[NewRomeTacitus]

You. Good book. I hope to emulate your adventures before decrepitness takes hold. My retirement dream is to croak out on my own fully-paid-for boat, defying the moribund perception that a boat is a hole in the water that the owner is forced to keep pouring money into.

The troops: I would have stayed with it had I seen any better treatment. The constant erosion of benefits since the GI Bill has been the definition of obscenity. That act propelled America ahead of the rest of the world and stands as the only government action of the last century that can be seen as a total success.

[Travis McGee]

If you want to simulate offshore sailing, just stand in a cold shower tearing up ten dollar bills for a few hours.

(Only make it salt water, and have the shower on a gimble that rotates it through 45* on all axes every few seconds.)