http://www.svtawodi.com/log The log of the adventures, experiences, and fun of the sailing vessel Tawodi Sat, 28 Aug 2010 02:27:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en For those of us bludgeoned by the tyranny of an average week, running breakneck away from the hellhounds of time as they gnash their gnashing teeth at our heels, for those of us jumping, as if our panties were on fire, from email to twitter to face-book to television- perhaps ... http://www.svtawodi.com/log/?p=234 The bandwagon. Because of a general leaning towards hyper-skepticism- there’s a reason to be wary of any bandwagon as a general means to transport a message. Bandwagons are for those without their own agendas, thoughts, personal morals- let’s be completely snobbish here and just say it- Bandwagons are for the ethically ... http://www.svtawodi.com/log/?p=233 Anyone wanting to follow the progress of the Brigantine Kaisei must be sorely dissapointed or, at the very least, bewildered. The last media posted to the Project Kaisei website is dated May of 2010. There's nothing about whether she left, how long she'll be out, who her crew is.   A ... http://www.svtawodi.com/log/?p=232 Three years ago Al Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize for what amounts to an enormous media effort. “The Inconvenient Truth”: a visual and verbal onslaught about the global collapse of our environment and with it, our climate. The Nobel-effing Peace Prize,  awarded for a gesture. How else describe the ... http://www.svtawodi.com/log/?p=231 I've only been home for a little more than a week, but I'm going to sea again in a few days.  This time I'll be on the Tall Ship 'Kaisei', a 151' brigantine, taking a group of scientists and enviromental activists out to the Pacific Gyre.  The Gyre is the ... http://www.svtawodi.com/log/?p=230 The Captain went off to drive a big Brig, home again home again Jiggety Jig.   My tour on the Lady Washington has ended and I am back home in San Diego on my own little boat.  I left Washington state early Saturday morning on my motorcycle and rode south down the ... http://www.svtawodi.com/log/?p=229 My latest tour of duty aboard the Lady Washington is drawing to a close, which means my time at adult summer camp is almost over.  We transited to Bellingham, WA yesterday from Blaine, WA.  We fired two cannons at the harbor entrance to announce our arrival, which is way more ... http://www.svtawodi.com/log/?p=228 Lake Union has been fun, but it's time to leave.  We had our last sail this evening, Monday.  Last night was the last good night to go out on the town, because we're underway early tomorrow morning, around 6:am.  Last night I walked up into the neighborhood where Kathleen used ... http://www.svtawodi.com/log/?p=227 The 4th of July holiday has passed us by and we, the crew of the tall-ship 'Lady Washington' survived it.  Saturday the captain of the 'Hawaiian Chiefton' and I built a boat in about 2 hours for the Quick and Daring race, and then passed the torch to crew members for refinements so we could ... http://www.svtawodi.com/log/?p=226 I am onboard the tall-ship 'Lady Washington' and we are here at the Center for Wooden Boats on Lake Union in Seattle.  There is a festival this holiday weekend and it is fun to be a part of the activities.  Yesterday, the 2nd of July there was a big barbeque ... http://www.svtawodi.com/log/?p=225