Education is what survives when what has been learnt has been forgotten.
-B.F. Skinner-
Back to the beginning...
I went sailing with Paula. I had my 37th birthday. I thought of things in life. I moved 'Aliisa' back to Cairns Cruisinng Yacht Squadron (CCYS) where I lived for three years until Sonya left.
I feel like being a rock that needs to circle one more time around the familiar things before being launched off its orbit into the unknown.
So I'm back up the creek. A glass of wine has gone from $1.50 to $2.00. But it gets me drunk just the same. The stories around the table are same.
Paula
Paula is now back in my life. In a funny kind of cautious way we admit that we enjoy each others ccompany and in a funny kind of cautious way we start sharing the food, the boat, the boat, our bodies...and each others company.
Other people's judgement
While I'm learning to make a life of my own, I am also learning how to cope with others trying to make their lifes of their own. A large catamaran called 'Sukari', moored next to me, is a home to John and Rosemary. They don't like nudity. I never wear clothes onboard. After being called an exhibinionist and being told that my nudity is not only offensive but also against the law, I found myself full of questions:
If it was ok for me to be naked when I was a little boy, why is it not now? What was the moment in my life when my nudity became offensive?
What is a public place? If a man walks naked in his home, is his home a public place? What if he's standing on the roof?
If one person sees you naked, are you being offensive? If no-one sees you, are you still being offensive?
This world will always have dangers for those who fear.
-Bernard Shaw-
Paula is enjoying her Tequila Sunrise at sunrise 28 October.(Yes, she's a Scorpio.) It's 0545am and we go straight back to bed after taking some sunrise photos. On the right, a freshly painted backgammon board on the cockpit seat is now replacing the old footprints*. With magnetic pieces (She's made of steel) we should be able to have a game in almost any weather.
