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John 3:16

Sept. 11, 2001

 Only be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them slip from your heart as long as you live.
Deuteronomy 4:9

 

Did you know that both the RI State Flag and State Seal have an "Anchor" and the word "Hope" in them?  These two items come from the Holy Bible in the Book of Hebrews, chapter 6, verse 19 where it says "We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure." The "hope" and "anchor" are one and the same:
 The Lord Jesus Christ.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 
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Everyone has a different way of describing wave height.  In Rhode Island, we use the terms waist, shoulder, head high, overhead, etc. instead of measuring the "face" or similar.  This avoids inflating wave size by relating wave height to someone standing up.  Examples of each of these is shown below.    Poorer quality photos are frame grabs from an ancient video camera while the better quality pictures are scanned from color prints.    Hope you enjoy them!
Tom in waist high 35mm: Tom begins a nice long left in waist high on the South side

Dave in shoulder high

 Video capture: Dave going right at East side in a shoulder high set
Narrag2.gif (49680 bytes) Narragansett firing that fast, solid, head high in mid-winter 
Overhead at the Mon 35mm. A solid overhead right at Monnys in late fall

This page last updated: Friday, June 13, 2003
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