Ready to Rig

| February 9, 2010

I have been learning to tie knots. Teeny tiny knots. Lots of teeny tiny knots. [Click for larger] See those black dowel-like things? Those are the spars and gaffs. If I were going to put sails on this model, those are where they would be attached. Each has blocks (as in block-and-tackle) through which ropes […]

Query

| February 8, 2010

With the Saints’ win in the Super Bowl yesterday, as well as the election of a new guy to replace the utterly incompetent Ray Nagin, I’ve been wondering: can we please stop feeling sorry for New Orleans now?