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This might be the craziest shit I have experienced regarding technological advancement. I thought, why not have Tacos tonite, so I ordered 1lb ground beef, taco seasoning, sour cream, taco shells, 1 tomato. Order placed and 15 minutes later it was delivered. The whole time I could track where the drone was and the ETA to delivery.

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Went to check on the cat and shovel her off today. Warmed up to the low 40’s today, but still a lot of hard water at the marina. Also took measurements for new name and port as well as new boot stripes. Solar panel was clear and battery voltage was at 13.3v.A15EC110-28F2-45F5-BBBA-C83BA55A6CEE.jpeg
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In San Juan Puerto Rico this week for a work conference. Got here a half day early, figured a drink by the beach might be a good idea.

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Does the glass to the right have a broken rim, or am I seeing something? MUST drink faster to stay hydrated!!
 
Added some bracing to the front subframe because all that extra grip of the 285 tires caused the alignment to change slightly on rough roads and pull.

It's bothering me that I am boatless. Even more after the mustang project is finished. I have to solve this after I buy an apartment :)

I thought about building a motorcycle next, but ehhhh, I am too crazy on bikes. I had a MT09 a few years ago and sold it because I was drifting and doing wheelies.


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Well, the attached picture is one from the net, tried to take a video but my phone wouldn’t cooperate..
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I just got home and came out of my shop and looked up and saw that… off to the south was a bright light in the sky and it looked like they were coming out of it.. the bright light was Venus, but for a moment it was pretty dramatic LOL!
 
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I just got home and came out of my shop and looked up and saw that… off to the south was a bright light in the sky and it looked like they were coming out of it.. the bright light was Venus, but for a moment it was pretty dramatic LOL!
Well it is a good thing that they were seen coming out of Venus and not Uranus. To see all the moons of Uranus align, would be a scary thing, lol.:winkingthumbsup"
 
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Well it is a good thing that they were seen coming out of Venus and not Uranus. To see all the moons of Uranus align, would be a scary thing, lol.:winkingthumbsup"
Because i'll always be a 12 year old idiot, Uranus jokes will always be funny.
 
Because i'll always be a 12 year old idiot, Uranus jokes will always be funny.
I know, he set me up, the 12 yo alive and well in me had to.
 
Fishing in Estero Bay FL w Frat Brother from 60 years ago. Went out twice this week and had a great time!
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One of our boating spots. Last weekend walked 200 foot or so out on the ice shelf. Probably 20 foot thick in spots!
 

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One of our boating spots. Last weekend walked 200 foot or so out on the ice shelf. Probably 20 foot thick in spots!

I was just noticing your bucket list of conquered waters….of special note was Portage IN to Mackinac Island. That’s 350 miles in a straight line, I like it! What’s the plan?

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I was just noticing your bucket list of conquered waters….of special note was Portage IN to Mackinac Island. That’s 350 miles in a straight line, I like it! What’s the plan?

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Oh yeah! So that one may end up more of a boys trip with my two bous or something. We wanna put in at portage (nearly the most southernmost point of Lake Michigan) and get to the top. We have several ideas, like stopping at the marinas on the way up, sleeping on the boat (we do this every year) maybe even flying like 10 kites and have the wind sail us one way or the other if it works out.
 
Oh yeah! So that one may end up more of a boys trip with my two bous or something. We wanna put in at portage (nearly the most southernmost point of Lake Michigan) and get to the top. We have several ideas, like stopping at the marinas on the way up, sleeping on the boat (we do this every year) maybe even flying like 10 kites and have the wind sail us one way or the other if it works out.
Hopefully you’ll be able to make that happen this year!
 
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