Kirjahaku

This is the fourth volume in a series of journals detailing my experiences building a 43 Foot Trawler in the backyard. This is my personal journal of the trials and tribulations I encountered during the construction of the Molly B. It was my dream to own a boat my wife and I could live aboard and these journals explain how I went about accomplishing that dream. It wasn't an easy task and it took me almost 12 years to complete my project but I did finally complete and launch the Molly B and now we are living our dream on the water.

This book is my personal journal of my boatbuilding project. I hope it will be useful to anyone considering undertaking such a task. I'm not an expert by any stretch of the imagination when it comes to building a boat. I'm strictly an amateur builder with very little experience. I've built a couple small boats when I was younger. I helped my dad and brother build a little runabout and I built a johnboat in my living room one time, but other than that, I have only done routine carpenter and cabinet type work building houses. I do not possess any special skills or education, which makes this task easy for me. I learned a lot about boats in the service where I was a vessel master for the US Army. I got my masters certificate, which qualified me to operate unlimited tonnage open ocean vessels for the military. These are the sum total of my qualifications to try to build a boat. I'm not saying it isn't a formidable task no matter your qualifications, just that if I can do it, anyone can.

The Journal of the Molly B is my personal diary of the building of my dream. The building of a boat is a simple idea but in practice is more like a labor of love, which exceeds all expectations. The task is at times an overwhelming undertaking, which is reminiscent of the insignificance one feels in the middle of that vast and seemingly endless expanse of water, called an ocean, you feel so small and so alone. You at times feel as though it's an impossible task. Without the knowledge or experience, to solve the many problems that arise as you proceed along your course toward the completion of your vessel, you are constantly reminded of your shortcomings. I can assure you, it is not an impossible task! It took me 12 years but the Molly B is finally in the water and fulfilling our dream of living on the water. It's well worth the time and effort but you'll never finish it if you don't get started, you just have to take that first step and go for it.

A cattle baron once told Tom Schmidt, "The real money is in poetry." Given hislevel of success with three previouscollections of verse, Tom wonders if therancher may have actually said "poultry."This is his fourth book of poems, and hekeeps a flock of hens as a fallback option.

Boka inneheld opplysningar om bustadnamn i Øystre Slidre. Namna er drøfta og analyserte, både språkleg og kulturhistorisk. Namnetolkingane byggjer på eldre, tradisjonell uttale, eit stort tilfang eldre skriftformer, opplysningar frå lokalkjende heimelsfolk og på namnevitskapleg og lokalhistorisk litteratur. Har litteraturliste, stadnamnregister, ordregister og person- og tilnamnregister.

Boka inneheld opplysningar om bustadnamn i Vestre Slidre. Namna er drøfta og analyserte, både språkleg og kulturhistorisk. Namnetolkingane byggjer på eldre, tradisjonell uttale, eit stort tilfang eldre skriftformer, opplysningar frå lokalkjende heimelsfolk og på namnevitskapleg og lokalhistorisk litteratur. Har litteraturliste, stadnamnregister, ordregister og person- og tilnamnregister.

Stadnamn i Øystre Slidre er eit leksikon over dei mest kjende – og ein god del mindre kjende namn i denne vakre bygda. Namna er henta frå kart, frå eldre og yngre skriftlege kjelder, men framfor alt frå eige tilfang samla inn mellom 1985 og 1988 og supplert i 2003 og 2004. Namnetolkingane byggjer på eldre, tradisjonell uttale, eit stort tilfang eldre skriftformer, opplysningar frå lokalkjende heimelsfolk og på namnevitskapleg og lokalhistorisk litteratur.