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Happiness, all over
I somehow ended up talking about the hedonic treadmill with a friend last night. Shortly after that I ended up reading Pursuing Happiness from Heifer's World Ark : Could it be that our biggest social …
Baja armed robberies
I have to admit, I was skeptical the first time I read SurferMags story, "I'll Never Go to Baja Again" aka Carjacked in Baja. Three surfers losing everything in Baja to a group of professional and hea…
Diving and snorkeling near Two Harbors, Catalina Island
Photos of Diving and snorkeling near Two Harbors, Santa Catalina Island, California Continued from Two Harbors, Catalina Island We arrived at Two Harbors in the morning, and got in the water as quickl…
Two Harbors, Catalina Island
Photos of Two Harbors, Santa Catalina Island, California Anna and I took a three day weekend to head out to Two Harbors on Santa Catalina Island. I have been meaning to get out there for a long time, …
New Orleans
Photos of New Orleans, LA My first morning in New Orleans I rolled into ACME company for a oyster po boy for breakfast. Oysters for breakfast sound a little odd? They are surprisingly good fried with …
Energy assumptions
Jim Kunstler's latest post is typically inflammatory, but definitely makes for some good reading : The price of oil is up 53 percent over a year ago, creeping up now toward the mid-$90-range. The news…
Qualcomm evacuation for the San Diego fires
Photos of the Qualcomm evacuation for the San Diego fires This morning I bought a bunch of supplies and brought them down to Qualcomm Stadium, where there are a lot of evacuees. It was a long (2.5 hou…
CA oil rigs - remove them, let them be reefs?
As anyone who has driven through OC to the California central coast knows, there are lot of offshore oil rigs out there. The UT has a great article on the debate over what to do about the California o…
Personal responsibility
I went on a dive to the Yukon and the Ruby E this weekend. Two guys on the same dive boat were visiting San Diego and decided to go diving. Nice enough guys, but I noticed the following as everyone wa…
Fall snorkeling in La Jolla
My new wet suit works great, but I need more lead on my weight belt. I had 10 lbs, but was still too buoyant. The snorkel/free dive was well worth the surge today. There were more fish in the water th…