Category Archives: Archive

Very late here and I should be asleep, but just a note to say that I was thrilled tonight to be able to attend a benefit dinner for Lydia Home at which the guest speaker was Josh McDowell. Josh is … Continue reading →

It’s been six months since I mentioned here how impressed I am with Republican Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee. I have continued to find him the most impressive candidate I’ve seen. Last week Chris Matthews on MSNBC’s Hardball had a couple … Continue reading →

First substantial snow here this afternoon. Here’s what we have to look forward to overnight, courtesy of accuweather (we’ve already had the power go off twice in the last hour) – A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT … Continue reading →

This is a couple of weeks old, but… Brian Fallow in the NZ Herald reports that over the past 10 years the share of the average household’s disposable income (combined income if there are multiple earners) required to pay the … Continue reading →

I made a small error in something I said yesterday. Correction in italics… The Olympic multihull issue continues to simmer. I’ve had an extensive dialog with Leslie Keller, the treasurer of US Sailing, and been in touch with Craig Leweck, … Continue reading →

Capital + Merchant Finance is the 13th NZ finance company to collapse in the past 18 months. Details at http://www.nzherald.co.nz/

Yes it’s been a little quiet here lately. The Olympic multihull issue continues to simmer. I’ve had an extensive dialog with Leslie Keller, the treasurer of US Sailing, Craig Leweck, the editor of SailingScuttlebutt.com, Peter Montgomery and Murray Deaker from … Continue reading →

The news from the world of catamaran sailing in the last few days is that the Council of the International Sailing Federation voted on Friday to drop the multihull event from the Olympics after 2008. What’s worse is that the … Continue reading →

In the process of downloading the photos from the point and shoot camera I took to San Diego I discovered a few other photos from earlier in the year that I had forgotten about. Back in April (I think) I … Continue reading →

I’ve been in San Diego this week for the Consumer Electronics Association Technology and Standards Forum. It’s a pretty nice place and the meeting turned out to be very successful. The trip got off to a less than stellar start … Continue reading →