RogerSep 215 minMake the Right Kind of ImpactThere’s a little handful of questions that vegetarians/vegans get asked all the goddamn time. Frequently they’re asked by people who are ...
RogerSep 145 minYou Spin Me Right RoundAnts are truly fascinating creatures. Living in the jungle I see them all the time, different species going about their ant business. Ca...
RogerSep 97 minThe Way the World Learns to DiveShe was visibly shaken, something on her mind obviously weighing her down, but too anxious to bring it up. “Whatcha thinking about?” I as...
RogerSep 23 minIn the Before TimeI miss wearing a single AL80. I miss being mesmerized by the riot of colors and behaviors of reef life. I miss thinking that doing 5 dive...
RogerAug 284 minS = k. log W"The math is easy." Is it? Good for you. I'm very proud of you. Not for me it isn't. Math is never easy. I sometimes wonder if it was ...
RogerAug 65 minHere be DragonsWhere do dragons come from? How about vampires? And mermaids? "Ah-ha!" I hear you cry about that last one, "There's a funny story about t...
RogerAug 36 minWhy Bother?"Should I bring my rebreather to Mexico?" This is probably the single most common question I get asked. "No." That is the shortest possib...
RogerJul 265 minNo Boom!Do you remember where you were when you first learned that you wouldn’t explode if you overstayed No Deco Limits? Did you read it in some...
RogerJul 143 minAll on the Same SideWorking for one of the largest and oldest global conservation organisations in the world I spent years of my life surrounded by zookeeper...
RogerJul 37 minDetachment and Involvement: the Diver Must Have BothI've been involved with technical diving for about 15 years. Some people look at that and go, "Wow! Cool!" Plenty more snort and think, "...
RogerMar 2610 minGetting Things to Line Up Just RightI like sidemount. I talk a lot of shit about it. But I do like it. It can be comfortable and streamlined. It can be very flexible. There...
RogerFeb 243 minBullpenWhen it comes to teamwork there is a point of diminishing returns. While I was organizing dives at the Aquarium I tried to keep the teams...
RogerFeb 192 minThe Path of the RighteousI talk a lot of shit. Most instructors do. Most divers do. Hell, I suppose most all people do. We all find our little corner of the world...
RogerFeb 184 minGo Team, Go!Same ocean diving. That is frequently what I feel up against for the first few days of technical classes, the fact that very nearly every...
RogerFeb 154 minThere is always a cost.I have been thinking about a conversation I had with a friend some years ago. Before becoming a marine biologist he had spent many years ...
RogerFeb 73 minThe Age of EnlightenmentGalileo. Chapman. Caravaggio. Mapplethorpe. Einstein. Rushdie. Persecuted geniuses. We'd all like to think we're geniuses; that we a...
RogerJan 296 minJust a TrimHad a great conversation yesterday with someone about, among other things, the absolute importance of holding still. Ask any diver at any...
RogerJan 252 minThumbs UpGot an email this morning which makes the third instance of the same sort of conversation with people over the last few days. One friend ...
RogerJan 205 minThe Thin Gold LineI wish there were no such thing as cavern tours. I also wish there were no such thing as DSDs. I wish we lived in the sort of world that ...
RogerJan 1711 minDon't Trust Me**Reprinted from The Dive Bum 1/16/17** “Usually we don't do this dive with students.” “Just stick with me. You'll be fine.” “Now, I know...
