Month: January 2011
STS-51L Challenger Tragedy | 25 Years Today
Twenty-five years ago this very morning (at age 6) I was sitting on a tile floor in the hallway of Martin Elementary School in Seekonk, Massachusetts watching history unfold in real-time. This school assembly followed a series of classroom lessons about space – our solar system, the moon, and exploration. As the world turns, it often takes…
Read Morethe historical value of the history on The History Channel
I hate to admit it, but this wintery massacre of 2011 is keeping even me inside (while not shovelling snow anyway). While I’m not much of a television person, background noise in various formats is welcomed when chipping away at the never-ending piles of stuff to do. I must say that I am particularly taken…
Read Morethe abomination of the Obama nation
Tonight’s (1/25/2011) State of the Union marked a critical point in President Obama’s tenure in office, as the event would for any President. Obama came out of the gate while emphasizing free enterprise and innovation, suggesting that both are central to job creation and some relief from recession, and are the true drivers of our…
Read Moredescents are optional, ascents are mandatory
“Descents are optional, ascents are mandatory”. Those words have echoed in my brain continuously since reading them not long ago in Jill Heinerth’s Blog, Rebreatherpro.com, where she described a recent bad day of cave diving. Regardless of any mishaps or misfortunes, those words are so very true. What complicates the ‘ascents are mandotory’ part of…
Read Morethe bottom line on hypothermia
This 2010/2011 winter has been brutally cold here in the Northeast, and unarguably colder than most. As time has passed over the years, it’s become harder and harder to jump in the water this time of year. But, therein lies no choice if one is to continue working as a diving contractor in New England.…
Read MoreThe Earth’s Experience of Space | von Daniken’s Chapter 10
The first 3000 word’s of Chapter 10 in Erich von Daniken’s Chariots of the Gods stand as reflectively poetic today as they were prophetic when written in 1968. von Daniken boldly challenges the reader to consider the ‘future’ of major culturally significant events and evolutions – including the topics of overpopulation, world hunger, alternative and…
Read Morea visionary for future human sustainability | Dennis Chamberland
We’ve touched on the future sustainability of our species here on ‘a New Life in the Sea’ several times over the past couple of years. ‘Sustainability’ is a buzzword that has been used in the context of endangered terrestrial species – particularly those impacted by human development; and for marine species – again, in the context of sustainable…
Read Morewater is even more unique when frozen | Snowflake Bentley
My days are spent fascinated by water – be it the life it supports, the alien environments it harbors, and even the marvels that the molecule itself makes possible. Yesterday was no exception. I woke up here in Connecticut to more than 18 inches of snow on the ground. This recent massive winter storm was by…
Read Moredo you have a Guru? .com that is…
The deeper I probe into creative writing and various multimedia tools, the more I am both impressed yet intimidated. At the tail end of 2010, I took a hard look at traffic patterns and readership here at ‘A New Life in the Sea’, and came to realize that it was time to ramp things up…
Read MoreCousteau | ahead of his time AND a visionary for the future
‘Cousteau’ is THE name synonymous with our ocean world. In all of our past and future journeys to the sea, underlying our motivations is undoubtedly a vision that has been inspired by this single man. Not only was Cousteau ahead of his time – pioneering numerous innovations in personal life system design, undersea habitation, and wet…
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