Category: the Life Aquatic | an Evolution
it’s an alien world out there
The History Channel’s documentary Ancient Aliensis among the best on the subject of extraterrestrial influences on the development of the modern world. The documentary is built on Erich von Daniken’s famed book, ‘Chariots of the Gods‘. It makes me wonder… Generally speaking, it’s easier to be a skeptic than a believer. That holds true for…
Read Morehow much is too much?
For those of you who are not familiar with my daytime musings, I am a fulltime contract diver. I went down this path as a means to face some personal fears and anxieties that I had about being in the water. Suffice to say, I am well past that, and now use my daily undersea…
Read MoreBill, Danny…what’s in a name?
Weekend #2 this season with threats of severe tropical weather keeping me at my desk, rather than outside. This is the first summer season in several years with two major storms making their way here in the Northeast so early. Last week, Hurricane Bill, and this week, Tropical storm Danny. The reports cause a degree…
Read Morea little bit of an open mind can go a long, long way
The kid’s statement at the tail end of this news piece is one that should resonate in all of our heads…’2000 years ago, no one believed the Earth was round’. In the grand scheme of things, that amount of time is relatively insignificant. However, given our short visit to this Planet, it is difficult to…
Read Moreanother perspective
I somewhat accidentally stumbled upon the following BBC film “Ocean Odyssey’, which provides a unique perspective of the parts of our ocean that I’ve written so frequently about. These are areas that we can still mostly only dream of, as our very limited access to these regions provides only a minute glimpse for a very…
Read Moresettlement at scale
Just returned from a weekend of some easy camping in Northern Connecticut. The skies were clear, water was warm, fish were biting, and I’m one step closer to identifying a state of minimalism for some extended fieldwork. above image | view inside the hammock The big test this weekend was a trial run with my…
Read Morefrom sea, to shiny new home
Many backyards today are home to ‘PODS’, the simple solution to your mess, clutter, overflowing garage or closet. Take this a step further, and you might just have a place to live. In some of the more remote places I frequent, I have been continuously impressed by how simple living can be. People in many…
Read Moreone if by land, two if by sea…
I’ll take two…large pizzas that is. Leave it to our friends out in the midwest to be doing things right and thinking outside the pizza box just a little bit… Embedded video from CNN Video Someday, this sort of concierge service by water will carry through all of our daily needs while living more intimately…
Read Morein the moment
I spend a lot of time in the field…some might even say too much. How much? Well, as of recently I’ve spent the vast majority of my 40+ hour work weeks underwater, hence the scarcity of my blogging. One might ask, ‘is this too much’? ‘How can you stand to live like that’? It makes…
Read Morebuild it, break it, steal it…
The mantra of the commercial diver and maritime professional. Having just finished a rather significant diving project, working with some charismatic individuals, this credo of the professional diver was breathed new life. It is almost as if this mild form of piracy is what sustains our livelihood. Whatever it takes to get the job done…the…
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