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CA wildfires photos
The Big Picture has some excellent photos on the California wildfires that are burning up north. We were in a bit of a news blackout while enjoying Two Harbors on Catalina Island, but couldn't miss th…
The End of Wall Street's Boom
I found this to be a very interesting behind the scenes read: The End of Wall Street's Boom His dinner companion in Las Vegas ran a fund of about $15 billion and managed C.D.O.’s backed by the BBB tra…
Divebums Calendar
Divebums is a local website that shows weekly photos taken by divers in Southern California (hopefully a great field ID section soon). Each year John puts out a fantastic calendar made up of photos fr…
Remembrance Day
Though I've lived in the US for 7 years, it feels a little odd to be working today. Today is Remembrance Day in the Commonwealth (Veterans Day in the US). Many in Canada attend ceremonies today to see…
Which way will it tip, part 2
It seems the question I asked early in the year has been soundly answered, for now. Deflation is the name of the current game, not inflation. Money supply has been demolished through credit collapse a…
Ticket breakups are hard
The LA Times reports " Tensions between McCain and Palin camps come to light ". Might be interesting, let's take a look: "...aides to John McCain disclosed new details about her expensive wardrobe pur…
Best of luck Obama
Best of luck, Obama. You are going to need it to deal with the mess that has been left for you. Marketplace has some ideas on what will happen on the economic side when Obama comes into office. Horizo…
Scripps Canyon dive
Photos of diving Scripps Canyon There was some epic visibility last week that I just caught the end of on Saturday, during a Scripps Canyon dive. The shallows were quite nice, but a little bit of a de…
Hope for rain
I hope it is a wet winter for California. From KPBS: The Department of Water Resources announced it will deliver just 15 percent of the amount that local water agencies throughout California request e…
Dams: not so bad for Salmon
A study tracking salmon in the Fraser and Columbia rivers has determined that dams are not the main cause of Salmon collapse . "dam modifications to assist migrating salmon have led to much-improved s…