Step one. Define the Problem. Sometimes means you have to actually see the problem.

If you never want to fail then simply do nothing or copy what someone else has done. If you really want to learn, then try something that has not been done. Accepting that you sometimes will fail is the price of doing something worth doing.

“Seagulls, as you know, never falter, never stall. To stall in the air is for them disgrace and it is dishonor. But Jonathan Livingston Seagull, unashamed, stretching his wings again in that trembling hard curve–slowing, slowing, and stalling once more–was no ordinary bird.” — Richard Bach, Jonathan Livingston Seagull

Many thanks for the hundreds of ideas offered up for fixing our clanging conduit. SV Seeker is still the boat the internet built.

One of the best things about Seeker is the people I meet. As a database admin in the IT world, I lived in a small box, surrounded by other people in small boxes. I was happy in my box as were many around me. We were well-paid to solve puzzles. But there is so much more to the world and I have learned that happiness grows in proportion to the puzzles, difficulties, and even discomforts we pursue. And pursue them we must, because our default mode seems to always be: sit on the couch and watch a screen. On Seeker, I have people like Leigh who spent his life on the water. And world-class sailors and boat builders who visit and share their stories. They open doors into a whole world of new adventures and problems to be solved. An endless supply of happiness waiting to be pursued.

I have always loved moving to a new town. Now it’s as easy as raising the anchor.

There is almost nothing better than being able to custom-build exactly what you need out of metal. If you don’t have a welder and a grinder, get them.

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“People don’t notice whether it’s winter or summer when they’re happy.” – Anton Chekhov

It’s not where you are that matters. What matters is the direction you’re headed.

Lean on me. When you’re not strong. And I’ll be your friend. I’ll help you carry on…