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This and That, Summer 2010
Thursday, September 02 @ 11:01:52 EDT by RonCharest (19 reads) |  Here it is already September, the long hot n' Dry summer almost passed. Although I enjoy warm weather, these past two months were almost too much of a good thing. And in the category of "here we go again," we have a hurricane watch just days after the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
The more things change...
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A Different Kind of Boating
Saturday, July 10 @ 11:19:30 EDT by RonCharest (71 reads) | I've really been missing not having a boat of my own these past few months. Sure, I've gotten out on the water sailing several times, but being in a rented sailboat is not quite the same thing as having a boat of my own. I've also been looking at doing something different for a while now, a different kind of boating.
Well, last week Friday, I took the plunge, and with Winnie's approval bought a single-seater sporting kayak.
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Oregon or Bust!
Tuesday, July 06 @ 16:56:47 EDT by RonCharest (65 reads) |
I've just returned from nearly two months working in Portland, Oregon. It was somewhat frustrating on a professional level, but my work there gave me a wonderful opportunity to experience a part of the country I'd never been in before. All-in-all, I really enjoyed being in Portland.
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Come Sail Away!
Sunday, May 23 @ 18:08:20 EDT by RonCharest (131 reads) | A few weeks ago I achieved something
I've been wanting to do for many years. On May 8, I gained an
American Sailing Association (ASA) certification on basic Keel Boat
101. Thereby announcing to the world that I in fact know jibing and
tacking and boom vrangs and lots of other fancy-sounding nautical
kind of words.
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Boatless!
Sunday, April 18 @ 10:48:42 EDT by RonCharest (175 reads) | Last Friday I did something that a couple of years ago would have been unthinkable. Yesterday I sold my beloved little boat "Sea Dreams," the boat I purchased in Long Beach, Mississippi on October 26, 2002. This would be the boat that I lovingly maintained, repaired, hauled up to northern Virginia, restored, and occasionally even took out onto the water for a brief day's cruising and fishing over these past 7-1/2 years.
I've heard that the two happiest days in a boat owner's life is the day they buy a boat, and the day they sell it. I'm still not so sure about the 'selling it" part.
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Walking the Golden Gate Bridge
Sunday, March 07 @ 17:16:01 EST by RonCharest (207 reads) | Winnie and me just returned from a week's trip to Oakland, California. I was there on business and on this trip Winnie accompanied me, the first time she's traveled with me on my business travel. It was a nice week together, and gave both of us a bit of vacation. Better yet, I had the chance to do something different; walk the Golden Gate Bridge
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A Weekend of Snow
Monday, February 08 @ 08:04:13 EST by RonCharest (213 reads) | Our local newspaper is calling it "Snowzilla." Other news media are calling it "Snowmaggedon" and "Snopocalypse." Yet other helpful news sources are calling it "number 4 in recorded history for D.C.". Whatever our media chooses to call it; I call it 30 hours of watching the snow fall, interspersed by periods of going outdoors and shoveling the winter wonderland off the sidewalks, driveways, and cars. When all was said and done, this past weekend we had 21 inches of snow pile up on top of the six inches left from the week before. With the weather services predicting more to come over the next several days.
Is summer here yet?
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Happy New Year 2010!
Friday, January 01 @ 00:05:00 EST by RonCharest (234 reads) | Happy New Year 2010, the end of one decade and a fresh start for the next!
If I may say so, the first decade of the 21st century couldn't end soon enough...
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A Few of My Favorite...Christmas Songs
Sunday, December 13 @ 17:45:01 EST by RonCharest (247 reads) | Well, it's that time of year again. The time of year when everyone suddenly finds value in acting good and nice towards their fellow persons. Almost as if someone like Santa Claus was watching. Besides the delightful (not!) cold weather, we have the wonderful opportunity to listen to yet another go-around of music designed to get us into the holiday spirit.
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A Happy Thanksgiving to All - 2009
Thursday, November 26 @ 12:32:06 EST by RonCharest (443 reads) | Once again, it's Thanksgiving day and my favorite holiday of the year. While I'm waiting for the turkey to finish up cooking (as we all know, a turkey always cooks in its own time) and the guests to arrive, I want to reflect for a minute on all we have to be thankful for.
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