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Archive for March, 2008

Happy Easter …

Sunday, March 23rd, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

... From Martha :-) Flowers in an Asparagus and Green Bean Vase.  ON the menu is an "Easter Egg Salad" avocados, heirloom cherry tomatoes, red onions drizzled with sherry vinegar and salt and pepper.  I hope that everyone is enjoying some sun or ...

FINALLY – Judge says – GO SAILING!

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

The ruling came down today from the NY Supreme court.  It basically says:  what we said before was correct and all of Alinghi's motions are denied.   When you read the full ruling you can see the frustration that the court has ...

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Monday, March 17th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Happy St. Paddy's Day!  I was vaguely aware of comments made about how we had moved into the "St Patrick's Day party Zone' .  Pat O'Brian's is a bar just 1 mile from our house and seems to be 'the' ...

Rocket Science

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

I just returned from coaching the team of NASA Rocket Scientist on board Malachite, an Archambeault 40 designed by Bernard Nivelt but since it was a charter boat it wasn't necessarily optimized as in Dacron sails. I have worked ...