The Tacklebox Syndrome and Other Wisdom

The Banks
- The Banks
  
  The BanksThe water off Marathon was never just blue. It came in layers—pale green over the sand, bright turquoise over the hardbottom, darker streaks where the channels cut through. When the wind laid down, you could see coral heads from the boat, scattered like stepping stones across the banks. That’s where we went lobstering. It…
- (Almost) an AITA Post or, Caitlin Clark is a phenomenal women’s basketball player
  
  I guess I’m getting older, but some stuff in popular culture baffles me at the moment. One example is the ongoing spoon-feed advocacy of Caitlin Clark as the greatest college basketball player of all time. Give me a freaking break. You’re telling me she’s better than “Pistol” Pete Maravich? Let’s be honest, if Caitlin Clark…
- My stupidity is profound, or 12 = 12
  
  For those of you who have read my post about purchasing a Yeti for my boat (see 15.9 > 15), I have a new story to emphasize my trouble with measurements. I swear, I wish we just used the metric system. In practice it is so much easier. I have a turtle that I care for. His name…
(Almost) an AITA Post or, Caitlin Clark is a phenomenal women’s basketball player

2/28/2026
(Almost) an AITA Post or, Caitlin Clark is a phenomenal women’s basketball player
- The Banks
  
  The BanksThe water off Marathon was never just blue. It came in layers—pale green over the sand, bright turquoise over the hardbottom, darker streaks where the channels cut through. When the wind laid down, you could see coral heads from the boat, scattered like stepping stones across the banks. That’s where we went lobstering. It…
- (Almost) an AITA Post or, Caitlin Clark is a phenomenal women’s basketball player
  
  I guess I’m getting older, but some stuff in popular culture baffles me at the moment. One example is the ongoing spoon-feed advocacy of Caitlin Clark as the greatest college basketball player of all time. Give me a freaking break. You’re telling me she’s better than “Pistol” Pete Maravich? Let’s be honest, if Caitlin Clark…
- My stupidity is profound, or 12 = 12
  
  For those of you who have read my post about purchasing a Yeti for my boat (see 15.9 > 15), I have a new story to emphasize my trouble with measurements. I swear, I wish we just used the metric system. In practice it is so much easier. I have a turtle that I care for. His name…
(Almost) an AITA Post or, Caitlin Clark is a phenomenal women’s basketball player

3/12/2024
My stupidity is profound, or 12 = 12
- The Banks
  
  The BanksThe water off Marathon was never just blue. It came in layers—pale green over the sand, bright turquoise over the hardbottom, darker streaks where the channels cut through. When the wind laid down, you could see coral heads from the boat, scattered like stepping stones across the banks. That’s where we went lobstering. It…
- (Almost) an AITA Post or, Caitlin Clark is a phenomenal women’s basketball player
  
  I guess I’m getting older, but some stuff in popular culture baffles me at the moment. One example is the ongoing spoon-feed advocacy of Caitlin Clark as the greatest college basketball player of all time. Give me a freaking break. You’re telling me she’s better than “Pistol” Pete Maravich? Let’s be honest, if Caitlin Clark…
- My stupidity is profound, or 12 = 12
  
  For those of you who have read my post about purchasing a Yeti for my boat (see 15.9 > 15), I have a new story to emphasize my trouble with measurements. I swear, I wish we just used the metric system. In practice it is so much easier. I have a turtle that I care for. His name…
(Almost) an AITA Post or, Caitlin Clark is a phenomenal women’s basketball player

2/12/2024
The Tacklebox Syndrome
- The Banks
  
  The BanksThe water off Marathon was never just blue. It came in layers—pale green over the sand, bright turquoise over the hardbottom, darker streaks where the channels cut through. When the wind laid down, you could see coral heads from the boat, scattered like stepping stones across the banks. That’s where we went lobstering. It…
- (Almost) an AITA Post or, Caitlin Clark is a phenomenal women’s basketball player
  
  I guess I’m getting older, but some stuff in popular culture baffles me at the moment. One example is the ongoing spoon-feed advocacy of Caitlin Clark as the greatest college basketball player of all time. Give me a freaking break. You’re telling me she’s better than “Pistol” Pete Maravich? Let’s be honest, if Caitlin Clark…
- My stupidity is profound, or 12 = 12
  
  For those of you who have read my post about purchasing a Yeti for my boat (see 15.9 > 15), I have a new story to emphasize my trouble with measurements. I swear, I wish we just used the metric system. In practice it is so much easier. I have a turtle that I care for. His name…
(Almost) an AITA Post or, Caitlin Clark is a phenomenal women’s basketball player

1/31/2024
Measure twice cut once, or 15.9 > 15
- The Banks
  
  The BanksThe water off Marathon was never just blue. It came in layers—pale green over the sand, bright turquoise over the hardbottom, darker streaks where the channels cut through. When the wind laid down, you could see coral heads from the boat, scattered like stepping stones across the banks. That’s where we went lobstering. It…
- (Almost) an AITA Post or, Caitlin Clark is a phenomenal women’s basketball player
  
  I guess I’m getting older, but some stuff in popular culture baffles me at the moment. One example is the ongoing spoon-feed advocacy of Caitlin Clark as the greatest college basketball player of all time. Give me a freaking break. You’re telling me she’s better than “Pistol” Pete Maravich? Let’s be honest, if Caitlin Clark…
- My stupidity is profound, or 12 = 12
  
  For those of you who have read my post about purchasing a Yeti for my boat (see 15.9 > 15), I have a new story to emphasize my trouble with measurements. I swear, I wish we just used the metric system. In practice it is so much easier. I have a turtle that I care for. His name…
(Almost) an AITA Post or, Caitlin Clark is a phenomenal women’s basketball player

1/30/2024