Number One

I swam 2.25 miles yesterday from Maho, past Cinnamon, and on to Trunk. In the so-called "Intermediate Assisted Male" category. At the start, it looked like there were 3 other men in the category, but I was the only one who was an official finisher, so I won.

Comments:

Cinnamon Bay looked like a real good option at about 3/4 mile into the swim.
When I passed the Cinnamon buoy and kept going, I got a big energy boost.
It is probably better to train a bit.
Next year I will have to defend my title.

Res Sox Win Again

The Boston Red Sox won again last night, this time by scoring more runs than somebody. I will root for the lads today, and they will undoubtedly win again, either by outscoring or underscoring somebody. Har har hardy har har.

Swim Tomorrow

I am in this tomorrow. 2.25 mile swim, Maho to Trunk.

I suppose I could go further, but we'll see what it feels like at 2.25 miles.

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Update: Beach-to-Beach Power Swim Set for May 30
By Lynda Lohr — May 26, 2010

Registration is now under way for the seventh annual Beach-to-Beach Power Swim sponsored by Friends of V.I. National Park.
"It's a great event. It's a great personal challenge, and it's also a lot of fun," Friends President Joe Kessler said.
Proceeds from the May 30 race support the park’s Learn to Swim program and other projects in support of the park.
The Beach-to-Beach Power Swim has four simultaneous events, all starting at Maho Bay. For solo swimmers, the short course runs one mile from Maho Bay Beach to Cinnamon Bay Beach; the 2.25-mile intermediate course is from Maho Bay Beach to Trunk Bay Beach; and the 3.5-mile long course runs from Maho Bay Beach to Hawksnest Bay Beach.
For the relay event, three-person teams will swim from Maho Bay Beach to Hawksnest Bay Beach, with transition points at Cinnamon Bay Beach and Trunk Bay Beach.

To make the event as accessible as possible to swimmers of all levels, swimmers may compete using snorkels, fins, and/or exposure suits in a separate category of “assisted” swimmers. However, swim paddles, webbed or training gloves and other swim aides are not permitted.
A beach party and awards ceremony that is open to the general public will be held at nearby Oppenheimer Beach. It starts at 11 a.m.
The event needs volunteers to serve as safety kayakers, and on the beaches and at the party.
Practice swims will be scheduled for the weeks preceding the race. The schedule will be announced soon.
Kessler suggested that spectators can watch the race from Maho, Cinnamon, Trunk and Hawksnest beaches.
The fee to register through May 7 is $30 for adults and $15 for youths 17 and under.
Registration from May 8 through 28 runs $40 for adults and $15 for youths 17.
The last time to register is at the pre-race meeting on May 29. The fee is $50 for adults and $25 for youths. There is no registration on the day of the race.
Register at the Friends website or by calling the Friends office at 779-4940. Register in person on St. John at the Friends office in Mongoose Junction or at Connections in Cruz Bay and Coral Bay.
On St. Thomas, register at Caribbean Surf Co. in Havensight, Red Hook or Charlotte Amalie. St. Croix registration is at SCUBA dive shop in Christiansted.
The swim starts at 8 a.m. sharp.

Shakespearean Sonnet

I wonder if I write this down this morn today,
The post I write, the meter good, the rhyme okay,

etc.

That is the start of a Shakespearean sonnet in iambic pentameter, with a rhyme scheme of aa. The rhyme scheme should actually be ababcdcdefefgg, but no-one knows anymore because English is pathetic.

Customer Service

Shitty customer service from the cloth horse or whatever the name of that shitty store is on st thomas. 12 weeks after I ordered a recliner, it still hadn't been delivered, even though it was a 6-8 week lead time item. Turns out the manufacturer went out of business and the store never bothered to inform me. Further, the price was way out of sight -- as in way too high -- and my neighbor took 25% commission for just sending me to this shitty store with its high price.

So EAT IT shitty store and neighbor who tried to screw me.

I am ordering from the internet, and will buy from someone who has a good price and will not screw me.

Looks like a late night.

I will probably stay up late tonight to watch The Boston Celtics, The Greatest Franchise In The History Of Sport, win game 5 against orlando. Har har hardy har har.

Cheaters

The referees cheated last night. The Boston Celtics, The Greatest Franchise In The History Of Sport, easily won game 4 of the playoff against orlando, but the referees cheated in the 4th quarter and overtime, as the Boston Celtics had to win by underscoring orlando.

No doubt about it

I will be watching the Boston Celtic, the Greatest Franchise in The History Of Sport, in game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals tonight. On my little teevee. And today is the day I will call and get the networks.

