Category: the Life Aquatic | an Evolution
Bill, 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…
Read MoreThe Art of Self
Among the most humbling reasons why I have chosen to make my living underwater is the renewed focus on being centered. What does this mean exactly? Well, to start, I can’t help but mention situational awareness. Day after day of simply walking down the street, one will inevitably cross paths with someone who is not…
Read Morerebreathers | managing your ‘atmosphere’
Those actively pursuing any form of underwater activities these days are at the very least acutely aware of rebreather technology. Its benefits are well proven and documented, training programs are well established, and the development/manufacturing community is ‘slowly’ making strides towards performance and quality assurance consensus standards. The underlying problem is that this technology is…
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