Splash!

The waters did not part nor did the sun hang in the sky a bit longer today, but you might have heard a low roar from the east coast late this afternoon.  Forte Vento is back in the Chesapeake waters, snuggly bound in her slip. It's been a year and 26 days since the disaster in dry dock.

We return on Saturday to empty the shed and fill her up with gear, domestic paraphernalia, and prepare her for a tuning sail sometime next week.  It is a good feeling to know we will sail again soon. I can't wait!

A Spring Saturday

I've less than an before my Saturday morning "Challenge" exercise class.  It's near the last one in the 12 week series.  My reputation in the group is that of "determined" and  "beast" as I'm the oldest in the group of 20 and almost twice as old as many of them. I just refuse to give up as I bring up the rear in the relay runs.  They cheer me on.  It's beyond embarrassing, but I don't care anymore.

I am most certainly in love with my inner core despite my inability to lift weight over my head.  My shoulders can't take it.  Never do I want to go through rotator cuff surgery again.  That translates into "girly" pushups instead of "regular" ones, although my planks are "up to snuff".  My workout is also distinguished by my pathetic burppies.  My legs just do not spring back like the should; nor do I jump up with the enthusiasm of my younger colleagues. It's like I've lost the perk in perky.  It's just "Y" now. 

We'll be outside this morning sweating among the flowering ornamental fruit trees.  The sun shines and bird chirp while we pant and sweat.  But it's only an hour.  Later, this afternoon, John and I will  be on the mall walking amongst the cherry blossoms, blending in with great hordes of tourists. 

Finally, a weekend out of doors with no rain nor snow.  Ah, Spring!

Hunting in the technology jungle

Sometimes it takes a BIG event to get you off your expand butt and out of your comfort zone. John's last day at work was our BIG event.  He needed a phone to replace his corporate Blackberry, so we set off  for a short trip that became a journey deep into the technology jungle.  Instead of a hunt for lions, tigers, and elephants, we set out aiming only for small game -- a new smart phone.  It was an easy capture.  However, one good capture gave birth to a frenzy that ended up with laptop and desktop computers, tablets, hotspots, and wireless tools of all sorts.  It was breathless and it was exciting.  We collapsed at the end well satisfied.  Then we started to unpack the spoils.  It was an "OMG" moment.  Our work had just begun!

This weekend, we find ourselves in a great maze of connections, restores, setups and sharing options as we construct our new collection of accounts, apps, a mix of touch screens, swipe techniques, voice controlled searches, and mouse free key boards.  Like any DIY vision, we've learned it is more than a project, it's a monster of ongoing change-- "ah ha" moments of success are sprinkled chats with customer support and wicked downloads with fingers crossed.

Today, we continue...