Author Archives: Mark

After some discussion on the catsailor forum about how people started sailing, I went and found these historic images of my early sailing experience, taken at Baddeley’s Beach, circa 1974.

I passed my Club Race Officer certification test yesterday at the Milwaukee Yacht Club, scoring 22/25 in a multi-choice test. The pass mark was 20. A llittle disappointed about the three questions I got wrong. I certainly feel like I … Continue reading →

Yeah, it’s been a bit quiet here lately. Sometimes it’s difficult finding the motivation to navigate the mambo back-end to the website. They could really do with a simpler admin UI, maybe a separate client application. Anyhow, life is busy. … Continue reading →

Currently -2F with windchill of -35F in Lake Zurich according to AccuWeather. That’s a windchill of -37C!

Interesting quote from Merrill Lynch economist David Rosenberg in an interesting article in the NY Times – “When you look at private-sector debt that was over and above what can be explained by G.D.P., you are talking about $6.5 trillion … Continue reading →

Interesting speech by Newt Gingrich on terrorism. Sharp thinker.

Here’s a nice tribute video from CNN on the death of Sir Edmund Hillary. A sad loss.

Here’s something kind of cool – a company called Vectrix is selling plug-inelectric scooters for just US$11k. They’re being trialled by the NY Police Department, run for 35-55 miles on a charge and recharge in 2 hours. Just the thing … Continue reading →

Just back from Barnes and Noble, where I wandered between the shelves for a while contemplating the books I was thinking of buying. I could not help thinking as I reflected on the mass of volumes surrounding me – does … Continue reading →

Ok, again just making a note to myself… sorry, nothing too interesting here for normal people… Problem #1There is a bug in Internet Explorer that means that if you float a div left with a left margin and there are … Continue reading →