Row, Row, Row Your Boat, Part 2
The oars are coming along nicely. Did some sanding on Monday, but mostly I sat in front of the computer, fretting about when the Oprah thing was going to come out, until my daughter’s classmate’s father called and asked if my daughter and I wanted to go sailing. That was much better than sitting and fretting. Not too long after I got home, Violet posted her pictures, which was exciting.
This morning I went down to the drugstore, put in my wife’s prescription for birth-control and bought two copies of the July issue of O. Then I walked across the way to the hardware store and got a quart of varnish. The humidity was high today, so even though I put the varnish on before noon, it was still tacky last I checked. I also did some work on the boats (pictured below) that these oars are for. The one on the left needs its shear-clamp replaced, (you can see the sticks for that task in the boat.) Both need new cleats for the oarlock sockets, and a fresh coat of paint.
Other than a Fleshbot mention and Violet’s post, and of course holding the magazine in my hand, you’d wouldn’t know the Oprah thing had happened. No sudden dramatic increase in traffic, no sudden flood of sales. After mentions in Time, Esquire, Penthouse, Jane, and few others, I’ve learned not to expect such things, but it doesn’t stop me from daydreaming! 
