tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178779736451277146.post6702084662405458347..comments2024-02-25T17:01:10.739+13:00Comments on World of the Written Word: The World comes to WellingtonWorld of the Written Wordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10695926585496640941noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178779736451277146.post-62160696869538728952014-04-24T08:53:16.468+12:002014-04-24T08:53:16.468+12:00A little bird told me yesterday that Judge Judy is...A little bird told me yesterday that Judge Judy is on board!World of the Written Wordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10695926585496640941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178779736451277146.post-1428619147256952232014-04-23T10:17:12.544+12:002014-04-23T10:17:12.544+12:00For me, the magical moment is when the motor is tu...For me, the magical moment is when the motor is turned off and the sails take over. There is this sudden, wonderful silence, gradually filled with the gentle creak of the rigging, the flutter of canvas, and the ripple of the sea. The whole vessel seems to become lighter, somehow, loftier, higher in the water. The sails give it life.<br /><br />And I totally agree about conspicuous consumption. Somehow, I don't think Bill and Miranda Gates would squander millions on a seagoing apartment. And does the annual fee include restaurant meals? Or do they have to shop and cook (or get menials to do it), just like an apartment on land?World of the Written Wordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10695926585496640941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178779736451277146.post-60528379180197384602014-04-23T10:02:39.810+12:002014-04-23T10:02:39.810+12:00Ships and trains - but especially ships! The only ...Ships and trains - but especially ships! The only way to travel. In my youth I used to go everywhere by ship and remember wonderful weeks at sea. Can still remember the tarry, oily, painty smells and the engines throbbing beneath my feet. Nothing like it. But I don't think I would enjoy this level of conspicuous consumption somehow.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com