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Gulf Stream Fishing II - onboard The Run Off
Posted by Craig (61 reads)
I was up that morning at 2am watching a ferocious lightning display just a few miles off the coast and the storm was moving in the exact location of where we were going to be fishing.
We left the dock at 4:45am and we traveled directly toward the same storm that I watched some 3 hours earlier, which had moved farther offshore. Literally, we traveled straight toward the lightning which was about 40 (?) miles in front of us. After about 2 hours of cruising, we throttled back when we were just about 3-4 miles from the rain. We were in the Gulf Stream waters. This is how close we were to the storm.
We were on board The Run Off with Capt. Brian Harrington and the 1st mate was "wahoonbox" from www.sportfishermen.com fame...
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Gulf Stream Fishing
Posted by Craig (89 reads)
"We are running black now, it is just us and the darkness." said Capt. Brian Harrington of the 42 foot fishing vessel, the Run Off. It is just after 6am and we are standing on the steering deck about 15 feet above the waterline traveling at approximately 23-24 knots. We had left the marina at Morehead City, NC about one hour earlier and already we were about 20 miles south of Cape Lookout Lighthouse.
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Walter M. Williams - Class of 1978 - 30 Year Reunion
Posted by Craig (80 reads)
The Alumni of Walter M. Williams High School, Class of 1978, had their 30 Year Reunion on October 11, 2008. A good time was had by everyone. If you attended the party and have some pictures that you would like to share, please upload them. You will need to register at this site because Anonymous uploading of pictures is not allowed.
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Spain 2008
Posted by Craig (117 reads)
In July of 2008, the Ferguson's had the opportunity to enjoy the country of Spain for over two weeks. Actually Craig was there for just over two weeks, Rosa and Anna were there for two months, lucky them.
While there, we "hung out" in Alguaire and enjoyed the company of our friends and family. We also visited the site of the new Lleida-Alguaire Airport. Then we traveled to Vall Fosca, Vall de Boi, and Cambrils.
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Movie Module Added
Posted by Craig (89 reads)
I recently added a new module to this website, it is called "Movie". It is a module which allows for videos to be viewed on this website regardless of whether they are hosted on this website or linked to from one of the various video hosting services. It should not surprise anyone that the first videos to be placed on this website is of a family member - Anna.
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Migrated to Linux
Posted by Craig (162 reads)
I have been playing with Linux for about 5 years now in the hopes that one day I will be able to remove Microsoft Windows from my computer and use something that is better. My first successful install of Linux was the old and discontinued version of Red Hat and I quickly ditched it as it was just too technical. Then in 2005, I started playing with Mandrake/Mandriva, the older version 10 and its derivitative versions. I liked this as it showed promise. I was able to use the installed programs but the printer did not work and I never did try to network with windows machines. But, I did notice that Linux was improving! Even I could do some stuff on it. Over a year passed before I tried another Linux distro. This time it was the version of "Mandriva 2007". It installed easy but the printer would not recognize, so I ditched it. Linux was still not ready for a typical Windows based, no, a windows indoctrinated, computer user. However, I noticed that great strides have been made with Linux with regard to USB devices and recognition. I decided to try other distros (Linux Distributions). I tried the most popular at the time: Ubuntu, Knoppix, and a couple more. I could never get any to work on my appliance computer for one reason or another. Then I heard about a relatively new Linux distro that was growing quickly and was also designed for the new Linux user... PCLinuxOS.
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A Warning to Democracy
Posted by Craig (177 reads)
A warning from Scots Historian Professor Alexander Tyler, circa 1787, Re: The Fall of the Athenian Republic.
"A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse (generous gifts) from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, (which is) always followed by a dictatorship."
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New Lleida Airport
Posted by Craig (299 reads)
In 2005, the Regional Government of Catalunya announced plans to locate a new airport in the town of Alguaire, which is near Lleida, Spain. This location is roughly two hours drive from Barcelona, the capital of Catalunya. This will be an international airport with the capability to handle regional airplanes carrying up to 150 passengers.
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