this was one of the best trips i have ever taken. we got off to a late start, but right off the bat we found a message in a bottle. it was bobbing up and down right in the beacon harbor. we decided to wait until we made camp to open it, but we all took turns imagining what was written on the paper inside. too bad it was more like a fortune cookie than a real message.
unfortunately there was no wind, so we had to make our way under auxiliary power. we decided to do a little fishing; aaron and i caught some seaweed but leah caught a fish! we motored along all night and had a little trouble at esopus meadows but got back underway shortly thereafter. the real trouble came in the morning as the river became blanketed with fog. we couldn't see more that 10 feet in front of the boat and damien had to use the hand bearing compass and the noaa chart to keep us going in the right direction. at one point we had to get out of the way for a barge that got a little bit too close for comfort. after a while the fog cleared and leah and aaron woke up so we decided to tie up to the dock in athens and have breakfast. bad idea. the tide goes out and we get stuck in athens until high tide. at least we got to see an eagle!
once high tide set us free, we motored up to the hudson river islands state park and picked out a campsite. most of the campsites are right on the beach. we dropped anchor and brought all of our camping gear and supplies ashore. the park was pretty busy. a lot of people were there, mostly with powerboats, but some jetskis were there too. it was pretty cool to see the sailboat go on its side when the tide went out. it looked like the schmetterling was shipwrecked! we had to wait until high tide to leave on sunday. the trip back was pretty much the same as the trip up, except this time it was daytime and we got to sight-see a lot more. we even got to see the replica of the half moon.
a picture says a thousand words, so go check them out.
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sailing 08.21.08
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beacon to hudson islands state park for some camping. you should be able to see our last position on the map.
if you don't see us moving for a while, either we are shipwrecked, or my cell phone died.
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take it to the next level 07.17.08
an even better soccer video. here is the high quality version.
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showdown 07.10.08
pretty cool video from steve nash's charity soccer game in nyc.
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movin' on out 07.02.08
bye bye rj. the nets traded him to milwaukee. i feel kinda bad for him. he said he wanted to be a net for life. not too many of those kinda players around anymore. everybody (see: davis, baron) seems to go for the big bucks and long contracts. nobody has any team loyalty anymore (see: garnett, kevin) so they jump ship just to win a ring. anyway, the nets had a pretty good draft this year. picking up cdr at #40 was pretty surprising. they still have some holes to fill and some free agents to re-sign, but i think we should have a pretty good team this year.
rod & kiki, if you guys are reading this, you could probably pick up stephon marbury pretty cheap. i am pretty sure the knicks are done with him.
i think he should get a chance at redemption with the nets.
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ontario or bust 06.12.08
dan and i took the bayliner to river's edge marine today to get the carb looked at. the boat won't stay running unless the rpms are way up. hopefully the boat will be ready to go next week sometime. after we dropped the boat off, we went over to the hyde park marina to see about getting a slip for the summer. the harbormaster, "captain joe", was busy talking with some guy who was standing there holding a gas can. turns out the marina hasn't gotten their gas pumps inspected so they can't dispense gas yet. no gas and $250 more for a slip means we will probably be back at whites this summer.
so anyway, "captain joe" asks us if we can take the guy with the gas can up to stewarts and back so he can get some gas. yeah no problem. the guy's name is glyn and he is from ontario. he tells us that he bought a sailboat on ebay and is sailing it home. he picked it up in long island for $900 and had made it up to hyde park in three days. unlucky for him, he stops at the only marina on the hudson that can't sell gas. after we drop him off, i helped him back to his boat and he let me go aboard and take a look at it. for $900 he got a helluva deal. it's a 1984 macgregor 25. it even came with a nearly brand new honda 8hp outboard motor. not too shabby.
so good luck glyn. keep the stick up, the keel down, and the water out.
