Those of you who enjoy the water will get a kick out of my most recent acquisition. You see, I decided that I wanted to pick up a little something to cruise around the Greek Isles with, so last week I bought this little baby and had my name plastered on the side of it!

I’m kidding folks. But this really is a Greek ship that my father (John P Sr.) snapped a photo of a while back, and we both get such a kick out of it that I thought I’d share.

Ever needed or wanted to tie a knot that couldn’t easily come undone? For example, to splice two ropes together in order to create a single longer one. Or perhaps to tie knots in your sleeping sister’s hair… no, wait. Don’t do that.

Anyway, here is a fantastic little video that shows you how to tie a virtually indestructable knot and it’s quite nicely done.
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