Category Culture

Pure Resolve

Charlie Munger has two great quotes that I’ve been mulling over for several weeks: ‘It’s not greed that drives the world, but envy’. And…

My hire car came early on Monday afternoon, and my flight to Edinburgh from Stansted on Tuesday was looking dicey due to the winter…

I was told a few days before coming to this vessel that my main client had no work for me this month, as previously…

Remembrance Sunday is a tough one for me. I’m no fan of the modern concept of the Nation-State. As one who enjoys the freedom…

I drafted this article after I’d been in a metaphorical decompression chamber for about a week, since leaving that last ship. A little 25…

It has been over a month since I posted. Apologies to loyal readers expecting their weekly tot. It has simply been too difficult to…

Apologies for the slight delay in this (last) week’s edition of the blog. I’ll owe y’all one. I have been repositioning a little workboat…

Good morning, all. I hope you are well. I certainly am. The kids were off school this week for their October break. For non-Scots,…

It has been a peaceful, but rather dull week of decent weather offshore. With twelve hours on watch and a reasonable satellite internet signal,…

My first duty this week is to thank my new friend Steven Wilkinson, of the excellent Substack Pitchfork Papers and his company Good and…

Monarchy, Mortality, and Morality. I never met The Queen. Neither did most of you. But I’m willing to bet that every single one of…

We work long days at sea, and Sunday is no exception. 12-hour shifts are my current minimum each day, with occasional overtime required. We…