Jun 29, 20232 min readIt's Supposed to be FunRecently had an email seeking advice from a friend about getting back into cave diving. They'd been out of it for a while, you see. ...
May 28, 20232 min readGood Luck With ThatSome people do, indeed, go too far too fast. I wrote a whole thing about it. Probably several things, because it's something I feel...
May 19, 20234 min readDoing Nothing is HardGout is the goddamned worst. For those of you who neither have it nor know anyone who does: Imagine the first knuckle of your big toe...
May 4, 20233 min readValue of Staying Horizontal (Volume 4,387,279)You know what part of a dive - any dive - is when problems are most likely to present? We always train and plan and practice managing our...
Apr 30, 20232 min readYou Won't Take Me Alive!!!Three weeks ago: DPV class Last two weeks: Trimix class This week: Sidemount class Next week: Intro to Cave Week after: Guiding at the...
Apr 21, 20232 min readIf You See SomethingAt what point do you call out a diver? There was a popular phrase around NYC (around, I assume, most major cities) just after 9/11: "If...
Apr 19, 20233 min readThe FearRepeat after me. All the way to the end (for it is the end bit that is so frequently omitted because, admittedly, it's a long phrase and...