All About Boats... So it goes...: July 2020

Friday, July 31, 2020

George Carlin: Past wisdom still applies

A blast from the past that is even more poignant in our troubled current times.

Warning: Some viewers may find the language offensive but the words are not what you should find objectionable. It is the current state of affairs is truely offensive.

Thanks to CrooksAndLiars.com for bringing this to my attention.

So it goes...

Tuesday, July 28, 2020

Invest 92L now has a name...

And the name is...

Soon to become Tropical Storm Isaias.

We are one of the blue blobs under the black line.

So it goes!

Saturday, July 25, 2020

July 25th is National Cheese and Wine Day

Celebrate National Cheese & Wine Day

With something simple...

With something nicer...

Thursday, July 23, 2020

Lessons NOT Learned

Remember this peaceful demonstration gone bad 50 years ago?

Kent State - May 4, 1970

So it keeps going...

Tuesday, July 21, 2020

Don't we have enough problems?

Invest 99L has become Tropical Depression 7... Something we'll be watching carefully. Better buy propane and fuel tomorrow. Make a bit of extra water, too. Hopefully it will not develop much and we'll just get rain which a lot of people need.

Tropical Depression Seven Advisory Number 1
500 PM AST Tue Jul 21 2020

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS OVER THE CENTRAL TROPICAL ATLANTIC...

SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...9.8N 40.4W

DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 500 PM AST (2100 UTC), the center of Tropical Depression Seven was located near latitude 9.8 North, longitude 40.4 West. The depression is moving toward the west-northwest near 8 mph (13 km/h). A turn toward the west with an increase in forward speed is expected tonight and Wednesday, and that motion should continue through Friday.

Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph (55 km/h) with higher gusts. Strengthening is forecast during the next couple of days, and the depression is expected to become a tropical storm tonight or
Wednesday.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 1009 mb (29.80 inches).

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So it goes...

Tuesday, July 07, 2020

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, RINGO!

Happy 80th Birthday, Ringo

At noon (your local time) on his birthday give a big global wave and say "peace & love".

Watch Ringo’s Big Birthday Show,

airing on his YouTube channel on July 7, 2020 at 8pm ET and 5pm PT.

The Starr-studded charity broadcast to celebrate Ringo's 80th birthday will feature performances by Ringo, Paul McCartney, Joe Walsh, Ben Harper and Dave Grohl, Gary Clark Jr., Sheila E., Sheryl Crow & more, plus additional guest surprises! Show to benefit Black Lives Matter, The David Lynch Foundation, MusiCares & WaterAid through Ringo’s Lotus Foundation.

Let's watch it together on You Tube: Click here