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Archive for August, 2007

the long road to the stars. . . .

Friday, August 31st, 2007

Oh yeah, Jodie Foster left along time ago. But one could hope. So yesterday began the middle of the telescopic and sometimes myopic attempt to reach the Arecibo Observatory. Of course this is the place that discovered the first extra-solar planet but was also used as a film location in “Contact” [...]

to sleep, perchance to dream. . .

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

 Asleep in perfect blue buildings
Beside the green apple sea
Gonna get me a little oblivion, baby
Try to keep myself away from me
- counting crows
I think I slept well last night. That’s actually quite an amazing statement. If there was one major deprivation I dealt with during the CTA trip is was [...]

Paradise

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007

About 7 hours of video sit in a bag waiting for attention. Another 30 minutes sits in my camera. Sitting here today I think of the story I want to tell. What was my original impression? What did I think I would see? What would the trip be like? Who [...]

moving inland – CTA

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007

For the last few days before my flight back to Wisconsin, I’ve been out filming the solid part of the island. From this point forward you can join our regularly scheduled program at my Quixotica Blog. Click Here!

You’ve Changed Man!

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

Don’t believe what you hear
Don’t believe what you see
If you just close your eyes
You can feel the enemy
When I first met you girl
You had fire in your soul
What happened your face
Of melting in snow
Now it looks like this
And you can swallow
Or you can spit
[...]

last day – CTA

Monday, August 27th, 2007

The sea does not care about last days. It goes on living and breathing long after we have turned to dust. We are of no consequence. Our petty accomplishments mean nothing to the sea.
 
We launched for the very last day from under the shadows of condominiums and just north of an [...]

From Taino – Wrap Up – CTA

Sunday, August 26th, 2007

18 days at sea, and yes I have completed the circumnavigation of my homeland Boriken (Puerto Rico). It was the trip that I had anticipated and much more. The north coast was a challenge with quartering swells and winds, the west was dead calm; no current, but intense heat, and gunfire! The south was headwinds [...]