Erik D. Jones’s Blog

Weekly tweets on 2010-07-25

by Erik on Jul.25, 2010, under Personal

Sick Ireland bookie placing odds on extinction events as a result of BP Oil Spill. http://bit.ly/cWa8QM http://yoono.com/qeYfP8CJ #
Whale breaches and dismasts sailboat. Incredible photos! http://yoono.com/kqKuoFZT #

by Erik on Jul.11, 2010, under Personal

RT @CourageCampaign Tell President Obama: don't appeal the DOMA decision. Stand up for equality! http://bit.ly/bgIJ1B #
Federal Same Sex Marriage ban declared unconstitutional by Federal Judge in Boston. http://nyti.ms/c6nhCR #
My favorite anti-iPhone video yet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL7yD-0pqZg. This is for you, all you mindless Apple automatons! #

by Erik on Jun.27, 2010, under Personal

RT @ceoSteveJobs: I heard the CEO of AT&T got married recently. The service was great but the reception was terrible. #
Off to a seminar for my next sailing class! Coastal sailing here I come! #

by Erik on Jun.20, 2010, under Personal

Absolutely the most amazing weather yesterday for sailing. Warm steady breezes and plenty of sun. So happy the boat is back sailing again! #

by Erik on Jun.13, 2010, under Personal

This is a terrific editorial about how stupid the parents of age-based record-setting children are. http://bit.ly/9jbrsB #
"..we think Abby Sunderland is going to be famous, not for her sailing-but for having been played for the fool by her irresponsible parents" #
Hope Abby Sunderland makes it home. Southern ocean in winter. Foolish? Probably.. #
I'm still in awe that Berkeley Marine hooked up my steering backwards on my sailboat resulting in a not-so-graceful failed dock departure. #
Ahhh.. clean carpets. Yay Bakers Chemdry! #
Unbelievable. I take my boat in to have the steering worked on and they hook it up backward. #BerkeleyMarineCenterFAIL #