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The Accidental Sailor-FunEmployment

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The winds of grace always blow for us  but you have to raise your sails a nd just go.  Putting the He in Hero, all action/adventure films have the same moral: Perseverance pays. Of all the things I am not very content at doing,living on land is the most outstanding.  I was an armchair sea dog, growing up on LAWNGUYLAND(L.I.) New York, dreaming of going places, but I never started and therefore  I never failed. Those Who Do Not Move, Do Not Notice Their Chains Considering how much inner "nomad" is in each of us, in adulthood I gave myself permission to LEAVE ASAP, and imaginatively re-create(d) my ID in line with my true allegiances of a place noted for second chances, Venice Beach, California . Sea Change How inappropriate to call this planet Earth when it is quite clearly Ocean. Let The Orinoco Flow --There is no doubt about it, the exhilarating state of mind that travel can evoke, when everything seems suddenly fresh, vivid, intensely intere...

Alaska-The Great Land-Action Plan

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Being There Wow What a Summer last August- Alaska is a lot like pizza. When it's good, it's really good. When it's bad, it's still pretty good; and like the Pizza Guy, Alaska always delivers. Not everybody trusts paintings but people believe videos.  Nature's living mirror,  however is water---whether still or in motion, The most beautiful landscapes go  better with H 2 Ooooooooh!  The Happy go Locals don't tan, they rust, and if they smoke, they smoke salmon.The  cruisers  who inhabit this place for 6  hours a day  may have come on different ships, but they are all in the same boat-Mother Nature's.  Here are my top 5 Videos: Keep close to Nature's heart... and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean-John Muir When you  lived so little you tend to imagine you’re not going to die. But wasting your time concentrating on death is like watching  a comedy  ...

Alaska-The Great Land-Action Plan

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Being There Wow What a Summer last August- Alaska is a lot like pizza. When it's good, it's really good. When it's bad, it's still pretty good; and like the Pizza Guy, Alaska always delivers. Not everybody trusts paintings but people believe videos.  Nature's living mirror,  however is water---whether still or in motion, The most beautiful landscapes go  better with H 2 Ooooooooh!  The Happy go Locals don't tan, they rust, and if they smoke, they smoke salmon.The  cruisers  who inhabit this place for 6  hours a day  may have come on different ships, but they are all in the same boat-Mother Nature's.  Here are my top 5 Videos: Keep close to Nature's heart... and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean-John Muir When you  lived so little you tend to imagine you’re not going to die. But wasting your time concentratin...

Saying Cheese In The Netherlands

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4 years ago  today I smiled and said Cheese I ♥ Amsterdam Uncle Buddha with the Gouda Cheese has a long history in Holland, so I had to take this photo opportunity. Today I took a Canal Boat sightseeing excursion and it really was not a tourist trap; just a beautiful, scenic day in the sun. Considering, Amsterdam is the most watery city in the world. It was worth doing. The Flying Dutchman, according to folklore, is a ghost ship that can never go home, doomed to sail the oceans forever. At times, I thought I was on that very ship--The city's canals and harbors are ubiquitous. It's the city's essence, however, and I'm glad I got to see canal life, the barges, the bridges, the boats, and all the rows of houses. One nice thing about Europe, they have  SUUNTO  Watches on tap.  My wristband broke(again). This ranks right up there with the mundane and useless; but it happened in Amsterdam.   Greenhouse Effect + Amsterdam's User-friendly Windows Tune In. Turn On. Drop ...

Saying Cheese In The Netherlands

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4 years ago  today I smiled and said Cheese I ♥ Amsterdam Uncle Buddha with the Gouda Cheese has a long history in Holland, so I had to take this photo opportunity. Today I took a Canal Boat sightseeing excursion and it really was not a tourist trap; just a beautiful, scenic day in the sun. Considering, Amsterdam is the most watery city in the world. It was worth doing. The Flying Dutchman, according to folklore, is a ghost ship that can never go home, doomed to sail the oceans forever. At times, I thought I was on that very ship--The city's canals and harbors are ubiquitous. It's the city's essence, however, and I'm glad I got to see canal life, the barges, the bridges, the boats, and all the rows of houses. One nice thing about Europe, they have  SUUNTO  Watches on tap.  My wristband broke(again). This ranks right up there with the mundane and useless; but it happened in Amsterdam.   Greenhouse Effect + Amsterdam's User-friendly W...