Silcone Drysuit seals
June 10, 2010 – 3:34 pm | No Comment

Drysuits are necessary for Scuba diving here in Southern California; the water is cold, usually about 55 degrees. Drysuits however are not cheap, $2000 to $3000, and require annual maintenance to keep them in tip …

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Upcoming Trip to Mexico
April 30, 2007 – 10:52 am | No Comment

Now that Tax Season finally over, it’s time for my annual dive trip with my dive buddies. Last year we dove the USS Wilkes-Barre in Key West, Florida, it was a blast.
This year, we are …

176, hit my goal, so what next?
April 30, 2007 – 10:49 am | One Comment

So I hit my goal of losing 20 pounds and now my goal is to keep it off and start strength training. I was doing primarily cardio-based workouts 3 days a week but with strength …

My mother-in-law is ill.
April 25, 2007 – 4:11 pm | No Comment

My mother-in-law was diagnosed with breast cancer last month and her operation yesterday. April seems to be dealing with it as best she can, but I know it’s a lot of stress on her. …

Saturday 4/21/07 – Dive Report: The F4 Phantom
April 24, 2007 – 12:04 pm | No Comment
Saturday 4/21/07 – Dive Report: The F4 Phantom

Had a great day with Tyler, Steve P and Clint and myself aboard Clint’s 20ft zodiac. We arrived on site, just off Torrey Pines State Beach and dropped anchor in the brown water. It was …

Vegas…here I come
April 24, 2007 – 9:45 am | No Comment
Vegas…here I come

I’ve known a core group of friends, since high school, in fact we all went to college together. Now this wasn’t the plan but we all ended up at Chico State and graduated around the …

I’ve been busy
April 24, 2007 – 9:40 am | No Comment

Haven’t been blogging because I’ve been busy at work and home. In the past month or so, Tax Season has been coming to a close, we’ve been remodeling our kitchen, we’ve been traveling, frequently, to …

To Ubuntu and Beyond
April 10, 2007 – 3:25 pm | No Comment

I installed Windows Vista one of my computers at work. I mainly did this to see what all the hoopla was about, so of course I decided to install it, yah know, just to …

Humboldt Squid “invading” Northern California
April 10, 2007 – 3:09 pm | No Comment
Humboldt Squid “invading” Northern California

Looks like fisherman in Northern California are having a fine time catching Giant Squid. It’s not actually a “Giant” squid but Humboldt Squid. The squid have been spotted off the California coast …

100-year-old rockfish caught off Alaskan shore (w/pic)
April 6, 2007 – 9:25 am | No Comment
100-year-old rockfish caught off Alaskan shore (w/pic)

Check this out, a 100 year old rockfish was caught off Alaska, it’s mammoth fish. Anyway, “the 44-inch, 60-pound female shortraker rockfish was caught last month by the catcher-processor Kodiak Enterprise as it trawled for …

177. Wow!
April 6, 2007 – 9:10 am | No Comment

I’ve basically lost 20 pounds at this point and I’m now thinking about changing my goal from losing weight to increasing muscle mass when I hit 167 or so.