Toast Floats

Uploaded by toastfloats . I am holding in my hands the Jabsco replacement kit for our toilet -- which in the nautical world we call a 'head'. The story of how yachties came to call the crapp...

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Who Me? Originally uploaded by toastfloats . "I feel like I'm forgetting something," I muse, staring at the skyline as if miles of ocean horizon can reveal the secrets of my forgetfulness. ...

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Sundowners Originally uploaded by toastfloats . Jaime wants to reboot. Actually, I think she just desperately wants to look amazing for The Ball in two weeks. I can't see how eating nothin...

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That Can't Be Right Originally uploaded by toastfloats It's a lovely Saturday afternoon, and I am standing on the dock at Elliott Bay Marina in Seattle Washington staring at the back of my ...

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Another Self Portrait by toastfloats The answer to why we stopped sailing is highly dependent on a number of factors: who you ask, when you ask, and whether or not we have had anything to d...

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White Trash Boating by toastfloats "It's not that I don't love them," I muse while shifting roughly a million pounds of stinking, moldy, food encrusted clothing from the hulls into the cock...

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It's Not That Far Honey Originally uploaded by toastfloats . I have a few cardinal rules for parenting... Wait. No... I have several cardinal rules for parenting... Hrm. Okay, actuall...

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Hands Across Takapuna Originally uploaded by toastfloats . I am not impressed with our global, political leadership. Actually, I am not particularly impressed with their economic leadershi...

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Could Be Mars Originally uploaded by toastfloats . I need to talk about my children for a few minutes. This is going to be a fatuous, fluttery, overly sweet and sentimental in-your-face-my...

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Auckland - The City of Sails Originally uploaded by toastfloats . I love cites in the morning. Marching through the brisk air with a spring in my step and head buzzing with ideas for what ...

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I'm Having Fun. Really. uploaded by toastfloats . It probably comes as no surprise that I am a big fan of Dan Savage , the Seattle-based sex advise columnist whose philosophy could largely...

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Chatting with Daddy uploaded by toastfloats Small changes can really bollux the day. Today, the problem is a kayak. The floating tennis court next door (otherwise known as s/v Pzazz) has a...

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Obviously, one bite at a time... and invite absolutely everyone you know. Time to Go toastfloats  on Flickr Our trip is over. As with any great life passage, we punctuated our journey w...

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Our Boat Parrot is a Cat toastfloats  on Flickr We are awakened in the wee hours to the sound of bells chiming like nautical reindeer past the gatehouse, down the ramp and up our transom...

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Getting Run Down by the Spirit of New Zealand toastfloats  on Flickr We've been in New Zealand since mid-October. The original plan -- such as we plan anything any longer -- was to get D...

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Dean Learns Tahitian Dance toastfloats  on Flickr The crew of s/v Ceilydh is here in Auckland due to a completely unreasonable and absurd requirement of Australian immigration law. With ...

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Low Income Ginger Housing toastfloats  on Flickr I am frequently asked, "How do you write so well? How does one create and maintain a successful blog? Where do the ideas come from? How d...

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We Are Out Again! toastfloats  on Flickr We did it. We got out of the marina. We actually took the boat. We started the motors. We dropped off the lines, and we motored around the corner...

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You get the government you work for. Congress is starting to listen on the issue of SOPA and PIPA. If you have not yet taken time to educate yourself, there is still a chance to make your voice h...

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My Teeth Are DONE toastfloats  on Flickr I am sitting in the orthodontist's office as the kind, competent staff install hardware in my eldest daughter's mouth which will cost us roughl...

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The Girls Contemplate Our New Home Uploaded by toastfloats At times I am convinced that the Fates are determined to prevent me from successfully reentering the work force full time. I swear ...

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THIS POST INCLUDES EXPLICIT LANGUAGE. I WAS IN A MOOD. Mom's Scoping the Business Uploaded by toastfloats I am not a great fan of Facebook. Its user interface lacks elegance, and Zuckerber...

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Mera Goes to High School Uploaded by toastfloats It is time to close the Don Quixote Academy. Homeschool for the Conger family is over. There are two major reasons for making this move: soci...

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Our Little Girls Uploaded by toastfloats Aeron and I walk hand and hand down the street past a bake house, dollar stores, and hair cutteries. We have many errands to run. The priority is to g...

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Time to Become Kiwis Uploaded by Toastfloats Rugby is the national sport of New Zealand. Sure, they play many sports here. In fact, New Zealand as a country produces world class athletes in ...

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