Welcome to boat banter

In this, the inaugural post on Boat Banter, the blog that observes the floating petri dish of life known as the Bremerton-to-Seattle ferry each day, I'd like to point out that the people we ride with daily -- and by "we" I mean a group of about 5 of us who inhabit the same booth on the ferry daily and don't have control-freak issues that compel us to drive into work each day, pay for parking and fight the insanity of Interstate 5 -- and by "people" I mean everyone else, look nothing like those depicted in this photo.

However, the Bremerton Ferry Folk (henceforth known as BFFs), are an interesting bunch to look at -- fascinating even -- and this blog will be sure to capture the stark beauty of their lives. Photos are likely to include things like Ponytail Man asleep with gelatinous strands of drool making their way down his cheek; Bremerton Pub-Jacket Girl--a fresh-faced lass from the Key Peninsula who's pushing maximium density and her early 50s and clad in her high school Future Farmers of America jacket; and of course Smelly Fat Guy (we have several to choose from).

We'll also cover the important topics of the day: Free speech, global finance, sports, the arts (including chain-saw art), and some mind-numbing, tedious information about the weather that will leave you wanting to jump from the ferry into the frigid waters of the Puget Sound.

Thank you for reading. More to come!