tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266108914902271629.post1862096249262569608..comments2023-09-25T08:48:48.104-07:00Comments on John Vigor's Blog: An empty green wine bottleJohn Vigorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02215080385571534292noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266108914902271629.post-12568789351166714242010-03-16T09:34:16.199-07:002010-03-16T09:34:16.199-07:00Oh, man, I hear what you're saying. I'd li...Oh, man, I hear what you're saying. I'd like to add my personal take, though (and isn't that the <i>raison d'être</i> of blog commenting?).<br /><br />Ashore, my life is filled with anxiety, and I constantly have to keep myself distracted to keep my thoughts from becoming morbid (I want to thank NPR and the internet, your blog included, for keeping me reasonably sane).<br /><br />On a sailboat, though, the myriad worries fall away, replaced by simple, manageable worries about the boat and its safety. (A motorboat doesn't offer me the same comfort, what as engines cause concerns that sails don't — and I'm a trained mechanic!)<br /><br />I guess what I'm saying is: If Mr. Smythe worries that he might be bored while sailing to Hawaii, then he shouldn't go. But there are people who spend almost every land-bound moment worried to distraction (and terrified of boredom) who <i>know</i>, in their <i>bones</i>, that sailing doesn't bore them. <br /><br />Thanks.Aaron Headlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08936150018996105040noreply@blogger.com