Steak, Vodka, And Cavier

Reblogged from Doonesbury/Slate who reblogged from somewhere else

Thinkin' Abacos

Elbow Cay

FireFly — overlooking the Sea of Abaco

Hopetown Lighthouse

Flotsam and jetsam

Turning the light back on...

...for a minute.

We made it back to Jupiter, but haven't been doing anything special; certainly nothing significant.
Not sure what future plans are other than to enjoy this wonderful weather. That last cold front in Memphis was brutal for us folk who've become acclimated to the sub-tropical clime of South Florida.

We did get new carpet and it turned out well.

So nothing more to say for a while until we do something of interest.

Found a video worth listening to.

Great group. Swear and Shake.

Enjoy

Peace and Quiet

Happy New Year

We're going back to our old boat home... Pickwick Lake, Tennessee.
Old friends and a New Year, should be fun.

Hope everyone has a fun night.
Stay safe.

Cheers,

Istaboa

Christmas Has Past

And if you've survived, (relatively), unscathed — Watch This

You still have the weekend ahead.

Happy Friday.





Cheers,

Istaboa

Merry Christmas

Dominic, The Pit Bull

Love this story.

Dominic the pit bull is a pro cuddler, and he's using his gift to help comfort injured and sick animals at the shelter that saved him.

 

Story continues below.


Dominic, who is just 18 weeks old, was rescued along with a litter of other puppies when police raided a Denver home, according to the Greeley Tribune. Due to Denver's pit bull ban, the then 7-week-old pup was sent to the Denkai Community Veterinary Clinic, in Greeley, Colo., which rescues domestic and farm animals.

Vet tech Stephany Haswell agreed to foster Dominic and was soon won over by his sweet nature.

Haswell soon adopted Dominic, and when the pup accompanied Haswell to the vet's office, it was as if he could sense the discomfort of animals that had just come out of surgery. Without prompting, he would snuggle with them on his red pillow bed.

You gotta love dogs.

The complete article here. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/23/dominic-comfort-pit-bull-_n_4468767.html

Merry Christmas,

Istaboa

Global Wind Map

... and it could be quite useful for us boater types who's lives revolve around the wind.

 

Click here for a real-time moving wind map.

 http://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/isobaric/1000hPa/orthographic=-76.41,28.36,1024

I placed a point at West End, Bahamas, but you can cursor to wherever in the world you please and zoom in. Pretty cool.

Right now it appears to be rather breezy down south where Istaboa is docked.

These two shot shows the frontal system that's about to push through Memphis. 

Looking at the radar image below the wind map, it seems to right on the money.

This is worth a bookmark for future cruises.

Slate article here. Global Wind Map

Cheers,

istaboa

10 Bizarre Christmas Traditions From Around The World

 Saw this and thought it was funny.

Wonder what Fox News would think of these Christmas traditions?

#1 reminds me of Christmas with the in-laws back in the day.