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January 2013

Club Nags Head Spring Trip

Submitted by webguy on Sat, 01/26/2013 - 08:39
Windsurfing in Nags Head
Nags Head, OBX

Space is available for the Spring Trip to Nags Head on the North Carolina Outer Banks. A five-bedroom beach-front house is rented from April 20-May 18th. You can reserve by the week for one or more weeks.
Already reserved are: Barrett & Peggy, Mel & Alice, Phil & Betsey, Randy, Adam & Marcel.

More details here or view his flyer directly.

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Monthly Caption of the Week Contest

Submitted by maurice on Fri, 01/25/2013 - 09:12

This is this month's "Caption of the Week Contest". Yes, yes, I know - monthly, weekly. Don't blame me, I only post this stuff, I don't make it up. Take that up with the management (and, good luck with that).

Based on the observations that a) it's been pretty slow around here lately and, as web monkey, I don't have much to do; and b) there are some great pictures in our Foto Gallery, the management has decided that some of the pics need captions. The captions need not be directly related to what actually was happening in the picture. No, the purpose is to think of re-interpretations, much like a revisionist historian.

Of course, no disrespect is meant to those in the picture. Think of yourselves as actors in a performance; you are only playing the part of the character. If you met Jim Carrey or Jeff Daniels, you wouldn't be expecting the characters they played from Dumb and Dumber. Sadly, however, there's little chance that you will win an Oscar, Emmy, Tony or Golden Globe for your appearance.

Here's this month's picture. Put your entry for the Monthly Caption of the Week in the comments below.

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Being a webmonkey isn't so bad. At least I'm not windsurfing.

Go Faster, Live Longer

Submitted by webguy on Tue, 01/15/2013 - 13:27
Seeing into the Future
Healthy? We think not. This look will get you an early grave.

Like many, the effects of colder weather on our outdoor activities along with holiday feasts (the missus puts on a mean Bhaktun spread) means our wet suit fits much more snugly than it did in October. Much more snugly. Not only does this mean dressing for windsurfing now feels more like I'm being squeezed by a python but our culture makes judgments about those who don't have six pack abs. That's strange considering America's ever expanding waist line.

But, while we may have to spend the money for a larger suit, there are some profound advantages to our expanding girth (to a point).

On the advice of my physician, I'll have butter and sour cream with my baked potato
According to new research this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), researchers say that being overweight may lead to a longer life.
...the findings also suggest that people who are overweight (but not obese) may live longer than people with clinically normal body weight.

- CNN

We think this speaks for itself. Reaching for that doughnut may actually be good for you. Now, whether that covers the five I reached for successfully Sunday, I'm not sure. I may have overshot the target - or, overstood the mark as racers would say.

Crickets

Submitted by webguy on Sun, 01/13/2013 - 08:18
Cricket in the Rain
Jiminy Cricket pays attention to the probability of participation. (Say that three times fast)
Kelly in the Rain
Gene Kelly didn't care if it rained.

Crickets have been on our minds recently. Of course, January isn't typically a month one associates with insects in the Northern Hemisphere. But, for a couple of reasons, we've been thinking about them lately.

Of course, mentioning cricket(s) is a bit of a litmus test for English speakers. We, here in the southern US, immediately think of their chirping sound (God forbid one should get in your bedroom at night). For other parts of the world, a cricket isn't something you hear but something you play. The sport cricket isn't well suited for Americans because we haven't the attention span required to follow a game that may take days to play plus the white outfits don't offer sponsors nor Nike much room to advertise. But we digress a bit...

"It's so quiet around here..."

...you can hear the crickets chirp. Yes, it has been a bit quiet on the windsurfing scene of late. Looking back at late summer early fall, we had a good run of days when the windsurfing ranged from pleasant to great. Sandy's winds were the crescendo as we had almost a week solid of windsurfing including a couple of days when the wind was absolutely ripping. Since then, things have been more quiet than normal. There have been some sessions that have brought out the hard core but not as much as we often see in late fall.

That isn't to say that there haven't been any sessions but fewer that either capture our fancy or are worth talking about.

Predictions

Submitted by webguy on Mon, 01/07/2013 - 13:22
Seeing into the Future

This is the time of year when pundits like ourselves get out the cristal cojone de cristal and peer into the future. We were going to say the "crystal ball" but we're striving to be multi-cultural and that's what Google Translate gave us, we think.

The more organized pundits get articles like this out before the beginning of the year but we are the sort that have had years where Christmas cards morphed into New Years cards and then into Ground Hog Day cards. Our relatives are very impressed that we send pictures of our kids, Junior and Juniorette, out for Ground Hog Day. The lack of a Christmas card is usually blamed on the Postal Service, our dogs or other forces beyond our control.

Our Predictions for 2012

What? What, you say? Are we exhibiting the classic sign of advancing age, dating our checks with the previous year well into spring? No, not this time. These really are our predictions for 2012, albeit, a little late.

Another Dud for Olympic Windsurfing