tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35256059.post1828902095180602570..comments2024-01-06T05:08:42.295-10:00Comments on PATRICIA WOOD ABOARD SV ORION: WHAT MAKES YOUR BOAT FLOAT AND OTHER TALES FROM THE SEA...ORIONhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01534064935115027523noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35256059.post-2452231165390585862008-06-24T15:11:00.000-10:002008-06-24T15:11:00.000-10:00The butt in the chair trick. Gotcha. K.p.s. For so...The butt in the chair trick. Gotcha. K.<BR/><BR/>p.s. For some reason I feel sorry for the daughter, which makes me think her POV would be a good one for a story....hmmm.Sustenance Scouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12980573661955592633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35256059.post-26327886654292275572008-06-24T12:36:00.000-10:002008-06-24T12:36:00.000-10:00The trunk of my car is always fully loaded with wa...The trunk of my car is always fully loaded with water, snacks, blankets and flashlights. Toys, batteries, books, stale french fries, towels, CDs, wrapping paper......<BR/><BR/>You see, a boat wouldn't be big enough....<BR/>:-)Chris Eldinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11794946908789120139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35256059.post-52031056762750075572008-06-23T06:53:00.000-10:002008-06-23T06:53:00.000-10:00Ha ha ha...great story, Pat!Ha ha ha...great story, Pat!Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13396940884161622626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35256059.post-7316532773701519742008-06-23T04:55:00.001-10:002008-06-23T04:55:00.001-10:00psAlways fill your own diesel tankAlways saddle yo...ps<BR/><BR/>Always fill your own diesel tank<BR/><BR/>Always saddle your own horse.Heidi the Hickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00639479864903922047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35256059.post-30623702425208952622008-06-23T04:55:00.000-10:002008-06-23T04:55:00.000-10:00It is a good funny-sad story, but I can't help com...It is a good funny-sad story, but I can't help comparing it to people who buy horses thinking you just turn a key and it goes. I know, I relate everything to horses, but I'm sure you know what I mean: <BR/><BR/>"I bought a perfectly good horse and the first time I rode him he threw me off and ran home. Now I can't even catch him!"<BR/><BR/>It turns out they had the bit in his mouth backwards and upside down, the rear cinch was up around his boy parts, and the saddle was halfway to his tail. <BR/><BR/>Yep... you can't fix stupid...<BR/><BR/>(putting butt in chair now...)Heidi the Hickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00639479864903922047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35256059.post-20754359980231162302008-06-22T19:59:00.000-10:002008-06-22T19:59:00.000-10:00I never seem to run out of ideas either. My husba...I never seem to run out of ideas either. My husband and friends are always saying, "where do you come up with this stuff?" and I just tell them it's all real life. People are fascinating to me, and if you sit around and watch them long enough, you'll find something that sparks a story.Miss Viola Bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01065155852858325821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35256059.post-47197267721043252892008-06-22T14:39:00.000-10:002008-06-22T14:39:00.000-10:00Hilarious.Stupid is as stupid does (he-he!)You cou...Hilarious.<BR/><BR/>Stupid is as stupid does (he-he!)<BR/>You couldn't pay me to go on a boat trip that took me where I couldn't see a strip of land!Holly Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02336717023482533615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35256059.post-14083986219579629312008-06-22T12:14:00.000-10:002008-06-22T12:14:00.000-10:00Wowie. It's a wonder he and his kids made it throu...Wowie. It's a wonder he and his kids made it through and lived to accuse others of doing them wrong...<BR/><BR/>I'd like the boat's paint job if it were on a piece of rustic furniture. But not quite right for a Hawaiian sale boat, huh?Janna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35256059.post-85688247989300168362008-06-22T03:33:00.000-10:002008-06-22T03:33:00.000-10:00Oh my... haha... actually, i don't have a blurb st...Oh my... haha... <BR/><BR/>actually, i don't have a blurb started about a man in line ahead of me buying a lottery ticket, I was going to add a comment about how you made Perry so alive....<BR/><BR/>but i didn't keep my butt in the chair long enough to finish the thought!!! UGH! :)<BR/><BR/>have a great day!