Bill the Engineer
June 10th Governor Crist and the Florida Wildlife Commission issued an order that will expand the recreational scallop season along the Gulf Coast. The Bay Scallop season will now start on Saturday (July 19th) instead of July 1st and last either until oil closes the beds or September 10th, whichever comes first.
As a boating enthusiast, I appreciate how much a gigantic inland waterpark, like the Salton Sea, means as a recreational center. As a bird watcher, I can appreciate the newfound importance of the Salton Sea as a stopping point on migration routes. But as a true supporter of the ways of nature, I can only suggest that the State of California enjoy the Salton Sea while you can and stop wasting the precious liquid resources and money that you don’t have trying to beat the earth at her own game.
While preparing this week’s lecture for The Five Minute Professor, I stumbled upon some brilliant advice for the galley.
Pasta is not a particularly “boater-friendly” food because it typically requires a lot of water sitting in a pan for 15 minutes or so. Even mild swells could wreck havock in the galley. But a little pre-planning [...]
Today Earth Day seems like a no-brainer… anyone who really enjoys the water or the out of doors at all, should see the benefits to preserving what we have.
But not everyone has always embraced Earth Day. The first Earth Day combined with Vietnam War protesters. Early protesters against the April 22nd gatherings also included the [...]
I know that the President McKinley bit can sometimes get slightly derailed but its all based off of real solid information. McKinley Williams is a real honest to goodness financial professional and he is working a paper portfolio for Greg.
The idea is that (as all true boat owners know) that boats cost more than [...]















