Posted By RichC on July 20, 2017
My son Taylor posted a few photos of his weekend with friends in Vermilion, Ohio and the background canals and homes triggered a Throwback Thursday #TBT memory for me.
Before kids, Brenda and I owned a beautiful sailboat we named Brenich and kept it in Vermilion for the first year (subsequent in Huron) and haul every winter at Don Parsons Marina and Boatyard each winter. The Robert Perry designed Baba 30 was one of the sailboats on my "dream list" and when a near perfect secondhand boat came up for sale in our area I had to inquire (rare to even see in Ohio or on the Great Lakes in those days). We were newly married and fresh out of college so budget-wise this was not really the boat for us … but the owner who’s wife was ill, lived only a few miles from us in Chagrin Falls took a liking to this young couple wanting a boat and "made it happen." He covered the year of dockage and convinced the Vermilion Yacht Club to let this young couple stay … thank you Harry McKee. Only years later did I realize the risk he took and strings he pulled.
We enjoyed Brenich for several years of summer life in Lake Erie’s western basin and cut our teeth on learning to handle an underpowered full keel sailboat in fast changing weather that "is" Lake Erie. Lots of chop and quickly degrading conditions … along with what seemed like a month or two of almost no wind in the heat of summer … oh and those biting flies! (really I should know all of this since I spent my whole youth growing up on the shores of Lake Erie)
Anyway, it was great having Taylor’s photos and good time trigger OUR good times and memories.
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Tags: 1980s, brenda, brenich, lake erie, ohio, richc, sailboat, taylor, vermilion
Posted By RichC on July 19, 2017
A bit of a catch-up and thank you post to a sailing friend and loyal blog reader Mark Jones for giving me an overnight rest stop outside of Savannah, Georgia last weekend on my drive home from Florida; your hospitality and friendship is very much appreciated. Actually I have been looking forward to seeing Dar and Mark’s new house after lending a hand in loading up the moving truck in Florida a few months ago … and it did not disappoint. Their new ranch home in Guyton, GA (not really close to the town center) is about as perfect as can be for a couple in retirement. Everything on one floor and brand new … it should make for a lot of comfortable years before upgrades or maintenance (cough, cough … unlike our house!).
A big plus for them was moving closer to their son Ray who is now only 15-20 minutes away … making it ideal for son and dad (and mom!) to do things together. I enjoyed an outing to the archery range with them on Saturday and found myself resisting getting interested in "yet another hobby!" For Mark and Ray it will hopefully lead to hunting season and getting a deer this autumn … and from the looks of their accuracy (photo above) I’ll bet someone’s freezer will have meat this winter!
Thanks again for the great time and welcoming me to your house. I really enjoyed watching the hummingbirds … even the one Dar named "Stupid." (he has yet to figure out how to feed from the holes in the top of the feeder!)
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Tags: archery, darlene, friends, georgia, guyton, house, mark jones, sailing, savannah
Posted By RichC on July 18, 2017
Originally I opted for a protective iPhone7+ case, but soon realized moving from the iPhone5 with a protective (bulky) Otterbox case to the much larger iPhone AND a protective (bulky) Supcase Unicorn Beetle was a lot of phone to slip into ones pocket. The final complaint was that I couldn’t slip the metal plate between the phone and case like I did for the smaller phone in order to use the magnetic car mount — it just wouldn’t stay.
So a new start up company called Totallee markets a "super thin" case (really a scratch protector) with a soft touch thin leather backing
. I liked the premium look and soft-ish feel rather than sticky rubber/plastic, so decided to give it a try. Besides the slower than usual shipping (spoiled by Amazon Prime), the new black iPhone7+ Totalleecase is very nice and came packaged as we’ve become accustom for a premium product. Love seeing new companies take pride in how their products are received … I only hope it will last for a couple years without the very thin leather peeling off (they claim a 2-year warranty).
