought of the day...
January 7, 2005
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."Edmund Burke