Comments for shantyboatliving.com

Comment on Back at the helm by Bryan Lowe

Bryan Lowe — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 03:15:34 +0000

Thanks! I’d be delighted to meet you sometime. I am gone for much of September but maybe spring? By the way.. I am moving my website to a new domain, so this note wil be lost. You can repost if you’d like… once it kicks over. Let’s stay in touch.

Comment on Back at the helm by C.Ray Gill

C.Ray Gill — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 01:05:08 +0000

I forgot to mention that I just got my first pair of reading glasses, and would love to break them in on your first manuscript. Remember, I’m only 3 hours away and a, willing to drag our Livingston up to float the Slue with you and come home with a signed copy of your book and a cooler full of Crawdads for each familly!

C.Ray

Comment on Back at the helm by C.Ray Gill

C.Ray Gill — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 02:07:31 +0000

Brian, as I have said in the past, your writing style apeals to me- I can actually feel what you’re feeling, and “see” what you’re looking at. For YEARS now, I’ve tried to get you to publish a book of your thoughts, still am, in fact! Keep it up & damn the critics….

C.Ray

Comment on Back at the helm by Administrator

Administrator — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 23:33:53 +0000

Well, thanks Evan. In my class they did line by line critiques and clearly didn’t appreciate my style. It’s clear I learned something from the class, but it was also clear the instructor didn’t appreciate my writing style much! I shouldn’t take criticism too personally.

Comment on Back at the helm by Evan

Evan — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 22:54:06 +0000

That really seems strange that you would feel that way about your writing; I have always thoroughly enjoyed it!

Comment on Back at the helm by Administrator

Administrator — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 18:48:33 +0000

My wife bought me a little solar panel for my cell, but it’s a bad match for my cell. I dutifully shut the phone off and prop the charger up in the sunlight, at which point the phone, detecting a charger, turns on, thereby using all the energy I am trying to pack into it. It becomes quite the cycle of flashing screens set to the soundtrack of a ping announcing a charge. On with a ping, and just as quickly the screen flashes dark, just to come to life again until the charge is totally drained and the phone goes dead and silent. Within a few minutes the cycle repeats again. Gotta get a bigger charger.

Comment on Back at the helm by Dan Hohman

Dan Hohman — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 18:47:36 +0000

So wonderful to have you back Bryan. What a breath of fresh air! This weary soul surely needs it. Please give us more!

Comment on Back at the helm by James

James — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 18:36:44 +0000

Brian really cool boat ya got there an by the way your article was excellant in Small Craft Advisor… Makes one think how bad it could of turned out for you… an yep the cell phones conk out at the worst of times… I try to top my off as often as I can, but then again it goes dead when you least expect it too…So you never know with mine when it will do it… anyway great article an hope to see more by you..Keep motoring an good luck, Jim

Comment on Back at the helm by MJ

MJ — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 18:11:39 +0000

Great post! And as has been mentioned, damn the critics, your writing is very enjoyable; descriptive and entertaining, with a big quotient of ‘what happens next?’ – what more do we need?
Also, inspiring. I’m more ready than ever to get back to work on my houseboat…Thanks!

Comment on Back at the helm by Administrator

Administrator — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 18:11:04 +0000

That is a really nice waterway. I can get all the way up to the wineries before the river clogs up. You have to have a very shallow draft to get over the bar at Bear Creak.