Fish On Fridays.

Food for fish on Fridays?
Joe, Joe, Joe, why are you so negative? Sharks are misunderstood; they're gentle and playful. I think I'll jump in and swim with them. From the deepest reaches of my paleo brain something screams out to me and it doesn't say sharks are playful, more like hungry!

I Miss Hawai'i!

I bet you were expecting a couple of frolicking wahines prancing around a beach. Don't worry, that will come later.

Photos by Mark Denzer taken at the KYC Single Handed Race. I ran them through Photoshop, and then cropped and applied a color pencil filter to them in Picasa.

Meanwhile In Tiverton.

The Tillerman celebrates the arrival of Spring. Eh Brah, look at all dat shave ice!

Photos: Sail In Finland.

What's Snow, Joe?

I don't know.

Bonnie says, "Like shave ice before the syrup, only fluffier, and EVERYWHERE. No azuki beans or ice cream either."

Bonnie, does shave ice come from Mauna Kea?

Wednesday Wipeout. "Double Trouble."

T-bone stake, right through the heart.

All that open water, and out of nowhere this thing jumped in front of us and dismasted our boat!

Old School ... Seiling

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Det er hva jeg kaller moro!
Thanks to the History Channel for peaking my interest in Vikings.

Tillerman Tuesday. (Team NZ Damage Wingsail In Dramatic Incident.)

Is the Tillerman behind this mishap? He is madly promoting some old guy sailing contest in Newport.

More on the incident here.

If I've Said It Once, I'll Say It A Thousand Times.

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The sea is not for the weak of heart. Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Have A Great Weekend!

Try and make it out into or onto the water this weekend! See you next week, maybe.

Deck Shoes,

Not on my boat!
I guess if you're a rich Russian oligarch you won't care if your girlfriend prances around your nice teak deck in her high heels.

Fish On Fridays. "Mr. Big Teeth Swims By."

What's holding you back? Jump on in and swim with him. He's sweet, lovely and misunderstood.

Photo via Rick Iossi.

Fish On Fridays. "Voici La Vahiné."

Sharks, who wants to see sharks? After a long week of working in the salt mines, you want to have a treat. That's why God made fish.

Fish On Fridays. "Hello Mr. Big Teeth." (Moving Pictures)

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Shark Diver from Mark Tipple on Vimeo.

I don't care how sweet, lovely and misunderstood sharks are, I'm not going to jump in the water and swim with them. You can call me a chicken, it won't phase me a bit.

Habemus Papam! (I Know, A Day Late And A Dollar Short....But Look At The Photo.)

Is it just me or do we live in a strange world?

How did Bill Waterson know?

Marine Life Monday.

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The secret life of plankton? Wow. this isn't a ZeFrank video!

Songs For Saturday.

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Alvin Lee: 19 December 1944 – 6 March 2013. The guy could play! Requiescat in pace.

Kiss Me Baby!

Oh, that's where that fish ended up.

What Do You Mean There's No Fish On Fridays This Friday?

Do you really care?

Joe Gets Political.

Get off my lawn, kid!
What do you mean we can't use drones to deliver Hellfire missiles on unarmed Americans sitting at a Starbucks in Seattle? That barista said some nasty things about me on his blog, he must be a terrorist! (Time for your medicine, old man!)

Sorry, Senator McCain. Even the Administration doesn't support your postion anymore.

Dear Senator Paul: 

It has come to my attention that you have now asked an additional question: "Does the President have the authority to use a weaponized drone to kill an American not engaged in combat on American soil?" The answer to that question is no. 

Sincerely, 

Eric Holder

Mind you, I'm not a fan of using "a weaponized drone to kill" anyone not on the battlefield. Innocent civilians who are wiped off the face of the Earth are not collateral damage!
/rant

Links: Policymic | Columbia Law | Washington Post

Goldfinger!

If you're a Russian mogul trying to impress the wahines, then I have a boat for you; the Wally Tiketitoo.

Goldfinger, he's the man The man with the midas touch
A spider's touch
Such a cold finger

Beckons you to enter his web of sin
But don't go in

Golden words he will pour in your ear
But his lies can't disguise what you fear
For a golden girl knows when he's kissed her
It's the kiss of death from Mister Goldfinger
Pretty girl, beware of his heart of gold
This heart is cold

Golden words he will pour in your ear
But his lies can't disguise what you fear
For a golden girl knows when he's kissed her
It's the kiss of death from Mister Goldfinger
Pretty girl, beware of his heart of gold
This heart is cold

He loves only gold
Only gold
He loves gold
He loves only gold
Only gold
He loves gold

Strange times, strange world.