“Every day is a new day. It is better to be lucky. But I would rather be exact. Then when luck comes you are ready.” Ernest Hemingway The Old Man and the Sea

Hamble-le-Rice, England
Joined April 2015
1/2 Remember when Twitter use to be fun? When I had a small business it was a fun way to attract customers and keep my regulars informed. Now I find X infected with bazar hate fantasies from the MAGA cult. So it is time to leave this platform.
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2/2 I never had many followers, so this is no loss to X. I am now moving my attention to @Treads. You can find me there @captainrobw.
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Now I'm at @captainrobw.bsky.social as well. So we'll see who lasts the test of times.
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"We must hold onto the things that refresh our spirits – time with family, music, art, nature, hobbies, food. We must protect our core" sherrilyn.substack.com/p/why…
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Did anyone check the back to see if JD Vance, Rudy Giuliani, Steve Bannon, Roger Stone, Tucker Carlson, and Michael Flynn where in the back?
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Only problem, when you're sipping champagne quietly on your catamaran off the French Riviera, it gets quite noisy.
After the world posted its worst year for wildfires in 2023, one plane model has become the most important aircraft on Earth. @Siobhan_Wagner explains how De Havilland Aircraft of Canada is rapidly bringing a water-bombing aircraft back into production trib.al/uX42iPe
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Alinghi Red Bull Racing wins a race and this is what happens for the next race. Coincidence? I don't think so. – at Hamble-le-Rice, England
The moment lightning struck during Race 17 of the Louis Vuitton Cup Round Robin in Barcelona. #AC37 #LVCup #Day5
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Cowes Week starts – at Cowes, England
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22nd Amendment and SCOTUS can't stop this ticket. – at Hamble-le-Rice, England
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Barack Obama for Vice President. – at Hamble-le-Rice, England
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Here's a thought: @BarackObama as Joe Biden's running mate. Our country is in desperate need of stabilization now and it is time for bold moves. The 22nd Amendment says: "No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, ..." Thoughts @Lawrence?
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I keep hearing about Bird Flew in America. But they never say where they flew to.
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The 'No Labels" party had no funds, no agenda, no message, no candidates, no leadership, no ideas, no standing, and no clue it was a bad idea, Who knew?
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