Month: May 2019

Modern Corsets. Modern Masks.

Modern Corsets. Modern Masks.

Cosmetic surgery is women’s modern day corset. At the time when women weren’t allowed to vote, had no civil rights and their husbands made all decisions for them, women wore corsets. As if to make them constantly feel that they lived in shackles, they felt 

Ice Ice Baby. Refrigeration on board.

Ice Ice Baby. Refrigeration on board.

San Diego is playing Miami today. Humidity is through the roof. It’s smoldering hot. I am sweating. Moving just a little bit feels like running a sprint. Even my brain is lazy and I can only come up with some lame 80’s song for a 

The Natural beats the Artificial.

The Natural beats the Artificial.

Nature is exuberantly creative, inventive and expansive but always, well, natural. The artificial is a human invention. Only humans can and want to escape the natural. Humans pursue the artificial relentlessly. The artificial seems to make us feel secure. Germs are fought with drugs and 

Mini-me.

Mini-me.

Are kids meant to become mini versions of ourselves? We all are born with our own cocktail of genes and into a very individual set of circumstances. So how can we be like our parents without having to bend ourselves into a non-fitting corset of 

In The Sea 3.3. Around Santa Rosalía.

In The Sea 3.3. Around Santa Rosalía.

We left Santa Rosalia with the forecast of winds in the afternoon. That suited us well, we would get through the narrow Craig Channel without too much turbulence and in the afternoon sail down the Bahía Santa Inez.  And sail we did. It was a