wrote in message oups.com...
I guess I have to admit it, I am a failure at cruising. With my son, I
did manage to get from Carabelle in N. FL to Sarasota in three seperate
trips in which I left the boat in marinas for a month between trips.
Every time I was on the boat for a day or so, my mind would begin to
race with things I want to try at work I invent weird x-ray optics for
a living) so I was unable to relax to enjoy the cruise.
At work, I really enjoy myself most of the time as I have all the cool
toys every science geek wanted when he was a kid. However, whenever I
have to do days of managerial things, I dream of cruising. I could
hire a manager but I worry that any real manager would be horrified at
the bizarre ideas on which we spend money and time so I am left to do
it myself.
My real worry is that someday, I will regret that I did not take time
to go cruising. Then I worry that if I did take a lot of time to
cruise that I would regret spending that time on the boat instead of
inventing interesting stuff (ok, interesting to me at least).
Its hell when you have to choose between things you really like to do
(sarcasm). However, when i listen to my neighbor who hates his job and
feels trapped, I think "There but for the grace of God...."


What a crock of hock!

You people who took this guy seriously and responded in kind should
have your heads examined.

This group should be named rec.dolts.cruising

CN

wrote in
oups.com:

I have all the cool
toys every science geek wanted when he was a kid.

Your lab has an Erector Set and a Wood Burning Kit with the 2' cord so you
never are far way from the amazingly flamable drapes with the 5000F iron?

(c;

Does Sani-Flush and Chlorox mixed in Mom's aluminum pan still clear out the
building??....

In article .com,
wrote:

I guess I have to admit it, I am a failure at cruising. With my son, I
did manage to get from Carabelle in N. FL to Sarasota in three seperate
trips in which I left the boat in marinas for a month between trips.

Heck, you hardly have gotten started! As with anything, practice,
practice, practice!

Used to be that I'd be thinking about work the whole trip, up to a
couple of weeks. After a decade or two of mostly weekend trips, work
disappears as we leave the dock, sometimes on the car ride.

Others like the immersion technique, months at a time. We haven't had
the luxury.

You will kick yourself if you don't do what you can when you can. (cf
the Twain quote elsewhere in the thread.)

--
Jere Lull
Xan-a-Deux ('73 Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD)
Xan's Pages: http://members.dca.net/jerelull/X-Main.html
Our BVI FAQs (290+ pics) http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/

I don't s'pose I really need to point out the logical fallacy in the
Twain quote. Twain was a great writer but might've failed logic 101.

Jere Lull wrote:
In article .com,
wrote:

I guess I have to admit it, I am a failure at cruising. With my
son, I
did manage to get from Carabelle in N. FL to Sarasota in three
seperate
trips in which I left the boat in marinas for a month between
trips.

Heck, you hardly have gotten started! As with anything, practice,
practice, practice!

Used to be that I'd be thinking about work the whole trip, up to a
couple of weeks. After a decade or two of mostly weekend trips, work
disappears as we leave the dock, sometimes on the car ride.

Others like the immersion technique, months at a time. We haven't had

the luxury.

You will kick yourself if you don't do what you can when you can. (cf

the Twain quote elsewhere in the thread.)

--
Jere Lull
Xan-a-Deux ('73 Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD)
Xan's Pages: http://members.dca.net/jerelull/X-Main.html
Our BVI FAQs (290+ pics) http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/

On 2 Apr 2005 08:48:52 -0800, wrote:

Every time I was on the boat for a day or so, my mind would begin to
race with things I want to try at work I invent weird x-ray optics for
a living) so I was unable to relax to enjoy the cruise.

You make it sound like a bad thing. Do you ever get ideas in the shower? Have
you stopped showering because you get ideas there?

I'm a consulting engineer/inventor too. I consider the new ideas I get while
sailing/driving/showering/whatever a bonus, not a detriment. The only thing
that can reduce my relaxation is the concern that I might forget an idea, so I
always carry a PDA or notepad so I can quickly write/draw/record new ideas, then
get back to whatever else I'm doing. Maybe one of the ideas you get while
sailing will pay off so you can get a better boat and/or do even more sailing
someday.

--
Chuck Cox - SynchroSystems
, , www.synchro.com
(my email address is politician-proof, just remove the PORK)