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commencement speakers 05.08.08
living so close to so many colleges, i am always interested in who speaks where.
bard: charles b. rangel, congressman
dcc: anthony krzywicki, first dcc business dept head, anthony v. campilii, retired dcc vp of business affairs, current cfo of marist college
marist: vicki mabrey, television journalist
new paltz: john b. clark, interim chancellor of the state university of new york
vassar: randy cohen, writer and humorist
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nba playoffs 04.25.08
so the nets fell short of the playoffs for the first time since 2001. with the jason kidd trade and everything else going on i was not surprised. vince carter played really well after the trade. i think he is finally ready to be a team leader. i am glad dallas is struggling. jason kidd deserves to get bounced from the playoffs by byron scott.
so far the playoffs have been really exciting. did you see the spurs/suns game one? double overtime. that was a hell of a game. i hope that the teams that got big name players through trades lose. yeah i'm talking about dallas, phoenix and boston. i can't stand it when players go running from a bad team to a good team just to get a ring. even worse are the guys that complain about not having talented players around them. yeah i'm talking about lebron and kobe. just be like mike. play the game, elevate your teammates, shut up and win.
yeah i'm talking about the hornets and the sixers in the finals.
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philadelphia 03.20.08
philadelphia is my new favorite city. corinna and i went there over spring break and it was great. we stayed in the society hill area of the city and it is such a great place. we got to see the liberty bell, independence hall, the philadelphia museum of art, and even a sixers game. there is so much to do, it is incredible. we even got some cheesesteaks at genos. the wachovia center was amazing. it makes me depressed going to the izod center now. the wachovia center is the best arena i've been to. great food too. not just hamburgers and hotdogs but sausage and peppers and cheesesteaks cooked right in front of you. lcd screens every where you turn. even the menu boards are lcd screens. even the public address announcer is awesome. louuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!
i would certainly consider living there one day. a nice little apartment in society hill. season tickets to the sixers. membership to the museum of art. and if i am not retired, maybe even a job at upenn.
i took a lot of pictures but instead of one by one-ing them, here they all are in 44 seconds:
eliot spitzer wtf were you thinking? all those years as the a.g. and you don't know how to move large amounts of money without suspicion? you haven't watched enough mob movies to know you never talk about anything on the phone?
well now that you are out of a job, i have some advice for you.
have you ever seen the t.v. show shark starring james woods? well that guy used to be the best defense attorney in los angeles. high priced clients and lots of "not guilty" verdicts made him the best. after one of his clients murdered his girlfriend and expected stark to get him acquitted again, stark has a "personal epiphany" and switches sides to become a prosecuting attorney. he then goes on to mend his broken relationship with his daughter and ex wife and tries to redeem himself by convicting criminals instead of setting them free. nice story right?
well, spitzer should do the opposite.
as long as he doesn't go to prison and as long as he doesn't get disbarred, he should become a defense attorney. he should defend mobsters and prostitutes and white collar criminals. he should strive to get them all acquitted. not only that, he should divorce his wife and start dating a supermodel. to hell with his kids, he should not have anything to do with them either. oh yeah, he should also buy an exotic car and expensive italian suits. and carry a gun. yeah that would be an awesome t.v. show.
while we are on the subject of politics, andrea sent me a couple of links that are pretty cool.
still undecided? the electoral compass will ask your position on certain issues and compare your answers to the candidates.
want to know if you're the only republican amongst a bunch of democrats? check out the fundrace to see who donated what to whom.
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back where you started 02.21.08
jason kidd returned to dallas. keith van horn returned to new jersey.
i am so glad this trade got done. it seemed like kidd has been a negative influence on the team ever since his trade demand went public. and so the first game without jason kidd, we win in overtime. kidd's first game as a mav? they lose. gotta love that. what i can't believe is that the mavs already have jason kidd's jersey on sale, and the nets haven't even taken kidd's jersey off the market. hell they haven't even dropped the price on them. you'll see them on the clearance rack soon enough. the nets did take his banner off the izod center though.
and you can call me crazy but i am really glad we didn't get rid of vc.
in rod we trust.
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not quite a basketball team 02.04.08
john michael gregory.
that makes four. one more and they have a team, although this little guy is on the injured list already with a broken collar bone. ouch!
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la mer 01.15.08
La mer
Qu'on voit danser le long des golfes clairs
A des reflets d'argent
La mer
Des reflets changeants
Sous la pluie
La mer
Au ciel d'été confond
Ses blancs moutons
Avec les anges si purs
La mer bergère d'azur
Infinie
Voyez
Près des étangs
Ces grands roseaux mouillés
Voyez
Ces oiseaux blancs
Et ces maisons rouillées
La mer
Les a bercés
Le long des golfes clairs
Et d'une chanson d'amour
La mer
A bercé mon cœur pour la vie
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