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Yesterday was a great day. I arranged a road trip starting early in the morning up to Gettysburg. Three of us are history buffs and the other two were interested in the bike ride in the country. We had a great time. Gettysburg itself is a beautiful quaint little town surrounded by bucolic rolling countryside. The weather was pretty near perfect and the bike ride...
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This evening we rushed down to the waterfront to secure the boats in advance of Earl's pummeling of the East Coast. By the time we'd gotten there the other volunteers were moving the boats from their slips into our much smaller slightly protected area. Honestly this didn't make sense siince we had to tie them up and then find creative ways of putting fenders in...
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Aced the first test and got props from a 3 time olympian! (she raced one, was an alternate in one and coached a third) Gotta say I'm stoked. Oh wait, 3 more practical exams and 2 more written....better get back to the grind.

Oh, if you're ever in Washington, NC, Blackwater Jack's is a nice place for a beer and food. Parrotthead bar.

We'll start with the bad stuff then move on:

Still haven't found a new job. Starting to explore ways of making do until a full-time gig comes up. The good side, I'm still getting paid for another month even though i'm not doing, or having to do, anything.

The boat on which I race hasn't gone out once this season. REALLY SUCKS. The good side,...
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One of these days I'm going to get a camera so that you all will have visuals to go along with these stories. Hopefully that'll make them more interesting. Honestly, I get that for non-sailors my life during sailing season is a flat out bore. I spend so much of my time on the water that if you're not into it you'll find your eyelids...
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So sailing season has kicked in and the winds have been high so far. This weekend we didn't feel safe taking the students out in a small boat advisory on Saturday. We did take them out yesterday though and part of me wishes we didn't even though the conditions were fine if heavy. One boat capsized another got dismasted. Everyone was fine, but the capsized...
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So it's been a week or so since I last posted anything. I really need to get a camera. Hmm. Maybe that'll be part of my tax refund. Anyway, DC has been very un-DC due to all the snow. Those folks who've been lucky enough to have electricity and food and friends have had a great time out in the snow and staying in. Some...
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Lest anyone get the impression that we are not having fun during Snowmaggedon, I'd refer you all to the Washington Post website. On the front page you'll see some pictures of Dupont Circle here in DC. I doubt that you'll see me in the pictures but I was in fact there with some friends. It was a madhouse of a moving snowball fight including a...
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Snowpocalypse....Snowmaggedon...it's all just building up. It's leading slowly and urgently building to the crescendo, the ultimate winter explosion of white crystal wetness that is...

Snowgasm!

Which is what a friend called it, cracking me up today. Washington (DC) is trembling in fear of a fluffy deluge that "MAY BE OF HISTORIC PROPORTIONS" I'm sure those of you up North are scratching your heads and wondering...
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So it's been a rough week and a half. Found out my job ends 2 months earlier than expected. so I'm in hyper job search mode. It's caused a bump in the road for my dissertation as I focus on the job search. On the plus side, I'm ready to go. My blood was up and I was grinning the whole day from a combination...
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