Well, to be more precise, I was. Before too much water goes under the bridge I wanted to write about my career history at NASA for posterity and my kids to understand what the heck I used to do. This is the introduction to a four part serialization.
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It’s been five years since I retired from NASA and the TLDR; is: I have never looked back. As Lisa says: Alex is the busiest, happiest retired guy I know. Of course, there is a lot of nuance to retirement and not everyone has such an easy time. If you are interested in my take, keep reading.
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“Snipe Week” has become a thing when we have the Snipe Nationals around the second week of June coupled with the Colonial Cup. This year, as in 2021 both events were held in Annapolis. Not quite a record turn out for both but close with 48 boats for Colonial Cup and 52 for Nationals.
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Well about as close to a “milk run” as any delivery gets, especially compared to the Feisty Girl delivery back from the Bahamas in 2023 where the northeasters kept coming fast and furious. This was the return trip with Raven from Marsh Harbour to her home port in Newport Rhode Island.