SPARRING WITH MOTHER NATURE

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PRECIOUS COMMODITIES
Essential, interesting and surprisingly lovely. I've learned a lot.
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THE BEST LAID PLANS
They go awry. They change. We adjust. It takes empathy, flexibility, grit and laughter.
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THIS WEEK WE SPAR WITH HUMAN NATURE
I Have Begun to Swear Like a Sailor. I'm trying not to let them but the assholes are getting me down!
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APPRECIATION
Show Yours. The Watermen Traditions Remain Entrenched, even With The Passage of Time.
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HOW CAN YOU NOT WANT TO JUMP IN?
Restraining myself was no easy lesson. There is something about Sea Turtles, and my first encounter with a Leatherback is forever imprinted on my brain.
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SOME THINGS ARE WORTH SAVING
The Most Impactful Words I Heard This Week Came From a Stranger. I'm So Glad He Said Them.
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THE WOODEN BOAT PHENOMENON
They Have Souls. They Keep Secrets.
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I’LL QUIT WHEN I’M EIGHTY. THAT’LL BE ENOUGH.
The fifth in my Series: The Watermen of the Chesapeake Bay. I'm willing to bet that when Jackie Thompson turns eighty and the crabbing season begins, he…
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A LIFE OF ROUTINES, BUT NOT A ROUTINE LIFE
Fourth in a Series, the Watermen of the Chesapeake Bay. My sailing Yacht STEADFAST is honored to be docked among these hard working people.
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"A GOOD MAN" IS THE HIGHEST COMPLIMENT I GIVE
And yes, you can find them here. Third in a series on the Watermen of Chesapeake Bay.
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