madness,,,
those that the gods wish to destroy, they first drive mad.
The Greek demi-goddess of Madness, frenzy and rage was LYSSA
With all the madness, chaos and other aspects that have arrived in my world along with this boat, I find that name quite fitting. Lyssa was a reluctant goddess, hestitant to use her powers and would protest when the Higher gods instructed her to apply them.
No, the name won’t color my attitude about the boat, And maybe I need a little madness outside of my ‘normal’ odd self,,,
Ok, Situation update: Buff is not back in the fold, YET,,, that has been slated for tomorrow morning/day and my Da (cue shocked intake of air) is going with me and insisted on it. THIS, despite a week of being at war with me over trivial shit (kayaks, testing my wings,,,) and treaing me like a pariah at all other times. I just found this out tonight on a phone call between sis and self. I also found out that her and her SO are in town next weekend,
I told you I was fighting more than one war on this end and didn’t really want to cover it,,, but that was the ‘other war’ I alluded to. Seriously, I think he is feeling a bit left out because I wasn’t leaning on him for every little detail, and only called him for extraction after I had exhausted all other resources. (I did that because I KNOW how much he despises long drives, NOT to leave him out of the loop.) or, as my mentor at work said, ‘he acts like he is upset that you are getting shit done,,,,’ and with that in mind, I think he is feeling a bit of fear that I am getting my wings strong enough to fly the coop. Human emotions are one of the INTJ’s special strengths: because we are so prone to misinterpretation of them when we are young, we make it a study of ours to understand what we don’t understand inuitively. And we still muck it up, and I am probably reading too much into things. What I do know is that he has been acting strange the last few days since Buff broke down, and his verbal actions don’t mesh with his body language.
AND there is the very real head-butting between us over his “you can only paddle one at a time” and my “each has a set of conditions that it works best in, each is not the same.” Not that it matters, I will own what I own despite his desires otherwise,,,, It’s my life and I have to live in it. Frugal and spartan but not destitute or without respite. My kayaks are my respite.
So, tomorrow is Vehicle Recovery day, AND Da/son ‘clearing the air’ day,,,, LOL I may need a drink or seven when I finally return home.
Dio's Workshop 
Good luck Dio! Hope the recent bad luck is turning around on you!
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May 24, 2023 at 9:18 pm
Glad to see thing’s are (hopefully) looking up! I’d guess that the Dad unit is, indeed, feeling a bit left out – no matter yer reasons for how ya did things re: extraction.
I know my Dad & I, as well as Junior & I, have had our head butting moments… Say… maybe it was just me the whole dam time! Nah, couldn’t possibly be that🤪
Who knows – maybe this trip will turn out to be a good thing fer ya both! Here’s hoping🥂
Y’all take care,
Mike in FLA.
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May 24, 2023 at 11:00 pm
I think the headbutting is that we are so much alike, while at the same time so very different: especially in how we approach obstacles. My da is from the Great Depression Era holdovers, and I grew up under Reagan-nomics,,, two very different mindsets.
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May 26, 2023 at 6:48 am
Sounds VERY familiar! My Dad was also from that era – born 1920. Meself, a somewhat late boomer – born 1954.
But yer description is right on regarding sameness and differences. I’d also apply that to Dad & I. Ah well…. we is what we is.
Best of luck with the wrenching – wish I were still able to do it! REALLY like that McGiver meme in the latest post😁👍 That’s me as well!! Here’s to the least skint knuckles as possible🥂🥂🥂
Y’all take care,
Mike in FLA.
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May 26, 2023 at 7:02 am
Nice looking boat Dio. Looks fast.
What of that other one you showed on top of a broken Buff ?
Safe journeys and good conversations with your Da…
LOL check all the fluid levels twice before departure.
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May 25, 2023 at 8:13 am
That other one atop a broken Buffalo was Blue Jean. My tried and true do it all EXCEPT race boat. She is the one boat I have had that I feel confident enough in, that I would take her out in storm weather on the great lakes. I have taken her in class 3 white water and came out shining. But race,,, not so much. she is no slouch, but she can’t keep up with the fast movers and will wear me to nubbins in no time trying. Her hull speed is about 3.7mph, and to race, you really want it in the fours.(or better) some of that has to do with not having had a skeg and she has a lot of rocker. I haven’t taken her out for very long since I put the skeg on: mostly enough to see that it worked and didn’t leak.
and yup, check all fluids twice before departure and make sure the plugs are back in place.
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May 26, 2023 at 5:34 pm