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I'm not naive enough to believe I was the last of 15000 Americans laid off last week, but I was one of them. It's nothing new to me and I know I'll be fine. What is new is that, as I pondered the diversification of my (remaining) financial capital this past month, it occurs to me that I'm a victim of not diversifying my human capital. I have one employer,customer,contract converting all the hours I work into cash. If that position fails, devalues, or just slows below goal, I should have other positions in which I'm engaged balance out the loss. So I'll never work for an employer or a single contract again. I'm diversifying. So should you.

I'm already continuing my other security management contract but I'm interested in applying some of my expertise to recruiting, investing in green technologies, providing boutique security services such as audits, assessments and training in small, easy to purchase sessions, and I've even got an invention to patent and pursue.

I found the Great Pumpkin(s) Charlie Brown!

On a recent trip to Vermont I found these (no shit, these are real) pumpkins filling the backs of trailers and trucks. Charlie Brown...camp out here next year.

Yes they can

Here's the link on YouTube:



Great job Gizmo and Mike. They raised fifteen thousand dollars for a local charity and earned a spotin the Guiness World Book of Records.

On the Wye River

Roaring through the Wye River and Granary Creek marshlands startling Geese to flight. Picturesque Wye River area and our neighbors.

Can they do it?

Mike & Gizmo of Chics & Wings are in the first third of their effort to set the Guinness World Record for consecutive 24 hour days. I logged my name as todays witness to the feat. They hope to raise $18,000 for a local charity, St. Jude's.

Getting speed

That's 7.94 folks....hull speed of Seaquel with only half her sails out.

While the original owner felt that Seaquel did her best in 12 knots of wind,

I found out that 16-25 with half her sails out makes Seaquel her best.