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To bring you up to date… an enlightening chronicle that briefly takes you through the birth of a dream, around the enduring course of difficulties, obstacles, and distractions, then the sprint to the elusive finish line, which is always further away than it seems... but can't be far off now!

I have tried to keep these postings in a chronological sequence so, for first time visitors, go to the bottom of "What I've been doing" where you'll find the first entry and the most recent entry will be at the top.

I have recently felt the need to add a disclaimer. The tone of this blog tends to follow after the mood and interests of the editor. While its original intent was to chronicle my boating escapades, of recent, my adventures have begun to embrace a religious flavor. For this reason, I'd like to clarify that, although the posts may appear biased, I advise you to reject any notion suggesting that I, in fact, may appear to be endorsing any predilection or point of view. Anymore, I believe what I believe, which is between myself and I, and I have learned that beliefs are personal and deserve being protected from public scrutiny. Please view anything posted within this site only as food for thought.


Friday, June 5, 2009

Interlude



In the previous posting I confessed that I don’t believe in luck. This confession might deserve an explanation. While writing about that experience I encountered, by timely coincidence, an author whom I am growing to respect and who explains it better than I. Tommy Cook (a sailor, naturally!) has a sixth sense with which he reads my heart and pens my feelings on the subject: “You see, ‘luck’ is merely a word contrived to sell me lotto tickets and get me to the casino or to allow me to explain away another’s hard work, ‘he’s sure lucky’”. To see the entire explanation in its eloquence, click on
http://www.arcticsolosail.com/blog/
Find the entry of May 14, 2009 titled “Luck”. It’s a worthwhile and enjoyable read.
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