“Solitude and loneliness are two distinct states, not to be confused one with the other…Loneliness implies discontent, a feeling of deprivation, a yearning for company, a frustrated dependence on other human beings, tension.” – Frank Mulville, Single-handed Sailing But isn’t sailing by yourself lonely? I often want to reply, “I feel the loneliest when I am on the train, surrounded by people staring into those little black screens, devoid of anything to catch my eye, while an indescribably terrible, screeching wail of weak political will drowns out any connection I dare attempt”. But I think the question beneath the question is, “Why would you put yourself in such a vulnerable…