Continued from - "Shakedown Cruise - Verplanck to Provincetown" A rushed account of our trip from Provincetown, Connecticut to St. John's, Newfoundland. Tomorrow morning we will leave early for Ireland, for real this time, and I will set this post for a week or so from tonight, so while you're reading we will be hopefully … Continue reading Through the Fog – Provincetown to Newfoundland (Shakedown Cruise #2)
Continued from - "Why Hello Again Tiger" "Sometimes it's just time to go!" said Rob Lewis, after watching for months as Dad ran between the truck and the dock, the dock and the barge, the barge and the boat. An unexpected deck replacement two months before the departure date, the mast out, a haul out, … Continue reading Shakedown Cruise: Verplanck to Provincetown
The shop they built has a roof that swoops down around a strip of plastic skylight and then shoots forward like a pouty lip. The outside is painted black, surprisingly elegant, rustic and profound like classic chalkboards. The New York spring greenery lends life to the dark walls, proving that black is inherently neutral, enhancing … Continue reading A Woodshop in the Woods
I have been waiting for this trip, manipulating my moves to keep me close and available, anxious for the chance to cross another ocean, to experience Tiger again, to learn more about sailing from the man who instilled in me my addiction to the sea. As I said goodbye to Mom in Eugene I laughed … Continue reading Why Hello Again Tiger
“You have many different temples. Your mind is one of those temples. You are used to using it, you are very intelligent, have very good logic. But the mind is not the temple where you thrive. Some people thrive there, but those are the inventors who never stop thinking, who will come in and create … Continue reading Connect to a Power Source
PUBLISHED IN THE CABRILLO VOICE, MARCH, 2017 On December 8, 2017, 200 concerned community members filled Cabrillo’s room 450, to participate in a forum discussing the recent election and it’s aftermath. Helping to organize the event were Cabrillo teachers Michael Mangin, 61, and Nick Rowell, 34. According to Rowell, the most amazing part of the … Continue reading The Efficacy Of Protest
Published in the Cabrillo Community College Voice, March 2017 At an intimate gathering Tuesday night, Democrat Zach Friend, one of five Santa Cruz County supervisors, issued a “call to action”. He urged California progressives to ignore what is going on in Washington DC, and focus on creating progressive state-run programs that would set the example … Continue reading Santa Cruz County Supervisor Urges Local Political Action
So I became a bike commuter. Monday I awoke to an empty parking spot where my car had been. Tuesday I was on my way to orientation for a new job. The bike I could use was a red Nishiki, with thick cruiser tires and sit-up handle bars, a rack on the back, and a … Continue reading Phase 4: Arriving by bike
“Oh my God, that is beautiful!” I exclaimed to no one but myself and the shameless sun. I shook my head, moved. I stood on the cliff above Capitola, squinting at the bay creased with perfectly parallel swells. Ripples from up here, their size betrayed by the small black dots paddling around, tempting their power … Continue reading PHASE 3: KICKED FROM THE NEST
Spring hits and my sluggish winter layers become more apparent. I can no longer blame inactivity on bad weather, yet the sun shines and I want to keep sleeping. The seasons are changing and I too feel that a change is in order. A yoga teacher once explained to me the importance of spring cleansing, … Continue reading Ayurvedic Spring Cleanse
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