Photos of pelagic invertebrates at the Yukon Last weekend I did two dives on the Yukon with Pete, Paul, and Matt. I wasn’t expecting much, as the water can be green and brown this time of year. We were amazed by the water quality on the first dive. Though snowy, the water was very blue …
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Photos of Avalon’s Underwater Dive Park
Photos of Avalon’s Underwater Dive Park Adam, Paul, Pete and I took the Dana Point ferry over to Avalon for a day of diving. It started overcast and turned into a lovely sunny day. I need to take more Fridays off. Adam joined the club and picked up a Stanley 24gal tub for transporting gear …
Killing babies
I just finished listening to a short from Radiolab called Killing Babies, Saving the World. The subject follows a lot of discussions I’ve had with friends over the years about the differences in logic choices depending on how abstract a benefit is, or how overloaded one’s thought processes are. It does a great job of …
Our trip to Washington, DC
Photos of our trip to Washington, DC I took the opportunity to visit a good friend and explore our nation’s capitol for the first time in late April. We missed the cherry blossoms, but new spring growth made for a nice visit.
The beast is starved, now what?
We had a conversation with a neighbor today about the republican party punishing members that reminded me of this article by Krugman: The Bankruptcy Boys Voters may say that they oppose big government, but the programs that actually dominate federal spending — Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security — are very popular. So how can the …