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Get it right here: http://www.neptunuslex.com/2006/12/16/captivated/ For your daily Corsair fix Boats

Ah, yes, another acolyte of the Demon Ringo Boats

Yes, like the title says, for free! Baen publishing thinks that you'll get tired of turning electronic pages, and you'll break down and buy the dead tree version (that's a fact for me!) So for those of you who haven't "experienced" the best new hard sci-fi author since Heinlein, Niven, and Pournelle, go here: http://www.baen.com/library/ and click on Ringo's name. There are FOUR complete free volumes here, available for download in various formats. Go here for the complete list, including the first couple of chapters of each book: http://www.baen.com/author_catalog.asp?author=jringo Baen also has a wide list of other authors in their free catalog. I think this is just way devious of them, since all Ringo fans will tell you his books are "reader crack" Boats

Gotta love those classic lines! Still 39, Doc? Happy Birthday, Doc Boats

Just 100 miles to the north here in J-ville, especially out at Jax Beach, a night launch is awesome. You can actually see the flame itself, looks like a star with a huge glowing smoke trail coming out the end of it. And unfortunately, when something goes wrong like Challenger, you could see that as well Boats, who will be able to see the launch towers from his cruise line pier in just a few days

Guys, same thing happens here. Some pocktard (that's short for pocking retard) decides to light a fire... Stay safe guys Boats

Gunny, the really, REALLY wild part about that video, was that the Red Army Choir and Orchestra was playing backup...the REAL Red Army Boats

This IS the all time bizarre funky!: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mt2YuLds48k Boats

No problem, Schats...I just thought you were doing your sheep thing again

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Both of you can kiss my stern..I like those dogs. They are fun, well-behaved, fun as hell dogs to have around. Cute is a by-product of their inherent goodness. You don't like it, you can all go to hell...and probably will anyway, especially you Donny Boats

Donny, one day your brain is going to go on display at the Smithsonian....in the really, really warped specimens section Boats

Here in Florida, back 4 years ago, we had so many wildfires going it wasn't funny. It was so bad, that the race in Daytona was cancelled due to the extreme danger of fires already burning along I-95. Even up here in Jacksonville, we were scared silly, with fires breaking out daily all over town. See, we have patches of dense forest all over the city, and even the area close to downtown where I live in has a hell of a lot of trees, especially pine trees which burn really good, seeing how they're slap full of highly flammable turpentine. I know what you're going through, Red. Been there, done that, don't want to do it again. I strongly urge you to keep all your vital records ready to go at a moments notice, and to also pack a go-to-hell-right-now bag for you and your family. With wildfires, you may only have minutes to evacuate. Last, don't get yourself killed trying to save your house, or a few pictures, or a prized family possession. All of those won't replace you or your family caught in a fast moving wild fire. Keeping the fingers crossed.. Boats

Beatiful Florida (the north Florida version) morning outside: http://www.firstcoaststormtrack.com/cgi-bi...7&Submit=go The grandson spent the night last night, and the puppies came too. One is a Maltese, who is simply a great little dog, very well mannered, very smart, very good to have around. The other is the latest addition, a wee little Pekichu (a Peke-Shitsu) who is nothing but cute...and full of mischief and hell Don't have a clue what to do today, no NASCAR, sure as hell ain't going anywhere near a mall, might watch a little football this afternoon. Once it warms up a bit, I think I'll go outside, sit under the palm tree, and was the alligator Boats

The price of the ticket includes your stateroom and your dining...all your dining, including the great cookout on the private island. Drinks are relatively cheap. I had a Tanqueray and tonic with at least six shots of booze for 6 bucks. A single shot drink in a decent bar would cost me $5.50, so for me at least, that's cheap. Package tours are extra, but the tour buses or taxis to places like Paradise Island are fairly inexpensive. The shops on board offer 2 bottles of good booze for the price of one, or two cartons of smokes for the price of one. There are also speciallty restaurants like Johnny Rockets or one of the fancy ice cream joints that are not part of your ticket price, but again, the price is reasonable. I believe on our last cruise, the tips for your stateroom steward and your formal dining room mess attendant was about $50 altogether for both for the whole trip. You get waited on hand and foot, and if you do something like leave clothes out in your stateroom, your steward will hang it or fold it for you. I repeat, you cannot beat this for the price. A good hotel will charge you around $70 for a nice room. I'm paying around $60 a day for room AND great food Boats

