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On Mar 15, 5:44*pm, I am Tosk
wrote: In article , says... I was talking to another sailor the other day and I mentioned that I did not find sailing to be relaxing at all and he and his wife were astonished. *They told me they both immediately relaxed as soon as the sails were up. *My turn to be astonished, "Huh, relax while sailing, what's the point then"? I explained how I thought of sailing as an exercise in problem solving which made them really puzzled like "Why would you want to solve problems". *I told em "cuz that's what engineers do". Although I always heard people thought of sailing as relaxing, I just thouhgt it was a sorta inside joke never thinking some sailors actually DID relax while sailing. *"Relaxation", I gotta admit, I am just not clear on the concept. *IF everything goes well, I figger it was all a waste of time. *However if just one thing goes wrong and you figure a way around it, then it is a success and you can be happy. Do you go fishing to relax, NO, you go fishing to outsmart the fish and if you don't you are frustrated. *Golf as relaxation, NO, be serious. So, I cannot imagine any "sport" as being relaxing. *Reading good fiction is relaxing. Listening to good music with a good cup of coffee is relaxing. Boating to relax, I don't get it. So, those long summer nights when I take my boat up the river and anchor in some marsh with a guitar and a six pack, I am not relaxing? Huh, guess I will have to bring more beer  Scotty -- Team Rowdy Mouse, Banned from the Mall for life! My poor boat is 300 miles away while SOMEBODY ELSE is replacing the prop strut. That's my job but it just isn't feasible for me to do it long distance. I'd be as happy as I could ever be to be measuring the angle of the strut and figuring all the stuff and watching the welder make it from SS stock and then remounting it. Tosk, isnt figuring out some chord progression a form of problem solving? |
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On Mar 15, 10:11*pm, Frogwatch wrote:
On Mar 15, 5:44*pm, I am Tosk wrote: In article , says... I was talking to another sailor the other day and I mentioned that I did not find sailing to be relaxing at all and he and his wife were astonished. *They told me they both immediately relaxed as soon as the sails were up. *My turn to be astonished, "Huh, relax while sailing, what's the point then"? I explained how I thought of sailing as an exercise in problem solving which made them really puzzled like "Why would you want to solve problems". *I told em "cuz that's what engineers do". Although I always heard people thought of sailing as relaxing, I just thouhgt it was a sorta inside joke never thinking some sailors actually DID relax while sailing. *"Relaxation", I gotta admit, I am just not clear on the concept. *IF everything goes well, I figger it was all a waste of time. *However if just one thing goes wrong and you figure a way around it, then it is a success and you can be happy. Do you go fishing to relax, NO, you go fishing to outsmart the fish and if you don't you are frustrated. *Golf as relaxation, NO, be serious. So, I cannot imagine any "sport" as being relaxing. *Reading good fiction is relaxing. Listening to good music with a good cup of coffee is relaxing. Boating to relax, I don't get it. So, those long summer nights when I take my boat up the river and anchor in some marsh with a guitar and a six pack, I am not relaxing? Huh, guess I will have to bring more beer Scotty -- Team Rowdy Mouse, Banned from the Mall for life! My poor boat is 300 miles away while SOMEBODY ELSE is replacing the prop strut. *That's my job but it just isn't feasible for me to do it long distance. *I'd be as happy as I could ever be to be measuring the angle of the strut and figuring all the stuff and watching the welder make it from SS stock and then remounting it. Tosk, isnt figuring out some chord progression a form of problem solving?- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Yes, it is, but..... When strumming your guitar with a cold one near by, you don't HAVE to be learning anything new. Strum what you know, let the rest just happen. Think Buffet.......ohhhmmmmmm...... |
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On Mar 15, 9:44*pm, I am Tosk
wrote: In article , says... I was talking to another sailor the other day and I mentioned that I did not find sailing to be relaxing at all and he and his wife were astonished. *They told me they both immediately relaxed as soon as the sails were up. *My turn to be astonished, "Huh, relax while sailing, what's the point then"? I explained how I thought of sailing as an exercise in problem solving which made them really puzzled like "Why would you want to solve problems". *I told em "cuz that's what engineers do". Although I always heard people thought of sailing as relaxing, I just thouhgt it was a sorta inside joke never thinking some sailors actually DID relax while sailing. *"Relaxation", I gotta admit, I am just not clear on the concept. *IF everything goes well, I figger it was all a waste of time. *However if just one thing goes wrong and you figure a way around it, then it is a success and you can be happy. Do you go fishing to relax, NO, you go fishing to outsmart the fish and if you don't you are frustrated. *Golf as relaxation, NO, be serious. So, I cannot imagine any "sport" as being relaxing. *Reading good fiction is relaxing. Listening to good music with a good cup of coffee is relaxing. Boating to relax, I don't get it. So, those long summer nights when I take my boat up the river and anchor in some marsh with a guitar and a six pack, I am not relaxing? Huh, guess I will have to bring more beer Scotty -- Team Rowdy Mouse, Banned from the Mall for life! Ya, look at Dum-Dum here....paddles his punt up some muddy creek, gets ****ed, and trys to play his guitar....wow..... |
