Quote of the Day

| October 12, 2011

On revolution and redistributionism in the age of “Occupy [XYZ]” protests: There’s something preferable to dealing with good old-fashioned honest thieves. “I’m taking your s**t because you have it and I want it, and I think I can get away with it,” has the virtue of at least being (somewhat) self-limiting. The thief knows he’s […]

Mayflower: the Frame

| October 11, 2011

As promised last week, cats notwithstanding, I have here a few details of the Mamoli Mayflower project to date. Construction of the hull began with me having to shoo away one or another of the cats (usually Kismet, the stinker) while I prepared the 5mm plywood keel and bulkheads for assembly. The keel was rather […]