Archive for June, 2008

Jun 10 2008

Because for some it already has

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Caribbean Monk Seal Extinct, U.S. Officials Declare
‘Nuff said.

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Jun 10 2008

Because, You Know, It Easily Could

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This post, from The Ethicurean (who’d have thought x-posting from there would land on this blog?), pretty much sums up my closely-held belief that, when the virus takes us, we will have had it coming. Bluefin tuna finally extinct: “Well worth it,” say sushi fans.
Note: It’s satire. But not by much.

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Jun 09 2008

Divesting — The Big Sell-Off

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I just ran across this post in my feed reader, from Trent at The Simple Dollar:
The Big Sell-Off
I wish I’d had this nifty set of guidelines when I first started divesting prior to the move onboard. But, hopefully it’ll be helpful for someone else out there reading this and preparing to make the big move…

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Jun 05 2008

Way to go, Zac!

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OK, this is hands-down ubercool. I mean, uber, ubercool. Zac Sunderland is organizing a circumnavigation, on his boat, the Intrepid, an Islander 36. (Surely that fact will at least goad Zen into commenting. =) . Check out his website and the NPR interview with him. The interview is pretty lame, frankly, since the interviewer [...]

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Jun 04 2008

Thinking Roz

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If you guys aren’t familiar with Roz Savage, go check her out here.
I was introduced to Roz’s site, her journey, and her rowing, by my rowing coach for Califa (the whaleboat team I was part of in Vallejo). Katherine rowed with Roz on a trireme in Greece. You can go to Roz’s site and read [...]

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