On Mon, 22 Mar 2004 15:46:36 -0500, John H wrote:

On Mon, 22 Mar 2004 20:18:21 GMT, Joe Parsons
wrote:

On Mon, 22 Mar 2004 15:06:03 -0500, John H wrote:

On Mon, 22 Mar 2004 14:51:35 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Mon, 22 Mar 2004 14:29:41 -0500, John H
wrote:

Do you believe that there is *nothing* good happening in
Iraq, or does it just upset you to *hear* about it?

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Frankly John, I think there are quite a few of us who would prefer not
to hear about it in THIS news group. You started out here as a fairly
straight guy who liked to talk about boats, fishing and the
Chesapeake, all suitable topics of course.

Lately, you seem to have lost your way somewhere and ended up aground
in OT marsh.

Just my 2 cents worth.

Yup, you're probably right. Too much free time lately.

John, here's a suggestion: no matter what the weather, get out on the water.

Then, I guarantee, the pettiness and animosity that has been pervading this
newsgroup for months will fade from your perception--and you won't feel like
contributing to it in any way. --note smiley

Me, I've just come back from 8 days on the high seas, half of which was in the
beautiful Sea of Cortez, and all of which was spent being shamelessly catered
to.

I can highly recommend Celebrity--but they wouldn't let me drive the damn boat!
I even brought my own GPS.

Joe Parsons

I can't get on the water until April 1st. My boat is in a boatel, way
back at the end on the highest rack. The marina has filled the open
area with boats from slips and won't have them all out until late
March. It's driving me crazy. But I knew the deal when I signed on the
dotted line, so I can't bitch too much.

And yet, here you are, bitching too much! (kidding...kidding!)

Then go out to the marina with food and beverage of your choice, possibly
something to smoke (I enjoyed some of Fidel's finest while in Mexico) and gaze
longingly at other people's boats. Think of it as foreplay.

Your trip sounds wonderful. The wife and I are going to Holland during
the last of April for a couple weeks. That will be fun, but not like a
cruise. I've been thinking of a cruise up to Alaska one of these days
when she retires. We'll see.

Why wait? We had an excellent experience with Cruise.com and with Celebrity. I
did come to believe the rule of thumb about the cost, though--it's easy to
double the cost of your cruise with the "extras" like beverages, massages and
such.

But it was SO worth it!

I'll try to be good for a while.

Good plan!

Joe Parsons