Category Archives: Below the waterline

Oranges Scented – At Sea – [12/25/2016]

I’ve said before that Christmas on ships is a very odd circumstance, just when you think you’ve got a wisp of the edges of it, something usually pops up to distract you and then poof it’s gone again. With our … Continue reading

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Branching Paths – At Sea – [12/28/2016]

What seems like a very long time ago, or perhaps not that long ago depending on how you look at it. I reached one of those very monumental turning points in my life.  I was 19, fresh into university, and … Continue reading

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Swamped, in More Ways Than One – At Sea – [11/19/2016]

So…many…people. I know my classes are popular, I’m good at my job, and I like my job, and that equates to people liking the classes. Plus the programs are popular to begin with – but this cruise? The lowest number … Continue reading

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This is a Recording – At Sea – [12/18/2016]

I suppose everyone has their own idea of what it’s like to record a song. Big head-phones, mounted microphone, madly working sound technician, hopefully a band somewhere in the picture…lay things down in one take, go to lunch. Which is … Continue reading

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Still Foolin’ ‘Em – At Sea – [12/18/2016]

So far this cruise I have had nothing but positive comments, and very enthusiastic students. So much so that I don’t really know what to do with all that enthusiasm. Anyone who knows me knows that as much as I … Continue reading

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Lows and Highs – At Sea – [11/13/2016]

[No I don’t know what’s going to happen] it was a feeling, but I can guess. In so much chaos, someone is going to do something stupid. And when they do, it’s going to get nasty… ~ V for Vendetta … Continue reading

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Still Bravely Singing – At Sea – [11/11/2016]

In Flander’s Fields the poppies grow Between the crosses row on row That mark our place while in the sky The lark still bravely singing flies Scarce heard amid the guns below. It’s not raining and my feet aren’t slipping … Continue reading

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Letter to the Editor – At Sea – [11/09/2016]

Oh Haggard, I would not be you for all the world. You have let your doom in by the front door, but it shall not depart that way ~ The Last Unicorn Dear States I can no longer in all … Continue reading

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Complete and Content – At Sea – [11/06/2016]

They say that they built the tracks over the Alps between Venice and Vienna before there was a train that could make the trip. They built them anyway. They knew that …someday the train would come ~ Under the Tuscan … Continue reading

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Tropical Rains & Black Pearls – At Sea – [11/03/2016]

A very long time ago now, it rained when I went to Tahiti. The kind of lush tropical rain that made you want to dance in it without the benefit of an umbrella. There was a hand in mine, a … Continue reading

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