Ummm...let's see...first cruise night: 3 miles out, and the casino opens up. I amble in, inexpensive drink in hand (no taxes out at sea, shipmates!), play a bit of blackjack, and earn enough to take care of my bar bill for a day or two. Day one, we're cruising through the Bahamas, heading towards our first port. Most beautiful sea in the world, a bright blue, and sprinkled everywhere with islands. Dolphins play in the bow wave from time to time, hitching a ride on the ships wave front. That afternoon, we pull into port, and do some sightseeing, some eating, some shopping. And so it goes, along with the sundeck with poolbar, and lot's of very comfortable beach chairs to lie in, have a drink, and read the latest Ringo book, "A Deeper Blue". Yah, mate, it's just like going to the mall....NOT! Boats, who enjoying the hell out of the cruise envy

Donny, you barely know that your sailing on the ocean. You could do the whole cruise, stay busy, have a hell of a good time, and never once see water until you stepped across the gangway to go into Nassau. You can even get an interior stateroom (at a much reduced price) and not have a porthole or window (like I'll have). You ain't vacationed until you've cruised. Boats

Boys, I don't ever plan for the fight to last more than 15 seconds...way more time than it takes for my back to go out. I'm a firm believer in "hit first, hit hard, hit last" school of hand to hand. And yes, as I told my grandson, it won't matter if I'm in a hospital bed, you sass me, I'll whale the crap out of you with my cane Boats

Check this out.... http://www.carnival.com/CMS/Staterooms/sta...tail_EL_OS.aspx Boileroom, my poop deck...You guys just don't want to admit that a squid-type like myself is smart enough to get a sweet deal, and will be sunning his buns while the rest of you flyboys are freezing your vertical stabs off Oh, and this is the cruise route: http://www.carnival.com/Itinerary.aspx?emb...ubRegionCode=BH and this is the kind of deal you can get, if you shop it around online: Carnival's 12 Days of Christmas sale is going on right now with new and exciting cruise specials everyday day. This Thursday, you can book ocean view stateroom for the price of an interior. That means you can sail on a 4 Day cruise -- in an ocean view stateroom -- from only $249*. There are still seven days left in Carnival's 12 Days of Christmas event. Be sure to visit www.carnival.com/12Days every day for new offers including: free upgrades, $100's in savings and much more. Sign up now to receive daily reminders of each day's exciting offers. » REMIND ME Call Your Personal Vacation Planner Now: Cindy Fallon 1-800-819-3902 Ext. 85542 Email : CFallon@carnivalpvp.com or any travel agent. Ya'll feel free to let me know if you want some assistance in escaping your fridgid lifestyle up there in Yankee-land Boats

Nope, good planning. This our Xmas present to each other, and to the kids/grandkid. Booked tickets in June, paid $312 for 4 days/5 nights. Remember, proper planning prevents piss poor performance, shipmate Boats

Howdy doody! Got a weekend off, 9 days till I take a weeks vacation for my Christmas cruise to the Bahamas! Woohoo! Boats

Yep, laying on the carpet, headphones on, lights off, candles lit, listening to the "progressive rock" station, and smoking a doobie (Yes, this was way the hell back in the early 70's) Nowadays, if I lay on the carpet more than 5 minutes, my back goes out on me, and I can't stand up Boats

And that would explain why the Gator Chomp worked so well last night Boats

Morning, gents. Cloudy, around 60 here. Watched some really incredible football last night, saw the Gators take the Razorbacks and do them like the monkey did the football. Now we get to wait all day to see whether or not those idiots in the BCS put the Florida Gators in the title game, or those losers from Michigan. It's going to really piss a lot of people down here off if Michigan, which has already lost to Ohio, and is not it's conference champion get a shot at the championship game. I personally think the Gators deserve the shot. They might not win, given that Ohio is such a good team, but they earned the chance to give it a shot. And wouldn't that be amazing, if in one year, the 2006 Florida basketball and football teams both were NCAA Champions. Having opined all this, all I got to say is, HOW ABOUT THEM FLORIDA GATORS! Boats...Carry on! Sweepers, Sweepers, man your brooms! Give the ship a clean sweep down both fore and aft! Clean all ladderbacks, passageways, and berthing spaces! Now Sweepers!

Hmmm...nice. But what's for dessert? Boats