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Dinghy Dock, Nuka Hiva FP It is 1 am and I wake up with my wife shaking me, saying ‘Wake up, Wake up, you have to get him’ What! What is going on? I say. She says “He flew right by my face and went over behind the books.” I say, “What is going on. What flew by your face?” She says, “I think it is a cockroach, the biggest one I’ve ever seen. It flew in through the overhead hatch and landed on the bookshelf.” “Well just find it and get rid of it, “ I say. “No no, you have to do it, I am scared of i. it was so creepy . “Okay, where did it go?” And so begins the Great Cockroach Chase. My wife is a great reader of books so she has an overstuffed bookshelf on her side of the bed plus a desk covered with stuff not yet put away. so I start pulling stuff off her desk to clear the battlefield . Then start pulling the books off one by one, ready with my washcloth to grab it when it came out of hiding. There it is. There it goes. Man, are they fast! It runs behind a bag of socks before ...

What You Should Know About Diabetes Actors Tom Hanks and Halle Berry. Former  American Idol  judge Randy Jackson. Tennis champion Billie Jean King. Former major league pitcher David Wells. Singer Patti LaBelle. Comedian Drew Carey. Former  The View  cohost Sherri Sheppard. What do these celebrities have in common? They all have type 2 diabetes: a disease that anyone – even world-class athletes and the rich and famous – can be diagnosed with. With more than 5.3 million Canadians living with diabetes and more than 5.7 million with prediabetes (that’s almost one third of all people in this country), it’s easy to think that this disease is unstoppable… …until you listen to what Dr. Jamie McManus, Chief Advisor of Medical Affairs for Shaklee Corporation, has to say about it. This is absolutely not true. In fact, type 2 diabetes is 100% preventable. Look at Sherri Sheppard; she credits type 2 diabetes with  saving her life . In her book  Plan D: ...

This is from a Facebook post that I read, and I couldn't have said it any better.  The truism in her points really hit home.  Most people want to live the great adventure that’s inside them but will never do anything about it. Perhaps its lack of opportunity but for most I suspect it is fear and guilt holding them back. Truth: Most people think the life on the sea is far more glamorous and risky than the reality. You still have to do your laundry just now it’s by hand in a bucket – yet you do the washing to a million dollar view in an amazing exotic place. Hand me that bucket any day. Truth: Most people are drowning in stuff. It ends up owning them, not they owning it. It clogs up their homes and their thinking. One of the most liberating aspects of the life of a sailor is “less is more”. Plus the planet will thank you when you become a sailor. Truth: Most people believe they don’t have enough money, enough knowledge or enough experience to go sailing. Th...

Gary was reading me “Thoughts from the Frontline” by John Mauldin this morning while we were sitting in the cockpit and I was drinking my coffee. Normally I don't pay 100 % before coffee, but a couple of things hit me while I was listening. John goes on to talk about the USA cities and states primarily and the pension funds that have been promised to all government workers, and how they have all based their interest on their funds on 7% returns, and further with a lot of facts to back this up states that they are getting close to 3% return on their bonds and stocks. So the money has to come from somewhere, and it seems to be tied back to the taxpayers. Either the property owners or the state taxes. If you wish to read the entire article it can be found at http://www.mauldineconomics.com/frontlinethoughts/promises-promises-pension-promises Normally I don't get too involved with the economics papers, sort of the lesse faire attitude, that what will be will ...

Rod Larkin reports on Type 2 Diabetes TYPE 2 DIABETES- On Feb 11, 2016, I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes. Knowing that type 2 diabetes is nearly totally diet and weight related, I knew what steps I needed to take. #1. Lose weight. #2. Change my diet and eating habits. #3. Exercise. I made up my mind that day that I was NOT going to be a victim of poor choices and decisions of my own. I get fed up seeing all the type 2 diabetes drug commercials on TV. There is no reason anyone with type 2 diabetes needs to go  down that slippery slope because over time, year after year, the condition gets worse which leads to more and stronger meds that eventually lead to insulin injection. Type 2 diabetes is preventable and I am here to tell you--- it is reversible. I swung into immediate action that very same day. My results as my doctor put it today--- are stunning. I just had my 3rd set of blood work done in the last 90 days last week and saw my doctor today. In February my A1C was...

1. Commit to achieving success and always be passionate. 2. Share success with those who have helped you. 3. Motivate yourself and others to achieve your dreams. 4. Communicate with people and show you care. 5. Appreciate and recognize people for their efforts and results.  6. Celebrate your own and other's accomplishments. 7. Listen to others and learn from their Ideas. 8. Exceed expectations of customers and others. 9. Control expenses and save your way to prosperity. 10. Swim upstream, be different, and challenge the status quo. www.PhyllisAndGarySailingAlong.com