[Rhodes22-list] sailing, launch, college football stream of conciousness post

[ben]

I heard on the radio today that the guy is indeed a former linebacker.  He
has been cleared by the conference of any wrongdoing, whatever that means.

Speaking of that game, my wife went to bed and my dad fell asleep with the
score tied 17-17.  I think I live in a family of aliens.

Ben S

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I bet he's sitting out a game or two.

Hank

On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 11:56 AM, Lowe, Rob <rlowe at vt.edu> wrote:

> Ben,
> Ah, isn't that how rigging a boat goes.
>
> Speaking of LSU, did you see this video of the referee in the LSU vs.
> USC game?  I smell something fishy! - rob
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqfOCB21qwA&NR=1
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of ben
> Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 11:07 AM
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> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] sailing, launch,college football stream of
> conciousness post
>
> Well, I started early Saturday morning, hoping to be sailing by noon.
>
>
>
> The boat's been dry since Gustav, so I slapped up a quick coat of bottom
> paint.  I had to run get some wd-40 to loosen up the part of the trailer
> that closes over the ball (whatever that's called), and then, once I got
> the
> trailer on the Jeep, it turns out that a tire was hopelessly flat.
>
>
>
> Waiting for a new tire wouldn't have been too bad if I could go ahead
> and
> rig, but the storage yard was separated from the access road by power
> lines.
>
>
>
> Once I got the new tire on the trailer, launched the boat, and went to
> hoist
> the mast.  Of course, I couldn't find half of the pins that connect the
> stays to the chainplates.  Back to the hardware store.
>
>
>
> Ended up being a 6-hour ordeal to actually start sailing.
>
>
>
> But from then on, the day was perfect.  Steady winds at 10-12, light
> chop,
> temperatures in the low 70s, and cooling as the sun went down.  I didn't
> bother turning on the gps or instruments, but we were at hull speed on a
> beam reach (or darned close to it) for an hour straight.  We had a quick
> swim-by from a couple of dolphins toward the end of the sail.  We went
> in
> just in time for cold beer and LSU's kickoff.  They made it harrowing in
> the
> first half, but in the second half, the Tiger defense that I know and
> love
> showed up out of the blue.  It was good to see them back.
>
>
>
> I was correct in my prediction that I didn't consider politics at all.
> I
> did watch Sarah Palin's SNL appearance at the beginning of the show.
> Pretty
> funny, I thought.  Whether you think she's fit for office or not, you
> have
> to admit that she's a charming personality.  I did consider some poll
> numbers - the first BCS poll came out on Sunday.  Tigers are getting the
> shaft a bit from the computers, but that win over Auburn turns out to be
> not
> so impressive after all.  If we can beat Georgia at home, that will give
> us
> a big push, and we can count the days until Bama returns to Tiger
> stadium.
>
>
>
> Ben
>
> R22 Velvet Elvis
>
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