This morning I was supposed to go whaling on a whale watching tour, but it got canceled due to the weather. I'm sick of other people's weak natures dictating what I can or cannot do to amuse myself...if you are scared of huge boat swamping waves, get off the ocean, so to speak. But alas, I was forced to abide by the tour operators' overly cautious assessment. There is perhaps more than a little Ahab in me. If only it were 150 years ago, I would have cut my hair short and run off to sea by now... read more