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 everyone, in their early ...
RogerFeb 73 minThe Age of EnlightenmentGalileo. Chapman. Caravaggio. Mapplethorpe. Einstein. Rushdie. Persecuted geniuses. We'd all like to think we're geniuses; that we already know all the ...
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 level what they lov...
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 asked about what wou...
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 the additional risk ...
RogerJan 134 minWipeoutTwo things to know going into this: - I have gout - I used to be really into cycling, especially mountain biking. Luckily I haven't had an attack of gout in ...
RogerSep 9, 20193 minTribal Warfare"We don't want to fight but by Jingo if we do We've got the ships, we've got the men, we've got the money too" - Some dumb, old pub song A little less than ...
RogerJul 23, 20193 minYou Can Trust 'em, You Just Gotta Watch 'em a Little"Think about how stupid the average person is, and then realize that half of 'em are stupider than that." - Saint Carlin In that quote lives the fatal flaw i...
RogerJul 19, 20193 minFuck the InternetSeriously, though. Fuck the internet. None of us actually like it, but we're all completely goddamned addicted aren't we? We all talk about how much we shou...
RogerJul 15, 20192 minIt's All About the ToysI am willing to concede that it isn't alway about the right tool for the job. We've got lots of different configurations at our disposal: single tank, backmo...
RogerJul 10, 20195 minYou Just Don't KnowWhen you come to Mexico: hire a guide. I don't care if it's me. I mean, I'd certainly like the work and I do love showing off cool cave, but that isn't reall...
RogerMay 15, 20192 minI'M OLD GREGI have a new dive buddy. Named GREG. Yeah, all caps. GREG is an acronym I’ve been playing with. A predive check. There are lots of them out there, most of th...
RogerMay 4, 20192 minI Have the PowerNames have power. In some of the more... shall we say... primal mythologies it is believed one should always protect one's own true name, lest anyone get a h...
RogerApr 7, 20192 minEXTREME!!!!!!!Read this sentence in a non-divers’ article about the Yucatan this morning. My initial thought was, "Nope." Partially because of the word "adrenophilic." It'...
RogerMar 26, 20191 minSwiss CheeseI love this animation. It is the best visual representation of my favorite line in all diving: "It'll probably be fine." The truth of it is that it will. Pro...
RogerJan 30, 20192 minOh Well. The Damage is Done Now.I may have become an instructor for the wrong reasons. No, it wasn't because some agency managed to convince me that if I was an instructor that would make m...
RogerDec 9, 20182 minA Divers' PlaceSo many divers! I like it. It is good to see so many dive bumper stickers and logos around. Driving to/from/around town seeing crates and bags of gear in t...
RogerJun 13, 20182 minNot Good EnoughStudents: How demanding was your instructor? Instructors: what is your pass rate? Why? If it's really high: are your students all really that good? Or is i...
