Caught in the vortex

Lately I have been caught in the Needham vortex. Various events keep coming up that I will leave "right after" they are done. Birthdays, visits from relatives, etc. Someday I will achieve escape velocity, but not today. It is easy to get lulled into another day or 2 or 3 or whatever here. One of the projects I have been working on is hand paddles for the packraft. These aren't particularly nice for actually paddling anywhere, but the size and weight saving over regular paddles are significant and hopefully that will be worth it for the upcoming TMF expedition. TMF = Too Much Fun - also known as a sufferfest.