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    • Apr 5

    You Better Learn Your Rules. If You Don't, You'll be Eaten in Your Sleep.

    “I could never do that,” as is so frequently said, “It’s far too dangerous!” I know divers who have promised their parents or partners to...

    • Mar 28

    When the Shit Goes Down...

    Late last night I was thinking pretty seriously about what a lazy, useless, hippie asshole I am. Especially as compared to some of my...

    • Mar 24

    Daddy Mac Will Make You...

    • Mar 23

    C is for Cookie (and Catastrophically lost)

    "How do you remember all that?" People ask this of complex cave navigation when we talk about dives that have 5 or 6 or 7 or 8...

    • Mar 17

    Too Many Nuggets. Of Gold or of Something Else, Though.............

    How many dive courses have you regretted taking? How many did you pay for, do the homework, get excited about, wrestle yourself into a...

    • Mar 14

    Meet up at the BAR

    • Mar 12

    Harness Your Problems

    The first time I heard of sidemount was around 2004-2005. I was working on my initial cave diver credentials and listened, with great...

    • Jan 16

    Education vs. Indoctrination

    Every instructor has their own way of doing things. Sometimes it is dictated by a shop. Or an agency. Or a mentor. Sometimes they’ve...

    • Dec 10, 2021

    Through Stormy Seas

    You ever try to change an entire culture? It’s like trying to turn one of those 1,300 foot container ships. On which every container has...

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