On Mon, 23 Jul 2007 19:22:25 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote:


Excellent thoughts in my opinion. You, sir, sound like a man with the
ability to understand reality and live life the way you want to live it
and not to try to impress somebody else with your exploits.

Pretty accurate. I will note that I'm generally unhappy and morose.
I never attempt to impress with my exploits, as I have none.

I don't
care if you've never been offshore. In my opinion you're ten times the
cruiser Bruce is with his constantly pointing out he's in a marina in
Phucket. BFD!

Actually I've been offshore for weeks at a time while doing 4 years in
the Navy, operating boilers and other machinery, but under the
seamanship care of others.
I would certainly be willing to compare my basement cruising
credentials to those of Bruce, but doubt he has the portfolio
to undertake the challenge.

If he were a real cruising sailor we sure wouldn't be
seeing his self-congratulatory posts here.

Even real cruising sailors often write of their experiences.

Somebody once suggested I supplement my income by writing sailing
stories and submitting them to magazines. My reply was: "People who read
sailing magazines don't want to hear about safe, enjoyable and
uneventful voyages or cruises. They expect one tale of woe after
another, a disaster, loss of life and limb, engine breakdowns at the
worst possible time and other such tripe. They will never get that from
me for two reasons, 1) So far nothing of the sort has eventuated, 2)
Should it one day eventuate I would be too ashamed to admit my
incompetence. For these reasons and others I'm not interested in
catering to their like. Let their fellow pretenders do it."

Yes, there are many such quandaries of life. It is the true test of
heroism to hold that within yourself, not letting on about your true
nature. But the benefit is not having people tripping you up with
their continual fawning over you as a hero.
Then one can just keep on trucking heroically without unwanted
interruptions.

--Vic