May
31
2009
I’m pretty sure that the world of finance exists to obfuscate and to self-perpetuate. # I really thought my last tweet would exorcise the bad financial institution demons. No such luck. I feel such a snarky blog coming on… # So much for the GPS drama: http://bit.ly/AQ3zz #boating #sailing # RT @rozsavage: hmph. breeze against [...]
Tags: tweets, twitter
May
27
2009
Roz Savage has launched on the second leg of her Pacific row, from Hawaii to Tuvalu, provided it’s still above water when she gets there. Check out this absolutely spectacular Roz Tracker: http://www.rozsavage.com/rztracker/tracker/RozTracker.html# I did some online community consulting for her when she was here, and am handling one shift of doing her website updates [...]
Tags: Environment, rowing, Roz Savage, technology
May
24
2009
Eight gazillion errands today. Probably good; it keeps me from waiting by the phone. # Trying to figure out what kinds of food plants will actually grow on this boat. Bet the nursery folks won’t know either. # So stoked… DocWeb finally is real! YEAH! http://doc.java.sun.com/DocWeb/ # RT @rozsavage: Store Savage Goes Live – Thanks [...]
Tags: tweets, twitter
May
17
2009
Back from Nevada, recovering from the drive, and OMG happy to be on the water again! # Catching up on the electronic havoc that five solid days of being unplugged caused. # Plotting tomorrow. With any luck, I’ll catch up on all my loose ends. BWAHAHAHAHA. # Got a sweet job lead… am holding my [...]
Tags: tweets, twitter
May
15
2009
UPDATE: Looks like it’ll be showing locally at Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA, on August 8, and at a whole heap of other locations. Check the website! Go see it. ‘Nuff said.
Tags: dolphins, Environment, the cove
May
14
2009
Watson, that is. http://www.youngestround.com/ I’m not sure how I feel about record quests. They drive a whole lot of bad behavior in other sports. I’m figuring that as long as it’s driven by the person themselves, and not by vanity parents, it’s all good. And I’m guessing from the amount of grief Zac Sunderland’s parents [...]
Tags: circumnavigation, Jessica Watson
May
10
2009
Riverfest is rockin! #kayak # Powered by Twitter Tools.
Tags: tweets, twitter
May
05
2009
No, I don’t mean psychology. Researchers in France have developed a new model of Earth’s magnetic field that includes a simple explanation for why it has flipped direction many times throughout Earth history. Most geophysicists agree that the main component of Earth’s magnetic field is generated by convection currents in the molten iron of the [...]
Tags: Environment, magnetic field, Navigation, solar storms
May
04
2009
This just in from Beachcomber, by way of my pal Jessica: Garbage Patches Calling all sailors; calling all mariners. If you plan to sail the Atlantic, Pacific, or Indian Oceans, consider setting your course through five garbage patches. Nickolai Maximenko (International Pacific Research Center; IPRC) and Peter Niiler (Scripps Institution of Oceanography) analyzed the tracks [...]
Tags: Environment, garbage
May
04
2009
It’s been a busy time here at Excellent Adventure. I’ll break it all down over time, but for now, we’ve had this rush of free publicity. A reporter from Parents magazine, one from SAIL, and another opportunity that I’m keeping quiet about for now, but is TV based. Woah. I’ve also been asked to contribute [...]
Tags: Blog, Education, musings
May
03
2009
New research on solar wind turns up this yummy goodness: Scientists have long understood that satellites are at risk from bombardment by solar storms. Now, they’ve gotten a closer look at how the storms are punishing Earth’s magnetosphere, leaving satellites exposed. Scientists have found that extreme solar activity drastically compresses the magnetosphere and modifies the [...]
Tags: GPS, solar maximum, solar storms, Solar wind
May
03
2009
Laureen Hudson, C.M.T., is what the new business cards will read. wheeeeeeeee! # Enjoying a rainy morning at home. # Powered by Twitter Tools.
Tags: tweets, twitter
May
02
2009
perfect score on final (practical) exam for massage school! YEAH! Business/ethics class tomorrow, then I”m DONE! # Powered by Twitter Tools.
Tags: tweets, twitter