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A New Home

Tom Long — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 16:51:49 +0000

Other than teaching and preaching, most of my jobs have been little more than labor exchanged for living expenses. Here at the EPA things have been better than that. I love nature and it makes me feel good to be involved in practical activities directed at saving our environment. It was a wee bit on the [...]

Now it gets interesting

Tom Long — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 14:09:37 +0000

I’m slowly coming around. I don’t miss the west coast so much that I feel like crying when I think about our move anymore. This Saturday Joy and I will pick up our "new" 17-year-old boat. She is a 32′ Carver Mariner out of New York. Joy is itching to get her cleaning supplies aboard and [...]

In search of the perfect boat

Tom Long — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 13:10:25 +0000

We are in the coldest part of winter. Any trip to the shore entails subjecting oneself to cold wind penetrating to one’s body’s core. It is really quite foolish to subject oneself to such weather. It is also foolish to even consider buying a boat. Boats are not necessarily that expensive to buy, but to keep [...]