MW Mobile Blog: August 2007

Friday, August 31, 2007

Planning the morning dive .

...over a drink at the Gualala Hotel bar.

Checking out conditions from a scenic outlook

AB Weekend - coordination

From: MW

Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 12:45 PM
To: Z

Subject: RE: want to go hunting this weekend?

Cool. It'll open up that 11"+ trophy Ab zone out where the Great Whites roam.

From: Z
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 12:27 PM
To: MW

Subject: RE: want to go hunting this weekend?

I also have a new two man kayak which might be kind of fun to Monkey around with in Abalone Cove…

LIve Blogging - Abalone weekend

Subject: RE: want to go hunting this weekend?

"is there a low tide this weekend?"

not really:

Tides for Point Arena starting with September 1, 2007. 
Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon
          /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible

Sa   1     High   2:28 AM     4.8   6:44 AM     Set 11:51 AM      83
    1      Low   8:06 AM     1.4   7:46 PM    Rise 10:02 PM
    1     High   2:28 PM     6.2
    1      Low   9:20 PM     0.2

Su   2     High   3:39 AM     4.3   6:45 AM     Set  1:08 PM      74
    2      Low   8:47 AM     2.0   7:44 PM    Rise 10:41 PM
    2     High   3:13 PM     6.2
    2      Low  10:29 PM     0.1

M    3     High   5:05 AM     3.9   6:46 AM     Set  2:22 PM      63
    3      Low   9:37 AM     2.6   7:43 PM    Rise 11:29 PM
    3     High   4:08 PM     6.1
    3      Low  11:44 PM     0.0No minus tides, And the lowest tides are at night.

Best shot for OMT is Saturday AM, which is still a +1.4 feet.

We may have to actually dive. Biggest factor will be waves and visibility.

If it is calm and clear (relatively speaking) diving is actually more fun and easy pickings.

Rick and I paddled out to the point on the last trip on a calm morning.

You could see the abs 6-12 feet down while paddling on the surface

Didn't even need the ab iron, Just dive down and grab them.

Any other recruits? Should I invite Rick? He has an ab-slicer you know.

I hate driving up on a Friday late. Particularly a holiday weekend. I might go up earlier in the day (before noon). - mw

Was thinking about driving up Friday night…is there a low tide this weekend? - Z

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To: Z
Subject: RE: want to go hunting this weekend?

I thought you'd never ask.

I'm in. When are you going to be up there?

From: Z
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 11:38 AM
To: MW
Subject: want to go hunting this weekend? - Z

Friday, August 24, 2007

Hizzoner Mayor Newsom

Announcing giving Key to City to Barry Bonds

Live Blog - Barry Bonds 756 tribute

Justin Herman Plaza, San Francisco. Enthusiastic crowd.

Sportscaster, ex-Giant Mike Krukow kicks it off.

Thursday, August 16, 2007

Trying the Presidio IPA

Its a great beer. Good back for everyone, but Bob kicked ass.
MW 105
DH 96
BP 88

After a great approach...

Bob sinks the birdie putt.
And he sank it with the pressure on, both Don and Mike had already one-putt for par.

I also put it on the 14th green

For my par. Bob 3 putt.

Don slices into the woods on 8

Monday, August 13, 2007

Pic from my assigned seat, before Panetta, Hagel and Graham take the stage. An auditorium was not the intimate setting I envisioned. It is a small auditorium, but an auditorium nevertheless. The "live-blogging" notion is a bust. Performance of the Verizon data network is spotty here, and organizers requested no cellphones, cameras, or recording devices. I'll update with a link to web-broadcast recording when I find it and put my thoughts on the DWSUWF blog.

Reception

Got my ticket. Coffee and sweets served. Pecan pie was delicious. Got some advice from Panetta Institute Veterans on how to get your question submitted.

Scenes from the aquarium

Kelp Forest with abalone.

Salmon.

Anchovies.

I am getting hungry.

Monterey Aquarium

Got some time to kill, its a good place to do it.

Monterey Bay

Seals and cormorants and gulls and steinbeck (sot of).

Road

Note to self: Never take 17.

Monterey County Herald: Graham, Hagel headline forum

Another experiment and an overlap with my political blog. I will driving down the coast to attend this lecture in Monterey this evening. Depending on bandwidth and inclination, I may do a little live blogging from my TREO. - mw

Graham, Hagel headline forum - The Monterey County Herald

The final Panetta Institute Lecture Series event of 2007 will feature Sen. Chuck Hagel and and former Sen. Bill Graham on Monday in Monterey. The series this year has concentrated on the upcoming presidential elections. View Full Story

http://www.montereyherald.com/breaking/ci_6574756
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