Today’s post is a rare treat to all you faithful Malden Yacht Club Blog fans. My part in this post will be limited to less than 1,000 words! I was going to shoot for under a hundred, but I use up that many just trying to find my rhythm … like right now. Still, the bulk of the verbiage will be supplied by a pair of faithful blog readers, not because what they have written necessarily pertains to the Malden Yacht Club, but because they are faithful blog readers. There are so very few of that sort in captivity, that sometimes you have to shine the spotlight on them before the species becomes extinct. So, without further adieu, here are examples of how our blog provides inspiration (consternation ?) to some non-denizens of the Malden mini-park. Continue reading ‘At The End Of The Month, It’s All Relative’ »

Aldous Huxley:  “The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which means never losing your enthusiasm.”

Jane Wagner:  “Delusions of grandeur make me feel a lot better about myself.”

My dealings with the aught-nine Flotilla
Made me reach for my stash of painkillas.
More than one, to be true;
In fact, more than two!
Worse than sniffing a sailor’s axilla!!! Continue reading ‘There ‘Sno Drift Like Our Drift’ »

Fred Allen:  “I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me.”

Yogi Berra:  “I didn’t really say everything I said.”

COMPLAINTS! Come On, Man; Please Let All In oN The Secret! Uh oh, the Ol’ Philosophizer has come up with another brown acronym. Sorry, folks but I really can’t help it this time. You see, this refrain pretty well describes my gut reaction when some joker complains about some other guy’s crappy decision making process. Hey, Mac, if you have it all figured out, fill me in. Now admit it, wouldn’t you just love to shout that same thing every time you find yourself stuck listening to someone (perhaps like me) go on and on about the sheer folly of it all. It would feel so good to say that … unless, of course, the complainer actually did have a plan to correct all the blatant deficiencies of said suspect decision (again, perhaps like someone you all know and tolerate). Then you could find yourself stuck listening to (or reading) a never-ending monologue that that the Ol’ Know-it-all never thought he would get the opportunity to give, but would joyfully seize upon that opening when it unexpectedly fell in his lap. Continue reading ‘If I were in charge of the Quadricentennial …’ »

Laurence J. Peter:  “The incompetent with nothing to do can still make a mess of it.”

James Taylor:  “If you feel like singing along, don’t.”

A recent comment by the Bard got me to thinking. Truthfully, all of the Bard’s comments get me to thinking, but this one gave me a subject for this week’s blolumn, so this is the one that is uppermost in my thoughts …right now … but probably not next week. After all, a thought is like a donut: once it’s thoroughly digested, it doesn’t have the same appeal as when it was first savored. But as I have very nearly completed the process of digesting this particular comment of the Bard, we all can look forward to the piece of Creative ’Ritin’ And Philosophizen it will generate, which if I’m not mistaken, is coming right now. Ahhh, yes … here it is. Is it time for the Malden Yacht Club to change its anthem? Continue reading ‘Is It Time For A New Malden Yacht Club Anthem?’ »