In case you missed a comment on the previous post for which I thank the sender who called it a competitive ecosystem, I include the link to a remarkable video which does not inspire me to swim in Skull Creek.
Mark in Australia wrote that he came across a quote attributed to me which he likes. I do not recall when I wrote that—I have now written well over a million words and I can’t remember them all—but I certainly agree with it and gladly take credit. I will even include it on the Lines page of the main site.
The fallacy lies in expecting anything at sea to be as it ‘should be’.
—Webb Chiles
Carol and I celebrated out 28th wedding anniversary a few days ago. We were married in Key West two months after we met. And people doubted it would last. There is always satisfaction in confounding doubters. I can now pass as a normal stable member of society, hiding in plain site.
No one takes me for what I am. Whatever that might be.
I am usually thought to be a retired professional, a lawyer or an academic. Sometimes retired military. That I assume is because of my command presence, which is odd for I have never commanded anyone but myself.
No one takes me for a solo sailor, but as I realized a long time ago when you actually are something, you don’t have to look like what people expect.
L’Chaim. (Though it is only 12:30 and I have not had a drink.)
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