I believe I've found out about the three ships I wrote of on 7-17-11 (What The Hell ?). I stopped at a nearby boat yard and asked one of the workmen about the three giant tents on the barge. He told me that they are used to shelter yachts while being worked on. The barge is just used as a movable floating dock, and the white framed tents are just stored there until needed. Mundane and sort of boring. Definitely a sight best left for the imagination to conjure on.
And the two ships with the large radar domes? Here I'm guessing (the Swan Island ship yard doesn't let people wander around asking questions) but the ships are probably connected with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which is establishing it's NW home port in Newport. Portland is the nearest place to work on large ships. Again sort of boring. Much more interesting to imagine a CIA / NSA operation with men and women in fedoras, raincoats and dark glasses scurrying about. Easier to imagine a few years ago. The scene only needs Cheney sneering in the background -- panting at the thought of more waterboarding.
Recently Drew commented on the 5-5-11 blog (Profligate Blue Jay). He pointed out that Guam uses more Spam (nearly three times as much per person) than Hawaii. He also mentioned a special Spam that Hormel developed particularly for Guam. A Tabasco Spam -- So now I have to look around for Tabasco Spam. It sounds -- great isn't the right word -- interesting.
Completely irrelevant: The Jackson Hole Daily (9-23) carried an article about an endangered 10 foot American crocodile (most American "crocodiles" are alligators) discovered in a Florida gated community. At the end of the story the article said that Lindsey Hord -- Florida crocodile response coordinator -- urged people not to feed or touch alligators or crocodiles and to keep pets away from them.
"Oh, Look Ma!! There's a ten foot gator over there. Man he sure has a lot of teeth. I know!! Let's go pet it!" "That's a great idea Pa! And I'll bring Fifi. Maybe they'll play together!" I'm not sure the Lindsey Hord type of warnings should be given -- Such warnings only help those type of people survive and breed.
Lastly, the house paint job is mostly finished. The storm windows need to be re-installed and some details on the balcony and patio need to be taken care of. None of is critical. Installing the storm windows will be a quick job, and the bits of painting that are left can wait until next spring if necessary. I am so glad to be done with the job. But dw and I are really pleased with the result. Except for the gable ends the colors are similar to the old scheme but are a bit brighter so the effect (we feel) is much more pleasing. In the end dw did about 25% of the painting and I did nearly all of the rest. The other help mentioned largely concentrated on prep work -- That's actually a pretty big deal help-wise. Picture on the left: The Last Square Foot. Above: The Finished Product.
And the two ships with the large radar domes? Here I'm guessing (the Swan Island ship yard doesn't let people wander around asking questions) but the ships are probably connected with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which is establishing it's NW home port in Newport. Portland is the nearest place to work on large ships. Again sort of boring. Much more interesting to imagine a CIA / NSA operation with men and women in fedoras, raincoats and dark glasses scurrying about. Easier to imagine a few years ago. The scene only needs Cheney sneering in the background -- panting at the thought of more waterboarding.
Recently Drew commented on the 5-5-11 blog (Profligate Blue Jay). He pointed out that Guam uses more Spam (nearly three times as much per person) than Hawaii. He also mentioned a special Spam that Hormel developed particularly for Guam. A Tabasco Spam -- So now I have to look around for Tabasco Spam. It sounds -- great isn't the right word -- interesting.
Completely irrelevant: The Jackson Hole Daily (9-23) carried an article about an endangered 10 foot American crocodile (most American "crocodiles" are alligators) discovered in a Florida gated community. At the end of the story the article said that Lindsey Hord -- Florida crocodile response coordinator -- urged people not to feed or touch alligators or crocodiles and to keep pets away from them.
"Oh, Look Ma!! There's a ten foot gator over there. Man he sure has a lot of teeth. I know!! Let's go pet it!" "That's a great idea Pa! And I'll bring Fifi. Maybe they'll play together!" I'm not sure the Lindsey Hord type of warnings should be given -- Such warnings only help those type of people survive and breed.
Lastly, the house paint job is mostly finished. The storm windows need to be re-installed and some details on the balcony and patio need to be taken care of. None of is critical. Installing the storm windows will be a quick job, and the bits of painting that are left can wait until next spring if necessary. I am so glad to be done with the job. But dw and I are really pleased with the result. Except for the gable ends the colors are similar to the old scheme but are a bit brighter so the effect (we feel) is much more pleasing. In the end dw did about 25% of the painting and I did nearly all of the rest. The other help mentioned largely concentrated on prep work -- That's actually a pretty big deal help-wise. Picture on the left: The Last Square Foot. Above: The Finished Product. I have been reading, and will get back to books read in my next entry. And so it goes. DA
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