Category Archives: Reflections

Repair Work – Aruba – [12/04/2019]

Posted on December 4, 2019 by GypsyShaughnessy

If there is one thing that is so often difficult out here on the waves, it’s the fact that – and I’ve said it before – we truly are cogs in the machine. Much as I love the job (and … Continue reading →

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Every Hand…. – At Sea – [11/25/2019]

Posted on November 25, 2019 by GypsyShaughnessy

Every gambler knows the secret to survival Is knowing what to throw away And knowing what to keep Because every hand’s a winner And every hand’s a loser And the best that you can hope for Is to die in … Continue reading →

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In the Interests of Sleepless Humanity – [11/11/2019]

Posted on November 11, 2019 by GypsyShaughnessy

If yea break faith with us who die We shall not sleep Though poppies blow in Flanders Fields Or That the ones who call the shots Won’t be among the dead and lame And at each end of the rifle… … Continue reading →

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Awe-full – Blue Cruise Day 2 – Cab San Lucas, Mexico – [10/29/2019]

Posted on October 31, 2019 by GypsyShaughnessy

Sometimes the best days ever are the ones when you have no idea what’s going to happen. I left the ship this morning with time on my hands and exactly ten dollars (okay 12) in my pocket, I did not … Continue reading →

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Whispered – All Hallows Eve – At Sea – [10/31/2019]

Posted on October 31, 2019 by GypsyShaughnessy

Can you hear them? No, of course not. You never can. You never could. And these days? These days neither can I. Like cotton wool jammed in my ears, like white noise overload…the ‘real’ world blotting out the Other, muffling … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving Wrap Up – Vancouver – [10/14/2019]

Posted on October 14, 2019 by GypsyShaughnessy

I am most pleased to say that Thanksgiving Dinner was a tremendous success. And that fun was had by all, and that the first holiday between Amras and I has come and gone with barely a ripple of discontent. We … Continue reading →

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38 Planes…. – Ketchikan, Alaska – [09/11/2019]

Posted on September 11, 2019 by GypsyShaughnessy

“Oz! Turn on your radio” “Slow it down Bonnie” “Jesus H, Oz TURN ON YOUR RADIO!” Where our story starts Where we know by heart Every single flight Welcome to the fog Welcome to the trees To the ocean and … Continue reading →

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Always A Band – At Sea – [09/01/2019]

Posted on September 1, 2019 by GypsyShaughnessy

You mean in front of people? Oh then no…no I don’t play ~ Willow I dearly wish I’d brought Strange on this contract. Yup, I miss my guitar. A lot. You see, in the organize chaos leading up to the … Continue reading →

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Sky-Dance – At Sea, 11:37pm – [08/30/2019]

Posted on August 31, 2019 by GypsyShaughnessy

There are some things…that defy any kind of description. That will take your breath away even if you are fortunate enough to see them more than once… When the annoucement bell goes off after 10pm at night, there are really … Continue reading →

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In the End – Seattle – [08/26/2019

Posted on August 26, 2019 by GypsyShaughnessy

Okay, I’m cookie dough. I’m not done baking yet. I’m not finished becoming… whoever the hell it is I’m gonna turn out to be. I make it through this and the next thing and the next thing, and maybe one … Continue reading →

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