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 ...
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 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, "...
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 122 minMy Dive Philosophy can Beat Up Your Dive Philosophy!How can instructors possibly train students on their knees?!?! My rebreather is better than yours. Sidemount is the absolute best configu...
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 instruct...
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 a...
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...
