The Dream of Dreams
The Hyperion
I have to admit. I love my books. I like reading and collecting them. But it’s a pleasure I keep in check. I do however harbor one love that approaches a fetish. That is boats. Not sure why and let’s not get all Freud on me, let’s just move on to the goodness that are boats and yachts.
I realize how expensive it is to own a boat. Even the small 19′ bow riding ski boat will run you $8,000 a year in maintenance, if you really use it. Then there are the ones mentioned in this month’s Fortune magazine. They are beautiful. And I have to admit to laughing out loud when I read this quote, from a boat-owner interviewed for the article:
Owning a sailboat is like sitting in a shower, ripping up hundred-dollar bills.
I guess that’s true, but it’s not enough to extinguish my wanting to join some of the “boat sharing” programs/clubs mentioned in the article. Even if I don’t live anywhere near either major coastal city.
And it sure enough isn’t enough to keep me from linking to the gallery of yacht porn Fortune put together for us. And I’m also linking to a collection of pics posted on Flickr of the Hyperion, which was built for one of the founders of Netscape and has some cool shots of the custom programmed touch screen controls for navigation. Too fun!
