Four Years Old

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Ouest turned four today. Ali mentioned how impossible it seems that it was four years ago that we were down in Puerto Vallarta walking across the street from our condo to the hospital to have her. Birthdays are kind of our thing. We don’t really go in for holidays, and … Read More

Missed Holidays and Engines

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Today was the Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe, and we completely missed it. Which is a bummer because the locals really got into it. The plaza and cathedral were packed solid full of parents with their young children dressed up in traditional Mexican garb (which is why it is … Read More

Solar Powered Up

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Last night I wrapped up the solar panel installation, and I have to say that I’m pretty pleased with it. Not that it’s a difficult job. In fact I’d now rank solar panels as the number one easiest major update a do-it-yourselfer can make to a boat—and cheap too, compared … Read More

Weekend with Grammy

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Engine update: Really all I know right  now is that the head checked out all good. All the chambers were pressure tested—no cracks, no leaks. And it is 100% flat. So that’s good news. Now we’re waiting for the guy from the shop to come and test the block. He’s … Read More

All work and no play

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I really don’t have a lot to say lately. I’ve been going out to the boat most mornings at six, Ali holds down the fort, and I return most afternoons around the time Ouest gets home from school. Exciting stuff. Lots of work going on around the boat at the … Read More

Bumfuzzle En Español

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Bumfuzzle has gone international. Our book Bumfuzzle has been translated to Spanish and is now live for the 6.78 percent of the world who speaks it. So if Spanish is your first language and you really didn’t understand what a screecher or an MOB was when you read the story in … Read More

Another First

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Look who is sitting in that barber chair. That’s right, Ouest got her first haircut. She’ll be four in a week, so I think it may have been time. Up to now it’s only been Ali giving her a trim, and even that was only two times. She did exactly … Read More