Original anecdotes, commentary, rumination, and occasional pontification.
OCTOBER 3, 2025 – This season the water level of Grindstone Lake has taken a hit. Although rainfall has been slack, and additional problem has been DNR control of a small dam way downstream from our spring-fed lake, which forms the headwaters. The condition triggered a major local political re-action, which prompted the town board …
JULY 17, 2025 – I’m always on the lookout for inspiration. It’s an easy proposition. All that’s required is to keep eyes and ears peeled at all times in all company. One regular source of inspiration is an offshore solo sailor named “Drew.” I don’t know a lot about him except that he’s a West …
AUGUST 4, 2024 -When the opportunity presents itself, I love boarding and inspecting old refurbished wooden yachts. My most recent encounter with such a classic vessel occurred last summer at the Annual Wooden Boat Show at Mystic Seaport in Mystic, Connecticut. What stopped our slow walk along the wharf was a 30-something-foot-long beautifully restored sloop. …