When I moved to the Island 15 years ago for a summer job, everything I owned fit into the back of my 1989 Ford Taurus station wagon. 

Nothing is worse than the marine head. Although the bathroom or toilet enclosure is called the head, I am referring to the device with the seat termed the toilet, the john, or in Australia the dunny.

I have just been invited to go for a sail in my boat. I say my boat because Bluebeard was my boat for so long —thanks to the ministrations of dozens of friends.

When I look up at the moon I see the past, in particular 46 years ago and a New York Times headline that read Men Walk On Moon. No exclamation point, just a fact of life from Earth.

When I mentioned the term victory garden to folks while researching this story, they either drew a blank or thought I was talking about the PBS series.

This might be controversial. I’m going to talk about the behavior of couples on boats, and some readers may find my observations offensive.