FATHER + SAILOR + TECHNOLOGIST + MUSICIAN + CYCLIST
Hitting roadwarrior status this year it seems. Started off the year on a traveling frenzy. While I like visiting places, I’m trying to slow it down a bit and explore uncharted places like my house. Apparently, there’s a basement located right under the family room. Who knew? Anyways, here’s that delayed photo journal of Vancouver. Really nice city.
Just a photo journal while in SFO, zooming from one meeting to another an snapping pics.
When I’m in the bay area, I always try to find a couple of hours to visit Sausalito, I love it in the winter and early spring before the tourists (like me) show up. Cibo’s for a coffee and head to Fish for dinner. And of all meals, the fish and chips are traditional and perfect. After dinner, a quick stroll amongst the docks where I see my next boat, the Bavaria Vision, and If you’re lucky you can snatch a photo of a rainbow. Oh, and then there’s that guy again….
Did my seasonal maintenance on the power plant. Oil and oil filter change, fuel filters, belt tensioning done. Oh, and topped off the Dilithium crystals chamber. Also, I need to make some adjustments to the center engine nacelle as readings are a bit high coming from the anti-matter containment field (soundproofing).
Wish I could have stayed longer and check in with friends and family but I was in and out. So here’s some photos till next time. Oh yeah, those are not pork chops you see, it’s thick cut bacon.
Still need to wipe down and polish the interior wood. I do that twice a year and I’m behind schedule. Usual do it earlier in the year but due to the cold winter, wasn’t down at the boat enough. Ready to tackle the water tanks cleaning. At least the bilge is clean.
On the water for a quick sale Friday evening sail followed by a nice Carolina dinner. Then wake up to a nice sunrise and get my morning coffee at The Bean. Did I say….Happy?
Power to the people: bring on the superbattery
Hoping to be grue that an upcomong announcement at the end of the month from Elon Musk will be about battery technology, one of our larger, if not biggest challenges today. aSign me up, I’m willing to be a beta tester with Hemispheres. Imagine batteries storing tens of thousands of amp hours. Off the grid for sure
“Fascism is rising in America”: The Koch brothers and the depressing demise of democracy
A provacative title indeed but heres the definition of Fascism.”A system of government that exercises a dictatorship of the extreme right, typically through the merging of state and business leadership, together with belligerent nationalism.”
One cannot simply deny this trend and not see where our politics is headed. a handful of elite and wealthy individuals with the ability to essentially buy a government at some point. nothing good can come out of this.
Very important article to read and understand where the revenue goes for streaming music services. not the artists nor the streaming companies themselves. Its all about the labels where the vast majority of the profits go. so when you hear folks complain about music steaming services harming the artists, send them to this article
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