Feb 28 2010
The latest musing: : Becoming Italian — Paperwork http://theexcellentadventure.com/elementalmom/2010/02/21/becoming-italian-paperwor/ # There is something so gorgeous about sunshine when you know it's transitory and you're gonna get deluged the rest of the week. # RT @Unnecesarean The fact is that the CS rate for 1st time mothers for docs fresh out of residency is often > [...]
Feb 28 2010
We here at the Excellent Adventure are huge fans of ActiveCaptain. Jeffrey and his team have done amazing things, and we really feel that this kind of guide is the way of the future. So it’s with no small amount of congrats that we forward along his recent announcement: ActiveCaptain “X” is now live… ========================================== [...]
Feb 26 2010
Some of you out there in the world might not have heard this. I thought it was pretty valuable.
Feb 25 2010
UPDATE: Please read this excellent article, courtesy of Outside Magazine: The Killer in the Pool Tilikum is the name of the bull orca that just killed its trainer in San Diego. As a commenter on the Stoke Report said, “I guess I’d be a little more shocked if that had happened with, say, a “snuggler [...]
Feb 22 2010
I found this this morning. Talk about gorgeous! And I love the little sailboat at the top. Be sure to read the whole article, it’s really nicely done. And um… I guess it’s time to put Venice on the top of our “to visit before it’s submerged” list.
Feb 21 2010
RT @SeaShepherd: Three Cheers for Captain Peter Bethune – http://www.seashepherd.org/news-and-media/editorial-100215-1.html # Watch Louie Psihoyos' interview on The Tavis Smiley Show: http://is.gd/8ry4C Even Spielberg can be wrong about some films. # Oh, make up your minds already! It's a problem, it's not, it is, it's not… http://bit.ly/cR8mdg # Yesterday, massive declutter and organization of the salon. [...]
Feb 20 2010
I wish I’d been able to use this strategy in high school math classes How High Will Seas Rise? Get Ready for Seven Feet The reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) are balanced and comprehensive documents summarizing the impact of global warming on the planet. But they are not without imperfections, and [...]
Feb 20 2010
My friend and parenting mentor, Valarie, sent me this: Today I mailed your package. While the postal lady was weighing it, I pointed to your address and said, “This woman lives on a sailboat in the San Francisco Bay. Can you imagine? They sold their stuff and bought a boat.” Rose is her name. She’s [...]
Feb 20 2010
From the lovely gCaptain: A federal judge has ordered a Hong Kong-based company to pay a $10 million fine after the cargo ship it operated caused a massive oil spill in San Francisco Bay. U.S. District Court Judge Susan Illston also ordered Fleet Management Inc. to better train its officers in navigation and safety Friday. [...]
Feb 17 2010
This just in: New Sentencing Expected In Cosco Busan Oil Spill Fleet Management Ltd. of Hong Kong was the operator of the Cosco Busan, responsible for hiring and training the crew, at the time the container ship struck a fender of a Bay Bridge support pier in heavy fog on Nov. 7, 2007. More than [...]
Feb 14 2010
Brilliant! 69 Signs You Live On a Boat http://bit.ly/7hRQlz @sailtotrail # RT @SeaShepherd: Watson to whalers: We will never surrender | The Japan Times Online: http://bit.ly/cqmYyt #seashepherd # SFO air traffic routed over Bay due to easterly winds, which made it like paddling on the runway instead of water, and super-bumpy. #kayak # Explain to [...]
Feb 07 2010
There’s an email list for parents of children who are considering cruising. We’re a funny and eclectic bunch. You get questions about Personal Flotation Devices (and why the heck can the UK create a fabulous kid’s PFD with integral harness and the USA just will not?), questions about homeschooling, questions about all the crazy details [...]
Feb 07 2010
Waiting by the phone like a lovesick teenager, for the UberJob to call back for the Round 2 interview. # Today's version of Chicken Soup for the Entire Family (all of whom are still sick) turned out darned fine, if I do say so myself! # RT @EFF: Why EFF's icon is dark today: http://www.internetblackout.com.au/ [...]
Feb 04 2010
A little over two and a half years ago, Jason was sailing the boat from Emeryville to San Francisco, to visit me while I worked at JavaOne at Moscone Center. And while he was on the way, he cut it a little too close to the new Bay Bridge, and shaved the top of the [...]
Feb 04 2010
Anyone who’s read this blog for more than a few days knows I adore Paul Watson. But clearly he’s feeling a bit put out that he’s still, fercryingoutloud, having to talk about the Canadian seal hunt, which is barbarism and butchery on a truly rattling scale. I couldn’t resist sharing this latest tirade, where The [...]
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