Thought for the day...

Obviously, not much going on...

The weather has changed for the better; warming up a bit. The workers are back at it in our front yard and the project seems to be coming along nicely. Other than that, it's pretty quiet around here.
The company business is down due to customers laying off folks instead of mounting new IT projects.
We feel we are doing our part as patriot consumers by funding the undertaking at Rocky Point. The only good thing about this economy is that you can get work done quickly and at far less expense.

Saw this the other day; Tiger Woods came to mind.

We do love to destroy our idols from time to time.

I know... what's this got to do with life on Istaboa?

Nothing! 

We're just keeping the lights on in the blog until we get back to Stuart.

I feel a cruise comin on soon. The islands are callin...

Adios,

Istaboa

just thinkin...

Anyway -enough of that- it's the beginning of the NFL playoffs.

Adios,

Istaboa

Captain Elvis

Happy Birthday Elvis!

Not much goin on in Memphis today except Elvis' birthday party at Graceland and unusually cold weather.
8 Degrees is awfully cold for the likes of Crew Istaboa; who have spent most of the year in the Sub-Tropics. Seems our blood has thinned a bit.
Need a Florida/Bahama break soon.

Adios,

Istaboa

New Year's resolutions...

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Happy New Year

Dave Barry's take on the last year.... Click here>>>> Bye Bye 2009

Hope everyone has a healthy and happy 2010.
Stay safe, and have fun. These times are the best times we have for now; so best enjoy them

Adios,

Istaboa

Timely... in a couple of ways

If you have any left.

Why I got nothing for Christmas

Hop on the bus, Gus

Yep... It's time to head back to Memphis for the rest of the holidays; Christmas and such.
Our quick stay here in Stuart was a nice break from the cold weather that awaits us in Memphis.
Still, it'll be good to see folks we haven't seen for a while, catch up on real business, and start a project on Rocky Point.
So today we fly out of Palm Beach for Memphis.

Happy Holidays and all the stuff that goes along with that.

Adios,

Istaboa

They made it!

Those adventurous Pickwickians we mentioned in an earlier post have finally made it to St Lucia from the Mediterranean. That's a long boat ride. 20 days at sea by my calculations.
Mark and Theresa onboard Happy Jack are enjoying the Carribean we're sure.

St Lucia from atop

Cut from the blog of Lucky Jack

We made it to St. Lucia.  We are in the Marina at Marigot Bay and it is lovely to be on land again.  Already made it to the local restuarant and I am happy not to cook again for at least a month.  We are all pretty tired and are really enjoying the air conditioning at the dock.  All in all good trip, the boat did well and we only started running out of things like sugar, bread and bits at the very end.  Trust me no one starved, but the Captains wife said ocean law says that when you run out of food on a crossing you start by eating the biggest person first...ha ha.  Pictures to follow later today and as the days go on.  It's a little hard to put a month of pics and stories together all at once, so I will save it for a sleepless night.  Love and miss all of you and be back with pics soon. 

Glad they're safe. Now for the next leg of their adventure. Lucky Jack Blog


Adios,

Istaboa