I've been bad...

[Bill R]

I am fortunate enough to work for a great company in a position and job that allows me some flexibility...

Took the morning off and went to the Maine Maritime Museum with SWMBO.:D Soooooo much more fun than chasing electrons around...

[boylesboats]

huh?:confused:

[gert]

huh?:confused:

he played hooky :eek:

[S/V Laura Ellen]

... went to the Maine Maritime Museum with SWMBO...

I know you enjoyed it, but did SWMBO enjoy the museum?

[rbgarr]

Bill,

Did you know that Karen Wales from WB is speaking about wooden boats at the Museum this evening (6:30)? I'm posting from the Bath public library while waiting to go over there. I'll look around to see if you're there.

[StevenBauer]

Oh man, Dave. Why didn't you say something yesterday? I'd of been there. :(


Steven

[Bill R]

I know you enjoyed it, but did SWMBO enjoy the museum?

SWMBO is working on her Master's Degree in American and New England Studies. This semester she is taking a class called New England and the Sea, which focuses on how seafaring and the maritime trades helped shape New England. She was there to work on a paper critiquing the exhibits and their portrayal of New England seafaring life. She was there as a pointy-headed intellectual type, so her opinions were scholarly... Jut a little too academic for me. I went to look at the boat stuff...

She thinks I am insane. She can't for the life of her understand why I like boats, especially wooden ones with sails...

[Bill R]

Bill,

Did you know that Karen Wales from WB is speaking about wooden boats at the Museum this evening (6:30)? I'm posting from the Bath public library while waiting to go over there. I'll look around to see if you're there.

Wish I had known. I would have arranged to get out of my Project Management class early to go.

[py]

If your company is good and you have that flexibility, what's bad about it? You take a morning off without guilt, do something you like, you feel good about the company, you work harder, you are happy and your shareholders are happy. Its all good mate.

[boylesboats]

he played hooky :eek:

That what I thought:D

[rbgarr]

Bill,

What did your wife think of the museum displays? I'd be interested to hear her opinions. Will you be going to the Maine Boatbuilders Show? Bring her along! She can critique the displays there, too.

After last nights talk (about eight people were there) we had a fun, open discussion about how wooden boats and Woodenboat have revived/developed over the past thirty plus years. The gang ranged from two women who have been building a Swampscott dory on their own to a machinist who conducted a brass cannon making class at the WB School. There's a local resource I'll be chatting up. He's got lathes and materials and expertise and time... woo hoo!

Steve,

I should have thought to mention the event here a while ago and don't know why I didn't. I'm on an e-mailing list of things like that from the Museum. FWIW, next Tueday at 6:30 Steve Hassett of Custom Composites will talk about composite technology. His company has built spars, subassemblies for Hodgdon yachts and a 21 foot Johnstone Mini-Transat (iirc).

$7 for non-members, $5 for members. Nice folks at the museum.

An announcement for one week and weekend workshops at the museum in planning for this summer will be coming at some point. They are also thinking of selling some of the boats built by the students at the Apprenticeshop years ago that they had in storage or in their 'fleet'. Another reason to sign up for the e-mail newsletter.

[Bill R]

Bill,

What did your wife think of the museum displays? I'd be interested to hear her opinions.

She is a non-boating member of the public, and can't understand my fascination with and love of boats, especially old wooden ones. That being said, her academic take is this: [paraphrased and summarized] The museum claims to be a "Maritime" museum. However, almost all that is featured is ship building, with a little about some of the captains and money people involved with the yards. She would like to see more about the average person making their living from the sea- the average craftsman who worked in the yards, fishermen, etc and their families. Very little of that is in the museum.

She is also a professional geneologist, so she tends to focus on the individual.

Personally, I love the place. So do my 5yo twins. I took them up there in January, and they are constantly bugging me to take them back.

[rbgarr]

FWIW, she may be interested in 'The Orlop' on the Museum's website, which focuses more on her interests.