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[therealchangeandgrow]

[Fiction: Simon Says, p8, see preceding posts] As far as I could tell McKennedy stopped his surveillance of my family; at least the blacked out windowed SUV parked on our street disappeared. I guess he saw my cooperation as acceptance. I decided to take my wife and daughter out of the “leverage-equation.” A friend left me the keys to his boat while on an extended vacation. Anchored three hours away and docked in a small backyard jetty on the Avon River, the small cutter rigged sailboat would be a perfect hideaway. Now that they were safely ensconced on the boat, I was ready to execute my plan. ****** The assistant outside the Oval Office put down the phone after announcing, “Mr. President, your 11:00 is here. He’ll see you now.” I thought how corporate. Would he ever learn the niceties of Washington politics? While the rest of the government maneuvered and played at being Machiavelli, dear little Donny stuck with the tried and proved; more a mafioso blood-and-guts approach to undercutting and exacting revenge. I followed McKennedy, and two Secret Service agents from his security detail into the Oval Office. I noticed they seemed to smirk when they glanced my way, but that would shortly be replaced by concern. The President, behind his desk, tossed a copy of Golf Digest down and stood up. He said, “Gentlemen, Joe, I need the room, you’re dismissed.” He pointed me to a sofa as he motioned the three towards the door. Having just sat down, I was startled to find Trump suddenly standing above me and uncomfortably close. He offered his hand face up to shake hands. Seeing the entourage taking their leave, I quickly rose to my feet and decided it was now or never. Calling out over his shoulder, McKennedy said, “Call me if there is anything you need.” Luckily, McKennedy didn’t turn around as he closed the door behind him. He would have seen me quietly talking into the President’s ear while struggling to hold him up; he had collapsed in my arms. . . #miltonerickson #nlp #manipulation #liveonaboat #hideaway #cutterboat #davidcrosby #leeshore #psychology #changeandgrow #writersofinstag #fiction #writerscommunity #writersofig https://www.instagram.com/p/B0ZU1B2BmQA/?igshid=70m6p9t9uicm

[coconutseaways]

May 24, 2017 - Counting Down the Days

Hey guys! Another Wednesday has come so fast. We don't have too much new going on. We are still waiting for a couple packages, one from my mom and one from Mike's sister. We are still thinking positive for the self steering but the days are ticking away and we might have to sail away without the unit we really wanted. We will most likely pick up another type and use that one. But, we are holding out until the last minute. A month ago our job list was so long. I sat down one day and wrote out every little thing that Mike and I said we should or would do. There was probably about 20 items on the list. Today there is less than 5. We are so close to having everything done that we never thought we would have time to do or things we thought we would have to do on the fly while we crossed the ocean. Instead we have had the time to complete all the odd jobs that will make our voyage and living aboard so much more enjoyable. We picked up some material from the fabric store which is tangerine colour and I am making long pillow cases out of them to stuff the bedding of our guests in during the day. I did some reading on the google about people living on boats and dealing with storage issues and organization hacks. A couple of them mentioned having a type of bolster pillow to stuff everything in when you wanted to put the two cabin beds away. I found some nice thin material that was priced well and am hand sewing them since we don't have a machine. I never did sewing in school but a simple handstitch I can do. They are not perfect but I am very proud of my pillow cases. I finished one and am just starting the second one. I decided to use different colour threads to tell them apart, that way the same bedding is going to the same person every night. $6 later and a little bit of sewing and I feel like it's a major win. Plus they add a nice splash of colour to the cabin. I will post a pic as soon as I finish the second one. Mike completed a new stern seat beside the captains chair. It used to be a thin piece of wood that made it uncomfortable to sit beside the person that was steering. So he picked up some nice looking wood and made a nice wide seat that curves around the back. Pics to come. It looks so stylish. I think we have added a lot of character to this boat and a lot of value with all the things we have done. It is coming along so well and things are looking great. Organization is getting easier as we start packing things up and getting ready for the cross. Today I went for a kayak to the outskirts of the bay where in the near distance I could see the ocean. A couple islands and we are in the big blue and headed east to the Azores. Time is counting down so fast and I am very excited to get going. The closer it gets the more I just want to go. Plus the weather hasn't been super great here in Nova Scotia and I'm kind of done with it. Give me hot weather baby! And warm water. The water here is obviously freezing cold being where we are. We dipped in quick the other day when it was 29 degrees and half a second was enough for me. I didn't even put my head in. Definitely less than 10 degrees. But once we start sailing then it's less than 24 hours and we are in the Gulf Stream and it plus 25 water!!! I absolutely can not wait!!! We have been here too long and it is time to lift the anchor, hoist the sail and get the hell outta here. I will be doing a snorkel session before we head out here in the bay. Of course I will get some sweet footage!! Keep following us on Instagram and Facebook and check back every Wednesday for a new entry! Until next week my friends!