Monthly Archives: June 2015

What Remains

Who knows the true origins of boating? It is easy to imagine a person clinging to a floating log thinking he had stumbled on to a good idea. Later on somebody tied several logs together and created a raft which seemed … Continue reading

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Book Collecting Warms a Sailor’s Soul

In my east coast incarnation I was a seller of so-called antiques and collectibles. It amounted to being a sort of nostalgia merchant. The experience showed me that niche markets grow from niche interests. If you are a stamp collector … Continue reading

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