Under Construction

Well this site is currently sparse. I am in the process of moving over to a new static web site generator. I plan on moving over old content over the next month. Thanks Michael

November 20, 2025 · 1 min · Michael Ghens

Love Them Both

One of a the better quotes that I come accross: "We must love them both, those whose opinions we share and those whose opinions we reject, for both have labored in the search for truth, and both have helped us in finding it."1 -- Thomas Aquinas This quote belongs with this post: Let us practice many acts of kindness and gentle clarity toward those we like the least. -- St. Frances de Sales ...

May 7, 2018 · 1 min · Michael Ghens

Hot Rum Series 1 2026

Sail Log Date Sat Jan 10, 2026 Vessel Name/Type/Model Escape J/70 Course/Sea Miles Sailed dock to dock: 16. 6nm Course: A7 St-Ap-Gt-Bp-Xp-Dp-Fin 6.65nm Notes Who sailed or my position on the vessel Michael Jeff Christian Jenny Weather FZUS56 KLOX 100902 CWFLOX Expires:202601102200;;102917 Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 102 AM PST Sat Jan 10 2026 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary ...See weather.gov/marine/wavedetail for more info on the new Wave Detail format... PZZ650-102200- East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 102 AM PST Sat Jan 10 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...From Channel Islands harbor to Point Mugu, NE winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Otherwise, light winds becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...From Channel Islands harbor to Point Mugu, N wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Otherwise, light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN...Eastern Portion, NE wind 10 to 20 kt early becoming 15 to 25 kt. Western Portion, Light winds. Seas 2 ft. Sail Trace (Strava) Video/Pictures

January 10, 2026 · 2 min · Michael Ghens

2025 in Exercise

In the tradition of last year, I decide run a report of what I have done as a year in exercise. This data was produced from Garmin Connect Reports Activity Type Activities Total Distance Average Distance Max Distance Total Activity Time Average Speed Cycling 108 1,788.14 mi 16.56 mi 60.04 mi 163:05:16 h:m:s 11.0 mph Gym & Fitness Equipment 186 2.82 mi 0.02 mi 0.63 mi 119:34:28 h:m:s 0.0 mph Hiking 23 47.65 mi 2.07 mi 7.73 mi 21:03:26 h:m:s 2.3 mph Other 66 297.79 mi 6.62 mi 252.67 mi 80:18:15 h:m:s 3.7 mph Running 169 410.41 mi 2.43 mi 8.60 mi 98:46:35 h:m:s 4.2 mph Walking 267 347.94 mi 1.30 mi 8.00 mi 151:21:39 h:m:s 2.3 mph Water Sports 49 747.37 mi 15.25 mi 96.20 mi 137:30:59 h:m:s 5.4 mph This time, I am going to remind myself that you cannot exercise yourself out of a bad diet again. My start weight is 6 pounds heavier in 2026 compaired to 2025 ☹️. ...

January 1, 2026 · 1 min · Michael Ghens

Merry Christmas

🎄 Merry Chrismas 🎄 In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be enrolled. This was the first enrollment, when Quirin′i-us was governor of Syria. And all went to be enrolled, each to his own city. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, to be enrolled with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. And while they were there,In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be enrolled. 2 This was the first enrollment, when Quirin′i-us was governor of Syria. 3 And all went to be enrolled, each to his own city. 4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, 5 to be enrolled with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. 6 And while they were there, the time came for her to be delivered. 7 And she gave birth to her first-born[a] son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths, and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn. ...

December 24, 2025 · 2 min · Michael Ghens

Garmin Intensity Minutes

I don’t now if it was a bug but while siting at my computer, my intensity minutes spiked. Yes my job can be stressful, but it should not create intensity. Was I fidgeting? The answer is really I do not know. Although I have sports goals for next year, my main goal is the exercise for longevity. What I have learned over the years, especially for my health, is that things not measured, no change happens. ...

December 9, 2025 · 3 min · Michael Ghens

Pre Read for Part 3 Racing Rules Webinar 2025

PRE-READ for Part 3 Racing Rules Webinar 2025 Notes: Where to get a copy of the rule book: World Sailing - Racing Rules of Sailing Rule 18.3 Tacking in the Zone If a boat passes head to wind from port to starboard tack in the zone of a mark to be left to port, rule 18.2 does not apply between her and another boat on starboard tack that is fetching the mark. If the other ...

December 8, 2025 · 1 min · Michael Ghens

Chart Test

Just a test of hugo chart chart.js.

December 4, 2025 · 1 min · Michael Ghens

Hugo Mermaid Test

Just a test of Hugo Mermaid Graphs. For someone who cannot make good diragrams with diagram makers, I appreciate it. An example from the Hugo Site: sequenceDiagram participant Alice participant Bob Alice->>John: Hello John, how are you? loop Healthcheck John->>John: Fight against hypochondria end Note right of John: Rational thoughts <br/>prevail! John-->>Alice: Great! John->>Bob: How about you? Bob-->>John: Jolly good! Something I did for work: mindmap root((Work Intake)) Tier 1 Information Collected? Issue correctly Identified? Own/Redirect/Close Tier 2 Requires Subject matter General skill Communicate to team Document Software Restart Call Vendor? Projects Ranked? Work on Functional User? Ownership Training Department Supported SAAS Redirect to Department Own/Redirect Last lastly, what the last chart would look like using Mermaid Ink ...

December 3, 2025 · 1 min · Michael Ghens

Goat Diagrams

This is just a test post of Goat Diagrams using Asciiflow! S t a r F t i S r e o s c f t o n p B d r o o x B c o e x s s

December 3, 2025 · 1 min · Michael Ghens