<BR/>~dawn anonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35256059.post-63009558512996387972008-06-21T10:57:00.000-10:002008-06-21T10:57:00.000-10:00Wow. "Today I'll go for my GED and then cross the...Wow. "Today I'll go for my GED and then cross the Pacific in a hollowed out Winebago!" I googled "does diesel evaporate" by the way, dork that I am. No, no it really doesn't..... I have a crazy good autism/home debacle story but I can't write it anywhere public yet until I move. It CRIES OUT for HuffPo piece. Honest, you would all be laughing and wondering why "I" don't have a zillion memoirs out a la David Sedaris.... Maybe a chapter in my next book. Which will follow my first book, which I am about to title, "Frozen Molasses: Get off Your Ass and finish me."<BR/><BR/>KKim Rossi Staglianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17687828526726281119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35256059.post-71083394717828841952008-06-21T10:19:00.000-10:002008-06-21T10:19:00.000-10:00It's the "butt in the chair" that's the whole key....It's the "butt in the chair" that's the whole key.<BR/>All those things that happen in your life that would make a "great book" can be gathered together but the hardest part is that "butt in the chair."ORIONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01534064935115027523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35256059.post-61903380965377466332008-06-21T09:47:00.000-10:002008-06-21T09:47:00.000-10:00Can i have their names? I have a car for sale!!! ...Can i have their names? I have a car for sale!!! It's got a full gas tank, good tires.... and sure, i'd drive it across the country!!!<BR/><BR/>Geesh. <BR/><BR/>My question is... How do you get yourself from writing that one blurb and keep the story going.... UGH!!! I have tons of short stories about... say.. the dude in line ahead of me buying the lottery ticket... but i can't keep it going and end up with a story.<BR/><BR/>How do you get those blurbs, things you observe, into "living" characters?<BR/><BR/>of course.. some of my problem is not being able to keep my butt in a chair and fingers on keyboard for long enough!<BR/><BR/>Love your blogs,<BR/>~Dawn AnonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35256059.post-11843452940700706762008-06-21T07:41:00.000-10:002008-06-21T07:41:00.000-10:00No this is NOT a gotcha story kim...I cant make th...No this is NOT a gotcha story kim...<BR/>I cant make this shit up!ORIONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01534064935115027523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35256059.post-34250969725146679462008-06-20T13:17:00.000-10:002008-06-20T13:17:00.000-10:00i see why there's ALWAYS something to prick one's ...i see why there's ALWAYS something to prick one's imagination around you there pat, too bad 'the stupids' of the world are allowed to vote... and BREED! :(laughingwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873675614347328116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35256059.post-82220524561047449102008-06-20T13:05:00.000-10:002008-06-20T13:05:00.000-10:00Actually the moral of the story is that you top of...Actually the moral of the story is that you top off your diesel AND water tanks whenever you go on a passage. You also never take someone's word for the fact that a boat has a full tank... among other things.<BR/>People kind of think of the Ocean as one giant freeway...how hard can it be to cross?<BR/>The answer?<BR/>REAL hard LOL!ORIONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01534064935115027523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35256059.post-31165872573429469532008-06-20T12:36:00.000-10:002008-06-20T12:36:00.000-10:00What I know about boats you could fit in a Fisher ...What I know about boats you could fit in a Fisher Price bathtub toy boat. But... what kind of hubris and ineptitude does it take to undertake such a trip with no experience? <BR/><BR/>And I'm guessing that diesel fuel, like water, evaporates over time? <BR/><BR/>Is this a Stephen Parrish style "gotcha" story, Pat???<BR/><BR/>Inquiring landlubbers want to know.Kim Rossi Staglianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17687828526726281119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35256059.post-63315280909881099452008-06-20T12:14:00.000-10:002008-06-20T12:14:00.000-10:00Funny story and kind of sad too.Funny story and kind of sad too.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070745001034718053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35256059.post-1221068504141357052008-06-20T08:46:00.000-10:002008-06-20T08:46:00.000-10:00I love the photos you post on your blog. They make...I love the photos you post on your blog. They make me wonder what I'm still doing in this city!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com