Thursday, April 24, 2008

April 24, 2008

This is a first! Captain Jim blogging. You have to remember that Captain Jim has a college degree, from Indiana University, '62, with a "PWP" behind it. PWP? Pre-word processor! No spell check, no grammar check! Only a typewriter with a ribbon, and I cut and pasted with scissors.

After teaching for 35 yrs., I'm now a whale watch captain on beautiful San Juan Island, WA. I take folks out to see whales and other wildlife on our boat, "Peregrine," My wife, Mrs. Capt. Jim, and I run our little business out of our home, and have a great time doing it.

I think this blog will be a running commentary on sightings. (We saw one Orca on Saturday, and seven Orcas on Monday, and none for the last three days. We did see river otters, Steller Sea Lions, Dall's Porpoise, Bald Headed Eagles yesterday, but no whales.) I might write a bit on the grandchildren, the weather, life on an island, and other topics. I think I'll stay away from God and politics. (Being an environmentalist, you might guess what the color of my blood.

So, there it is. Blog #1. There it goes, up the flagpole.

Capt. Jim

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