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Rocinante Ready, Departing June 27th

My test of the truck and camping gear was done at Middle Santa Ynez Campground in the Los Padres National Forest near Pendola Station and Caliente Hot Springs.   I was alone in the campground for the three...

VFP Chapter 54 For the Future!

I’m writing this to update you and invite you to meet up with your chapter of Veterans For Peace in activism or social meet ups…or a combination of both. Chapter Cofounder and President Daniel...

Pelamis destroyed, Onward with “Rocinante”

Pelamis went on Santa Barbara’s East Beach along with mooring number 34  May 21st and was critically damaged,  the keel separating from the hull.  She was subsequently destroyed and the insurance...

Mother Earth, Bleeding, Vomiting and Dying

While we burn her blood in our busy lives,  Mother Earth is bleeding into the Gulf of Mexico and vomiting into the atmosphere in Iceland. Our sons,  daughters, brothers and sisters perish in the pits of coal...
US Flag Recalled (satire)

US Flag Recalled (satire)

The Onion Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:26 EDT © The Onion Flags affected by the recall range from halftime-show extravaganza models to the smallest lapel pins. Washington – Citing a series of fatal...

The End of War

The End of War What could bring an end to war as we know it? In Haiti the Cuban medical forces worked alongside U S military forces under the command of the United Nations.  Venezuelan assistance forces...

Channel Islands Harbor to Santa Barbara

Another long work to windward against the current,  I left at 7am and arrived at mooring 34 off East Beach at 6pm.   There were dolphins around the boat much of the day and the water  was throbbing with...

Paradise to Channel Islands and Veterans Conference

My sail from Paradise Cove to Channel Islands Harbor was complicated by having again anchored too close to the kelp beds.  The kelp beds in Paradise seem to grow daily and it is about a half mile to cover...

War, Affluenza and Gaia’s Response

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaia_(mythology)    Hi friends,   It has always been my premise that war is a logical response to corporate consumer capitalism (CCC).  The American Way Of LIfe (AWOL), now...

Return to Paradise

I sailed with light winds but big swells to Paradise Cove from Marina del Rey in eight hours….about three miles an hour considering some tacks.  I sailed through several large pods of small dolphins....
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