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By Mark Posted on August 28, 2014June 7, 2018

Gallery: “John Buoy”

  A gallery of our newly purchased boat, a 1983 Sea Ray 340 Sport Bridge.

Categories: Boating, Life, PhotographyTags: Boat, Boating, Sea Ray
By Mark Posted on August 3, 2014August 3, 2014

Bring Out Another Thousand

There is never, ever, a logical reason to have a boat. Boats are expensive, and if they aren’t they are broken, and need expensive repairs. You need special training to … Continue reading Bring Out Another Thousand

Categories: Hobbies, LifeTags: Ballard, Ballard Locks, Boating, Boats, Chittenden Locks, Lake Union, Lake Washington, Montlake, Seafair, Seattle, Seattle area
By Mark Posted on February 5, 2014August 3, 2014

Fool Injection

Not entirely too recently, I purchased the move “Rush.” This is Ron Howard’s new film about F1 racing, and I have watched it several times now. It is really less … Continue reading Fool Injection

Categories: Hobbies, LifeTags: car, daughter, dodge, mopar, Ron Howard, triumph
By Mark Posted on September 29, 2013July 16, 2014

A disease for which there is no cure

I’m almost certain it started with a spaghetti shooting tank. I was around 3 or 4 when I remember my dad making reel-to-reel tapes of his voice. He was sending … Continue reading A disease for which there is no cure

Categories: Hobbies, LifeTags: aston martin, british, cars, james bond cars, lotus super seven, mini, oldsmoblie, repair, Spitfire, triumph
By Mark Posted on March 31, 2013June 7, 2018

Second Place is a set of Steak Knives

You get used to a pretty busy schedule of meetings at Microsoft. Either you let it get to you, or you adapt. I had adapted quite well. I had a … Continue reading Second Place is a set of Steak Knives

Categories: Fitness, LifeTags: career, job, kettlebell, laid off, microsoft, networking, severance, strength, weightlifting
By Mark Posted on October 19, 2012October 21, 2012

Bullets

If I were to be fully honest, I would have to admit that my primary motivation for trying to eat well and exercise is fear. I fear Cancer. I had … Continue reading Bullets

Categories: Fitness, Health, LifeTags: Alzheimer's, cancer, clogged arteries, food, game of poker, health, hole cards, medicine, mental-health, poker, rare occurrence
By Mark Posted on October 5, 2012July 19, 2014

Contractual Obligation Posting

Goddammit. I have a deadline… and I can do deadlines. I have set myself a new goal this year of writing up an article on my Blog by each Friday. … Continue reading Contractual Obligation Posting

Categories: Books, Life, WritingTags: ereader, Kindle, mental focus, Meta, normal books, random points, writing
By Mark Posted on September 15, 2012September 15, 2012

A Renewable Resource

It has struck me recently, how a diminishing resource in our world has begun to seriously impact our lives. Everything runs through shortages at some point, perhaps with the shortage … Continue reading A Renewable Resource

Categories: LifeTags: compassion, dog eat dog, layoff, lord of the flies, stable place, stress, taxi ride
By Mark Posted on January 27, 2012January 27, 2012

On Pain and Suffering (the good kind)

When I first got the bug up my ass to quit killing myself slowly with the couch, and actually try to get in some kind of shape, I was not … Continue reading On Pain and Suffering (the good kind)

Categories: Fitness, LifeTags: Kettlebells, livestrong, pain, Pavel Tsatsouline, suffering
By Mark Posted on December 31, 2011December 31, 2011

Ours goes to ’11

I suppose that the end of the year is a time for reflection. Sadly, since I do not actually wear a tinfoil hat, I am not that reflective. This year, … Continue reading Ours goes to ’11

Categories: LifeTags: mayans, New year, paleo, Thoughts, tinfoil hat
By Mark Posted on November 25, 2011November 25, 2011

Za Chem!

When I was living in Moscow, We had a post Soviet Chess Grandmaster that would hang out upstairs in the hotel bar, and you could sit down and play chess … Continue reading Za Chem!

Categories: LifeTags: chess, moscow, vodka
By Mark Posted on October 5, 2011

You said it.

“It’s more fun to be a pirate than to join the navy.”   -Steve Jobs 1955-2011

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