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Seems as though we all have ringside seats.

Dystopia can be a tragedy or a comedy.

I can't help but laugh.

HeadSet says

Capsized a keel boat as well on Lake Folsom, but not my fault as the buckle jammed when I was letting out sail.

@Headset Are you from Sacramento?

I spent some years there as a kid and got my undergrad CS degree from Sac State. I got certified to sail the windsurfers and 15 foot sloops on Lake Natomas

Onvacation says

HeadSet says

Capsized a keel boat as well on Lake Folsom, but not my fault as the buckle jammed when I was letting out sail.

@Headset Are you from Sacramento?

I spent some years there as a kid and got my undergrad CS degree from Sac State. I got certified to sail the windsurfers and 15 foot sloops on Lake Natomas

I lived in Ranch Cordova for a year or so. That girl in the boat with me was also a student at Sac State.

This is a cool time-lapse of the Bay from the Berkeley Hills. Jupiter and the crescent moon set after the sun at the end.




https://static.lawrencehallofscience.org/scienceview/scienceview.berkeley.edu/html/view/index.php?source=patrick.net

Hope it's not wasting too much space on your storage @Patrick

Onvacation says

Hope it's not wasting too much space on your storage

If you can upload it, then it's OK with me. I think I have a 10mb cap per upload at the moment.

Very cool video.

Carlsbad Sunset. Road trip with wife.

Out to see

Taking a break.

Onvacation says

Out to see

I heard that island is privately owned and being bought and sold every decade or so for several million $$. For the life of me I can't understand who'd want buy such a useless piece of land in the middle of the bay next to a bridge (noise!) and refineries.

New sail works well!

Another day in paradise

And they can't take that away from you.

Patrick says

And they can't take that away from you.

Not without cannons and swords.

Onvacation says

Patrick says

And they can't take that away from you.

Not without cannons and swords.

You have to build a cancel culture proof life, and they can’t touch you. It’s kind of what we are doing. Our simple life will not require much.

Fortwaynemobile says

Onvacation says

Patrick says

And they can't take that away from you.

Not without cannons and swords.

You have to build a cancel culture proof life, and they can’t touch you. It’s kind of what we are doing. Our simple life will not require much.

I think he was making a pirate joke.

HeadSet says

Fortwaynemobile says

Onvacation says

Patrick says

And they can't take that away from you.

Not without cannons and swords.

You have to build a cancel culture proof life, and they can’t touch you. It’s kind of what we are doing. Our simple life will not require much.

I think he was making a pirate joke.

I got that, was funny

Fortwaynemobile says

I think he was making a pirate joke.

I got that, was funny

No. I was being serious.

You better bring your cannon because I have my sword.

Argh!

Onvacation says

Fortwaynemobile says

I think he was making a pirate joke.

I got that, was funny

No. I was being serious.

You better bring your cannon because I have my sword.

Argh!

Where does one legged pirate go for breakfast?



I hop

Fortwaynemobile says

Where does one legged pirate go for breakfast?



I hop

That joke would make a Jolly Roger cry.

@Onvacation and @Patrick, I’d love to join for a few hours of relaxing on the boat if I get invited. I can pick you up in Menlo Park on the way to SF Patrick. 😅

Fortwaynemobile says

You have to build a cancel culture proof life, and they can’t touch you. It’s kind of what we are doing. Our simple life will not require much.

Amen, brother. This is my strategy as well.

Avoid dependencies on the corporations (esp. banks) and the woke Nazis as much as possible. A simple life is a great advantage in this.

Heading out.



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My ride for the week. Heading out for the San Juan islands.

Onvacation says

My ride for the week. Heading out for the San Juan islands.

40ft? Are you renting it?

43 foot. Friend of the owner.

Onvacation says

43 foot. Friend of the owner.

Noice!

On the hook!

First night. Sucia Island.

FOCUS!!!

What did you do, swim to shore and take a photo?

Onvacation says

On the hook!

Are the tulips there as a sign of the times?

Hircus says

Are the tulips there as a sign of the times?

Friend's wife adding some color.

Old saying; It's better to have tulips on your organ than roses on your piano.

Onvacation says

What did you do, swim to shore and take a photo?

Dinghy, and I've never been a good photographer.

Onvacation says

Onvacation says

What did you do, swim to shore and take a photo?

Dinghy, and I've never been a good photographer.

You don't have to be!

Take 50 pictures, of the same thing, pick one.

The only out of focus picture I've seen recently is yours and the one my phone takes - it's a Moto-X with the glass in front of the camera shattered.

richwicks says

it's a Moto-X with the glass in front of the camera shattered.

Sounds like that could be an interesting back story.....

HeadSet says

richwicks says

it's a Moto-X with the glass in front of the camera shattered.

Sounds like that could be an interesting back story.....

I dropped it.

I was forced to "upgrade" to 5G recently and AT&T sent me this piece of junk $50 "smart" phone. It's BARE MINIMUM, but it makes phone calls. I keep my Moto-X around though, because I hardly ever make phone calls, I use VOIP almost exclusively. I actually might drop my phone number in a few years.

I think the concept of a "phone number" might be going away within a decade. The quality is worse than VOIP, it works only on a phone. Your smartphone is legitimately a computer, what's the point of having a phone number at this point other than "it's what everybody uses"?

I'd also say, television is definitely dead. Netflix just announced that to subsidize their basic service, they are considering adding commercials. I find that hilarious, they are in decline now.

April 6th picture looks like taken from Oakland area. Is that the case? San Juan Islands is a pretty long trip!

richwicks says

I dropped it.

Darn. Could have been like:
"Fell out of the pocket midway thru my ski jump...."
"Still has the toothmark from the shark...."
"Glancing blow from that bullet...."
"Slid down the road when I spilled the Harley...."
"Phone lens caught the tip of that knife, saving me from a pierced chest...."

SunnyvaleCA says

April 6th picture looks like taken from Oakland area. Is that the case? San Juan Islands is a pretty long trip!

That particular picture was taken on the way out of Marina Bay Yacht Harbor, Richmond.

My friend just bought his boat in Bellingham Washington and invited me up. $350 round trip airfare and we are on day three of a cruise around the islands. Not a lot of wind, major currents, and natural beauty. We have been pretty lucky with the weather, so far.

Tucked up in Roche Harbor for the night.

Heading in.