Randal Johnson wrote: I have found that even at my age,(56), when I make a decision that wasn't based on logic to begin with it's hard to change it with logic. That's a great quote, Randal, one that captures the essence of why and how many of us are crazy about boats. Stay the course on the teak decks! --Georgs -- Georgs Kolesnikovs Your host at Trawlers & Trawlering, formerly Trawler World, since 1997

cheers,
-mo

the nicest thing about boatyard people is that we're are all quite mad - but almost all of the ones i've met are mad in the most pleasant and engaging ways. it brings to mind an old T-shirt slogan from a couple of generations back - "Why be normal?" Indeed - "average people" do not, by definition, do wonderful things like messing about in boats and making passages across oceans to see beyond the far horizon. true, most people start out "average", but if they are lucky, they find madness and passion about *something* wonderful. maybe it's little, maybe it's big, but it sets them apart from the ordinary, even if it's just a dream - they have the wonderful madness. i find i prefer the company of gentle madmen... cheers, -mo ps - airplane people are wonderful crazy, too.... Georgs Kolesnikovs wrote: > Randal Johnson wrote: > I have found that even at my age,(56), when I make a decision > that wasn't based on logic to begin with it's hard to change it with > logic. > > That's a great quote, Randal, one that captures the essence of why > and how many of us are crazy about boats. > > Stay the course on the teak decks! > > --Georgs

 cheers,
 -mo

A mighty AMEN to that! On May 25, 2005, at 7:21 PM, Mike O'Dell wrote: > the nicest thing about boatyard people is that we're > are all quite mad - but almost all of the ones i've > met are mad in the most pleasant and engaging ways. > > it brings to mind an old T-shirt slogan from > a couple of generations back - "Why be normal?" > > Indeed - "average people" do not, by definition, > do wonderful things like messing about in boats > and making passages across oceans to see beyond > the far horizon. true, most people start out > "average", but if they are lucky, they find > madness and passion about *something* wonderful. > maybe it's little, maybe it's big, but it > sets them apart from the ordinary, even if it's > just a dream - they have the wonderful madness. > > i find i prefer the company of gentle madmen... > > cheers, > -mo > > ps - airplane people are wonderful crazy, too.... > > > > Georgs Kolesnikovs wrote: > >> Randal Johnson wrote: >> I have found that even at my age,(56), when I make a decision >> that wasn't based on logic to begin with it's hard to change it with >> logic. >> >> That's a great quote, Randal, one that captures the essence of why >> and how many of us are crazy about boats. >> >> Stay the course on the teak decks! >> >> --Georgs >> > _______________________________________________ > Passagemaking-Under-Power Mailing List >