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Tags: case, Cellphone, iphone7, magnetic, mount, smartphone, totallee
Posted By RichC on July 16, 2017
It has been a little while since Encore has been on the hard and the bottom paint is worse than I thought or expected. Really disappointed to see a couple blisters reappear after the "shave, skim and epoxy barrier" a few years back. Looks like I’ll need to work on grinding out, drying and patching a few blister before applying bottom paint again. I’m starting to think taking her out and maybe doing a yearly touchup is a better way to go?
In any case it is time to address a few of the other items too … dripless coupling, zinc, thru hull seacocks that are stuck and the transducer if I can find it!
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Tags: bottom, crackerboy, encore, paint, sailboat
Posted By RichC on July 14, 2017
This past week while in Florida to do a little boat work, as well as a repair item at the Delray Beach condo, I noticed several new residents – hm? We have always had itty-bitty chameleons, but never the big lizards (or perhaps “medium” sized ones). This was a new surprise for me as I walked around to take a look at the back screens. I startled them, and they did the same to me. I can’t say I’m a fan of reptiles of any skin – NO to alligators, crocodiles, lizards or snakes (here’s one that slithered back to the canal a few years ago).
For now, I think I’ll make sure all the screens stay hole free and will remind everybody to keep the doors to their car and to the condo closed.
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Tags: condo, condo1718, delray beach, florida, lizards, snakes
Posted By RichC on July 13, 2017
Having a CCW license is just one more expiration to creep up on you if you are not paying attention. I’m not sure how I remembered, but glanced at my 35 day past expiration on my Ohio Concealed Carry license are realized it has already been 5 years. Wow, it seems like just the other day?
Anyway, I made my appointment down at the Butler County Sheriff’s office after filling out the renewal application and was thankfully within the 120 day grace period for renewing. What I did find out is that the Ohio CCW license has a 30 day past expiration date for legal carry … which broached the subject of reciprocity with my Florida CCW. In my unanswered question to the office, I’ve concluded it is a grey area … since the non-resident Florida may not be quite as welcome without having a resident license? I really never received a straight answer from the department charged with taking photos and fingerprints. Nevertheless, I feel a little better having both the 10 years FL license and five more 5 years of a new Ohio CCW … a A WHOLE LOT better than living where civilian gun ownership is thwarted at every bureaucratic turn. At least the two licenses that I carry pretty much covers my travels. (USA Carry)
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Posted By RichC on July 12, 2017
From a shareholder perspective we know investors seem to like Ned Segal – share price is up significantly after the announcement. From a Twitter USER perspective, we don’t even know him – Segal isn’t active on Twitter.
Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) confirmed Tuesday the appointment of Ned Segal as the company’s next chief financial officer. He will replace Twitter’s Chief Operating Officer Anthony Noto who has been assuming the duties of both CFO and COO.
Segal brings more than 20 years of finance and capital market experience to the table along with expertise in the technology sector, JMP’s Ronald Josey commented in a report. He most recently served as senior vice president of finance for the small business group at Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ: INTU), where he led financial and strategic planning for the $2.5 billion division.
Prior to his employment at Intuit, Segal spent 17 years at Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE: GS), where he was a managing director and head of global software investment banking.
Ironically, Segal isn’t active on Twitter’s social media platform with a total 13 Tweets from 2015 through 2017.
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Posted By RichC on July 12, 2017
The United States is healthy enough to absorb further gradual rate increases and the slow wind down of the massive bond portfolio accumulated by the Federal Reserve during the financial crisis, Fed Chair Janet Yellen said in prepared testimony to be delivered to Congress Wednesday morning.
Source: Fed’s Yellen says economy steady enough for more hikes, bond wind down
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Tags: federal reserve, inflation, janet yellen, reuters
Posted By RichC on July 11, 2017
Question:
Why do Swedish warships have bar codes on their sides?
Answer:
So when the ships return to port, they can Scan-di-navi-an.
(Merriam-Webster: Scan·di·na·vian \ˌskan-də-ˈnā-vē-ən, -vyən\ ) 
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Tags: bar codes, ddj, filler, funny, Humor, joke, photoshop, scandinavian, ship, sweden, swedish
My son Taylor posted a few photos of his weekend with friends in Vermilion, Ohio and the background canals and homes triggered a Throwback Thursday #TBT memory for me. 
