HAWSEPIPER: The Longest Climb

THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS FROM AN AMERICAN Merchant Mariner

Monday, January 30, 2023

It was a good day

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 Yesterday was a good day.  Things have been stressful on the HQ for the past few months, not gonna lie. We've got a deep talent pool ab...
Sunday, January 29, 2023

Sunday at sea

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 We're at anchor today here at HAWSEPIPER's Afloat Global HQ/Center for Culinary Experimentation.       Today is Sunday. Next cargo ...
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Thursday, January 26, 2023

"Spik Ingleesh, yis yis"

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I liked these little foreign fuckers.       We bunkered a bulk carrier this morning, and initially I was feeling a bit soggy and hard to lig...
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Monday, January 23, 2023

The joy of being less sick.

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 Man, I'm so happy I feel a little better compared to the other day.      I just have a cold and now a cough. The way I was whining you...
Thursday, January 19, 2023

Sick

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 Well, now, some dickbag gave me a cold.        Every time I get a cold, I remember that I rarely get colds. I used to commute to college in...
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Thursday, January 12, 2023

The view from home.

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I think every mariner, especially brown-water mariners like me who generally only work for a month at a time, spends half their time home do...
Tuesday, January 3, 2023

It's here!

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 Last watch of the tour tonight.   Well, this was a Tony-award willing drama for sure.   Thrills, chills, you name it. Laughter, anger, etc....
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I'm Paul B and I'm a professional mariner and former but still occasionally a marine scientist. From commercial fishing in New England starting from age 8 to crewing on the largest ships in the world, to working on coastwise tugboats and oil barges. I married a Brazilian beauty queen and don't get to see her enough.
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