Monthly Archives: July 2014

Minna Jima

Posted on July 20, 2014 by spikekalashnikov

“Never fear quarrels, but seek hazardous adventures.” So, I do not have any quarrels, except maybe with the toubib who told me that there was nothing wrong with my knee as I hobbled around for 6 weeks. Forgiveness and redemption. … Continue reading →

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I Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

Posted on July 17, 2014 by spikekalashnikov

So for a month or so I have had a very swollen knee that has given pain and necessitated frequent visits to a long queuing clinic for draining. See: https://quietripple.wordpress.com/2014/06/17/crystal/ The very nice doctor there refused to believe that I had … Continue reading →

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How Many More?

Posted on July 15, 2014 by spikekalashnikov

I wake up on this Tuesday morning and, Lo!  it is the most beautiful day in the history of recorded time. So, how many more days like this will I live through? How many days like this; with gentle offshore … Continue reading →

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There is a tide in the affairs of men. Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows and in miseries.

Posted on July 13, 2014 by spikekalashnikov

Sailing Dileas in and out of my bay depends a lot on the state of the tide. At low tide the reef creates a fortress of coral around my home mooring. There is however one deep water channel that allows … Continue reading →

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Afterwards

Posted on July 10, 2014 by spikekalashnikov

“It’s now the storm is over and we are safe on shore We’ll drink a toast to the Holy Ground and the girls that we adore. We’ll drink strong ale and porter and we’ll make the taproom roar, And when … Continue reading →

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Neoguri

Posted on July 8, 2014 by spikekalashnikov

Well, there has been a lot said about this typhoon. Brig. Gen. James B. Hecker, the 18th Wing commander, declared Tropical Cyclone Condition of Readiness 3, or TCCOR 3, and base personnel began evacuating their aircraft July 6, in preparation … Continue reading →

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Hark, Now Hear the Sailors Cry, Smell the Sea, and Feel the Sky, Let your Soul & Spirit Fly, into the Mystic.

Posted on July 7, 2014 by spikekalashnikov

I am up early and prepare for the voyage. I put on sunscreen, put on my hat, put water beer, suchi, onigiri into the icebox and clamber into Dileas.  I both forgot my camera and to bring sunscreen. Turquoise lagoon, deep … Continue reading →

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Dump

Posted on July 5, 2014 by spikekalashnikov

There is an excellent dump not far from my house and I always enjoy a visit. I like getting rid of stuff and the Okinawan climate destroys stuff very quickly. Today I junked, old chairs horribly twisted by hot rain … Continue reading →

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Sans Paroles

Posted on July 2, 2014 by spikekalashnikov
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