Than Maynard's Blog

Turtle Farm in Grand Cayman: Cruise 2013 When we were in Grand Cayman my wife and kids went to the turtle farm while I went scuba diving. At some point I will get the pictures developed from the dive and post them. (Assuming any of them turn out. Taking pictures underwater is a challenge, especia...

Seems like a valid question. Not about prostitution per se, but our current moral values and where we are headed. If a person has to sell their body to make a living what does that say about society? (Lets ignore the fact that the vast majority of sex workers have been forced into the life.) What...

Jamaica: Cruise 2013 The sun was nice and bright as we headed into port at Jamaica. In Jamaica your ship docks and you walk into town. In Caymans you take a boat from ship to shore.  Just looking at the island from the ship as we came into port. Great views from our balcony. I highly recommend a ...

Cozumel: Cruise 2013 We did a package at each port of call. This is at Cozumel. I don't remember the name of the place, but it had a small water park and then the ocean. My kids were annoyed that they had to wear life jackets and I couldn't get them to understand it was for their safety and to re...

Cruise 2013: Feed Me (Us)! This was the start of the cruise. The seagulls were much more active when we left port than when we came back. Maybe they have figured people are more likely to be on the balcony at the start of a cruise.  Even though I had it set for action shots I couldn't get this on...

  On our way to the dock to end the cruise. We had a few visitors and I used the last little time I had to hang out on the balcony and take pictures.   This is the end of the cruise as we docked back in Galveston. A little overcast and dreary and COLD compared to what we had for the last few days...

Updated Federal Debt Numbers   Most of us have seen something similar to this, but this is with the most recent spending numbers. I just wish they would add lines showing how we are getting credit cards in our kids and grand kids names and making them liable for our uncontrolled spending. In this...

2013 Cruise: Clouds on the Horizon I am posting a few of the horizon shots from the cruise ship. The clouds would build up far away and send some wind, but they never made it to us. I would check the map showing our course and we never dodged any of them. The land is Grand Cayman. Grand Cayman is...

2013 Cruise: Sunset This shot is from the balcony off our room. The balcony is only about 3 feet wide, but it sure was nice to be able to slip outside early in the morning or early evening and read and watch the sun rise or set.      This is the same sunset, just offset in the viewfinder. Trying ...

January 2013 Carnival Cruise The sunsets and sunrises were pretty bland this time. This is one of the few that was worth taking a photo and posting. This is the same sunset, but zoomed out to get more of the sky into the shot. The black on the right side is a small part of the ship that I was too...