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"Frogwatch" wrote in message
... I was talking to another sailor the other day and I mentioned that I did not find sailing to be relaxing at all and he and his wife were astonished. They told me they both immediately relaxed as soon as the sails were up. My turn to be astonished, "Huh, relax while sailing, what's the point then"? I explained how I thought of sailing as an exercise in problem solving which made them really puzzled like "Why would you want to solve problems". I told em "cuz that's what engineers do". Although I always heard people thought of sailing as relaxing, I just thouhgt it was a sorta inside joke never thinking some sailors actually DID relax while sailing. "Relaxation", I gotta admit, I am just not clear on the concept. IF everything goes well, I figger it was all a waste of time. However if just one thing goes wrong and you figure a way around it, then it is a success and you can be happy. Do you go fishing to relax, NO, you go fishing to outsmart the fish and if you don't you are frustrated. Golf as relaxation, NO, be serious. So, I cannot imagine any "sport" as being relaxing. Reading good fiction is relaxing. Listening to good music with a good cup of coffee is relaxing. Boating to relax, I don't get it. I found it quite zen-like when sailing my Hobie. It was stressful on some level, dealing with waves and wind (and not turtling), but it was also peaceful in that you really have to stay in touch with where you are, who you are, and what you're doing... not to mention a few special moments like a sunset or being in a pod of porpoise. -- Nom=de=Plume |
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On Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:53:59 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch
wrote: I was talking to another sailor the other day and I mentioned that I did not find sailing to be relaxing at all and he and his wife were astonished. They told me they both immediately relaxed as soon as the sails were up. My turn to be astonished, "Huh, relax while sailing, what's the point then"? I explained how I thought of sailing as an exercise in problem solving which made them really puzzled like "Why would you want to solve problems". I told em "cuz that's what engineers do". Although I always heard people thought of sailing as relaxing, I just thouhgt it was a sorta inside joke never thinking some sailors actually DID relax while sailing. "Relaxation", I gotta admit, I am just not clear on the concept. IF everything goes well, I figger it was all a waste of time. However if just one thing goes wrong and you figure a way around it, then it is a success and you can be happy. Do you go fishing to relax, NO, you go fishing to outsmart the fish and if you don't you are frustrated. Golf as relaxation, NO, be serious. So, I cannot imagine any "sport" as being relaxing. Reading good fiction is relaxing. Listening to good music with a good cup of coffee is relaxing. Boating to relax, I don't get it. If I'm working on a project and presented with a problem to solve, I usually find the solving of the problem very relaxing. Don't you find solving problems to be relaxing? It's when you can't find the solution that you're not relaxed, IMO. -- "Your honor can never be taken from you. Cherish it, in yourself and in others." (Unknown) John H |
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"Frogwatch" wrote in message ... I was talking to another sailor the other day and I mentioned that I did not find sailing to be relaxing at all and he and his wife were astonished. They told me they both immediately relaxed as soon as the sails were up. My turn to be astonished, "Huh, relax while sailing, what's the point then"? I explained how I thought of sailing as an exercise in problem solving which made them really puzzled like "Why would you want to solve problems". I told em "cuz that's what engineers do". Although I always heard people thought of sailing as relaxing, I just thouhgt it was a sorta inside joke never thinking some sailors actually DID relax while sailing. "Relaxation", I gotta admit, I am just not clear on the concept. IF everything goes well, I figger it was all a waste of time. However if just one thing goes wrong and you figure a way around it, then it is a success and you can be happy. Do you go fishing to relax, NO, you go fishing to outsmart the fish and if you don't you are frustrated. Golf as relaxation, NO, be serious. So, I cannot imagine any "sport" as being relaxing. Reading good fiction is relaxing. Listening to good music with a good cup of coffee is relaxing. Boating to relax, I don't get it. Well, I'm a power boater, and I get out on the lake to relax. Sure, at WOT doing 55, I'm not super relaxed since I'm watching for skiers, tubers, boats, low water, shorelines, etc, etc. But when I cruise at no wake, or drop the hook, put on the tunes... I'm relaxed, and that's 75% of my time on the water. I find fishing relaxing as well. If I catch something, that's great. If I don't, that's great as well. g I wouldn't have a boat if it weren't relaxing. There's enough stress every day as it is. --Mike |
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