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    Fiesta

    If I had lots of spare money, and time ::) Fiesta, a 53' Ray Davis, built in 1972 This boat is tied up a hundred yards from the PD. I know the owner. She is, to me, the quintessential classic sportfisherman, and she is in beautiful condition. I have been lusting after her for years. I only...
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    Wahoo!

    Not so much a recipe, anyone can do it. First thing is to work with a guy who regularly goes offshore and brings you fish. ;) He gave me some wahoo he caught last weekend. I've grilled it before, but never fried it. So last night I got some Zatarain's and got busy. Here's the finished...
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    Launched (finally)

    After a spring of home improvement, the PD is finally in her slip, and life is indeed very good. Launched by myself Saturday (no pics), and simply took her into her slip where I spent 3 hours cleaning 4 months of dust, pine pollen, oak pollen from the top, deck and cockpit (scrub, scrub...
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    Nissan Pathfinder

    I may have to look into getting one. :D http://www.ifilm.com/video/2741675?ns=1
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    Looking for parts

    Morning, all! While cleaning up the P D I noticed that this is cracked (black windshield support) at the base. I know West Marine had them years ago, but a check at ours turned up nothing close. We even went through his old catalogs and came up empty. Anyone know where I can find one? Also...
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    Bull Sharks Sink Boat Off Florida Coast

    :o :o FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. -- A crew aboard a shrimping boat were rescued after a group of bull sharks rammed and bit the vessel until it eventually sank off the Florida coast, according to an Associated Press report. read it: http://www.local6.com/news/10942485/detail.html
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    Barbaro euthanized

    Barbaro, the Kentucky Derby winner, was euthanized on Monday morning at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Veterinary Medicine at New Bolton Center in Kennett Square, Pa., ending an emotional, eight-month odyssey that began when he fractured his right hind leg in the Preakness Stakes...
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    Duck hunting

    Saturday dawned with a hard frost, clear skies and around 30 degrees. A good day to take my best friend duck hunting. :) He's going on 11 years old, and moves pretty slow most of the time. But he thinks he's a pup again when the shotgun comes out. Taking a break, waiting for some to fly over...
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    Skating away . . .

    Just caught this news video of "bumper car madness in Portland:" http://www.king5.com/sharedcontent/VideoPlayer/makeASX.php?title=www.king5.com/kiraw_011607portlandhomevid.wmv :o
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    web domains

    I'm beginning to attempt to set up a website for my wife's business, and was wondering if any of you guys have set up a website before? I began by searching for a domain name, looking at register.com, networksolutions.com, and finally godaddy.com. Godaddy seems to be the cheapest for at least...
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    A pet for Christmas?

    Or whatever holiday you celebrate. Thinking of a pet for a child or someone for a gift... Here is some good reading. How Could You? When I was a puppy, I entertained you with my antics and made you laugh. You called me your child, and despite a number of chewed shoes and a couple of...
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    School Boots 3 Girls in 'Underpants'

    AP - A high school principal has decreed that Captain Underpants has no place in an institution of learning. Three 17-year-old girls were told to leave Long Beach High School on Wednesday after they showed up on Superhero Day costumed as the subject of the best-selling children's books. "I...
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    Stinky, this one's for you

    Knowing how you like hunting . . . and feet . . . ::)
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    Boat exploded (someone else's)

    at the fuel dock where I usually top off the PD. We were at a cookout in Savannah, so we had no idea until this AM. http://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/story/6151532p-5383710c.html Sounds like someone had a fuel leak. :(
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    No more hurricanes for 2006?

    So he says. :) MIAMI (Reuters) - A noted hurricane forecaster on Tuesday predicted the Atlantic hurricane season will see just two more tropical storms and no more "major" hurricanes. William Gray's forecast team at Colorado State University predicted the season will produce a total of 11...
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    Policeman, K-9 Officer killed in FL

    This is so awful. Hopefully enough people will see this SOB's photo that he will be caught. http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/newswire/comments/deputies_down/ LAKELAND - Donna Wood’s voice cracked as she said the name into her cell phone, answering yet another media call for information...
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    News of the Weird

    (I heard this on the radio driving to work this AM.  Fort Mitchell is in Kentucky, very near where I grew up.  Hopefully this guy is not related to Stinky, as he clearly has violent tendencies and is stupid to boot.) It's rare that a criminal sets up a video camera to record his own crime, then...
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    A wealthy man . . . (long story)

    A wealthy man and his son loved to collect rare works of art. They had everything in their collection, from Picasso to Raphael. They would often sit together and admire the great works. When the Viet Nam conflict broke out, the son went to war. He was very courageous and died in battle while...
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    Pics from my vacation

    A few of the 200-plus pics I took. We flew into Reno, Nevada. View from our room at Harrah's in Reno Southern Reno valley, dry as a bone Fortunately we were headed for . . . Lake Tahoe! This is Zephyr Cove Lake Tahoe from Heavenly Ski Resort Emerald Bay D.L. Bliss State Park - sure...
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    Some pictures

    I took some pics last weekend and wanted to post them up to share. ;D Cruising up Mackay Creek. That's one of the bridges to Hilton Head Island in the background. One of the locals says hello Tired from swimming, "let's go home, Dad."
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