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The Freight Pod Podcast
All, Here is a podcast I was recently on. Honestly, I have not/won't listen to it myself (for you Seinfeld fans, think of George having to listen to "Risk Management" on audio books 🤪), but hopefully it's ok. Warning, it's long (but not Joe Rogan or Lex Fridman long)....
Back in DC for Ukraine Week
All, I have not been to DC this often since back in the 60's when we used to go down there to demonstrate as a student radical 🤪. But now that I am older, wiser, and more mature (?) I hope to have a slightly different impact on things - or at least do it in a better...
LP Always Ahead of the Crowd
Hi all. I know most all of you know about how we have been leading the way in supporting Ukraine's valiant fight and their people, reflected in this cool tag we have been using: We are part of the Global G7 Ukraine Advisory Council, finding ways to help Ukraine's...
In DC for the Inauguration
All, Got invited to attend the inauguration - Thank you, Congressman Kelly 🙂 Got down there Monday morning and it was cold. So cold that they decided to move all the events indoors, so instead of 250,000 guests watching it, only a few hundred got in, and we just...
Antarctic Cruise: Final Captain’s Log
All, Back in America. What a cool and amazing trip this was (I say cool, but actually, the temperature in Antarctica was about 20 degrees warmer than it was in Erie. It was around 30 degrees there and, of course, never got dark. A weird phenomenon). It was awesome to...
Antarctic Cruise: Orcas!
At the very beginning of this cruise, the captain and crew leaders made one thing very clear to all of the passengers: IN ANTARCTICA, THE WEATHER HAS THE FINAL SAY! They told us to understand that, accept it, and be patient/flexible. Well, the day we could not get to...
Update From Antarctica
Yesterday we were supposed to visit the Ukrainian Research Station here in Antarctica, but as always, the weather rules the roost here. 15-20' waves and very low visibility forced the captain to take shelter for the day instead. Though disappointed (but nothing you...
Antarctic Cruise: Polar Plunge
Christmas Day, we took a Zodiac ride around a natural harbor where we saw thousands of penguins and a few Antarctic Cormorants (black and white birds that look very much like penguins, only they CAN fly) and an elephant seal (big and scary, though on land they look so...
Space2Sea Antarctic Cruise -Ashore!
Deception Island is an active volcano and one of the only places in the world where ships can sail directly into the flooded caldera through a narrow entrance called Neptune's Bellows. The island's caldera was formed by a massive volcanic eruption thousands of years...
Reaching Antarctica
All, we made it to Antarctica! Tons of pics to share, so here they are. Our ship breaking through the ice Here we are actually on the ice Tens of thousands of these guys around One surprise is that most of the icebergs look like this one rather than the ones you...