And also dickhead sloop jones will get an email.

Dickhead. He was a total dickhead during the installation of our satellite system.

9 Days stuck on 217

For he next 9 days this blog will be stuck on 217 posts.

That's because I am leaving this morning to go sailing in the BVI.

Benetau 505. 50.5 feet of boat. 4 staterooms, 4 heads, 2 wheels. Actually, a 5th small cabin in the bow for an auxiliary captain.

I am the main captain, since I am the only person on board who can sail this rascal.

Maybe

Maybe this rain is just a passing shower.

We'll know later today what it was.

Because we are all smarter after the fact than before the fact.

Boat Bag

I made a boat bag. It contains, or will contain:

Rope
Charts
GPS
Contract
Beach Towel
Quilt
Batteries
ipod Player
ipod
Books
Crossword Puzzles (Sunday Archives)

Secalocagee

If you can't find a loca gee,

Secalocagee.

Sailing

Sail date if Friday, 4 days from today. I need to get a driver's license renewal first, so I am going to find my social security card right now.

I have it.

It is on the bed.

My passport must be in my little drawer upstairs. www.stjohnvillarental.com is where you need to look for a villa rental on st john virgin islands.

212

212 is the room number at Mass Hall where I lived for freshman and sophomore years.

3 Wins Yesterday

The Boston Red Sox, Boston Bruins, and Boston Celtics all won yesterday by underscoring their opponents.

The Lads need a vacation villa rental on St. John USVI.

Updating the Yacht Club Web Site

The useless current commodore probably has no idea that he is responsible for updating the St. John Yacht Club web site www.stjohnyachtclub.org. I will have to teach Frank Addison how to do things, since the useless current commodore is useless.

Deer in the National Park

Here is the poop on whitetail deer reproduction.

100 does produce 140 fawns. About 30% of the fawns die in the first few months. That means that there are about 100 fawns that survive for 100 does. So, a population of 200 deer becomes 300 deer in a year, a 50% increase.

Here's the math. Start with 200 deer.

Start of year 1. 200. 100 males, 100 females.
End of year 1. 300.
End of year 2. 450.
End of year 3. 675.
End of year 4. 1012.

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Reproduction:

With good health and good nutrition, whitetailed deer are prolific breeders. Examination of ova 600 does in Nebraska has shown about 60 percent breed as fawns (when they are about six months old) and virtually all of the older deer produce young. At least a portion of the buck fawns are capable of reproduction. Breeding commences in mid October and peaks in mid-to-late November for adults, and about one month later for fawns. A buck may mate with several does - up to 20 has been noted under pen conditions. Fawns are born after a gestation period of about 201 days, from early May through late September, with about 60 percent of the total born in June.

Does bred when less than a year of age normally produce a single fawn, with 10 percent of them earing twins. Older does average almost two fawns - 67 percent have twins, 21 percent have single fawns and 12 percent have triplets. This means that about 140 fawns are born for every 100 does in the population.

The whitetail's reproductive rate is quite high when compared to the mule deer's, which is about 94 fawns per 100 does per year. Only about seven percent of mule deer does breed as fawns. A year later, 94 percent of whitetails and only 68 percent of mule deer become pregnant as yearlings. About 79 percent of pregnant whitetail does carry twins or triplets, while only 52 percent of pregnant mule deer does have multiple births.

At birth, a female fawn weighs about 5 1/2 pounds, and a male about 7 1/2 pounds. A fawn is capable of walking shortly after birth, but its movement is limited during the first few days. When the fawn is two or three weeks old, it begins eating vegetation in addition to nursing. A fawn is normally weaned when it is about four months old, but is capable of surviving without milk at three months or less. About 30 percent of the fawns do not survive until fall.

Gazinya

Peter Gazinya
Dick Hertz
Warren Hall
B. Toff
Mike Hunt
Rip DaBrahoff

A Big Yellow Thing

Just to show you how up-to-the-minute this blog is, I am pleased to report that a big yellow thing just popped out of the clouds and lit up my little office where my little peecee is recording stuff. How about that for timely news!

Mahogany Tree Villa

MTV looked okay yesterday.

Lots of little things that need to be done, but basically it has been restored to almost normal. Good job Mary and people who did the work.

Lost Dog

Trish Dostal sent me an email saying her dog was lost.
Woody Pool called me and said a strange dog was swimming in his pool.

So I was able to figure out that the strange dog was the missing dog, and got owner and dog re-united.