After a long, long day on the job, it's always nice to come here to this well found boat which is my home.
Just so you know, that's not some random clip-art on the banner. That photo is of the Sloop New Dawn under sail on a cold, cold November day some three years ago.
I hate being cold. Although I have neither tattoos nor piercings, I'll quip that if I ever did get a tattoo, it'd be one across one ass-cheek inscribed; Store at 75f or above.
Oddly, I enjoy sailing in the winter. I also enjoy hunting, which is mostly a winter sport, and I've never hesitated to motorcycle from my former home in San Antonio, TX to San Diego, CA for family Christmases.
Regardless of the season though, coming home to the Sloop New Dawn is evocotive of all those childhood times when the treehouse, fort or even the discarded refrigerator box were the most fun places to be.
Even when it's 92 degrees out, this is the coolest home going.
January, 2002. New Dawn, under sail. As photographed from another sloop on Galveston Bay, Texas.
No matter what the temperature out there, this place warms my heart.
G'nite, y'all.
Nice boat.I didn't think it got that cold down there.My 33' newport is over on beaver lake in nw arkansas but we still get some nice winter sailing.It takes me about an hour and a half to get there every weekend but once everything is packed and i am on the road to her i can feel the weight drop from my shoulders and every breath comes easier.pray for wind because i am off.
Posted by: Cracker | July 24, 2004 at 08:56 AM
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Posted by: A Recovering Liberal | July 24, 2004 at 04:02 PM
Pretty.
But I still think that it would feel strange to have the dining room go tippy while you're sober.
Posted by: homebru | July 24, 2004 at 06:01 PM
Homebro... you get used to it....I used to take bites of dinner as it slid to my left and then my right...and just kept the coffee cup in my hand.
Posted by: Guy S. | July 26, 2004 at 02:59 AM
Im actually being flown down to San Antonio this friday for a job interview. It will be the farthest South I have ever been. (Im From North Dakota, never even seen the ocean before). If I take the job Ill actually be in Corpus Christi and Im a little nervous about the weather. (Ive always liked cold better than hot). Anyway, that picture makes me alot more excited to get down to Texas and take a look around. Its a beautiful sight-
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