Tag: San Diego
All the articles with the tag "San Diego".
Advanced scuba
Looking over my fifteen postings, this is fast becoming the economics and scuba blog. This post won't change that average. I completed my advanced PADI course this weekend. It focused on peak performa…
Diving in the park
I did a 45 minute dive at the La Jolla Cove kelp beds this morning with a buddy. Visibility was only 5-10 feet. But the surface temp was 74, and the coldest water we hit was 64 degrees. We saw a lot o…
Cove dive
I finally got around to doing a couple dives at La Jolla Cove this morning with a friend. We got in the water a bit after nine, and the visibility had already started to go, but it was still a great d…
Summer snorkeling
It has been pretty good snorkeling in La Jolla this summer. A few weeks back I snorkeled goldfish point, and got to see a young sea lion up close in the water. It zoomed around me a few times, checked…
Finally scuba certified
A few Sundays back I became PADI certified for open water. This means I can dive on my own without a dive master there. It is something I've wanted to do for a long time, but just never got around to …
Escondido's eccentric soap
Reading the bottle of Dr Bronner's Soap I've always got a wiff of crazy mixed with peppermint. But the soap was damned good, so I didn't really pay much attention. Someone else figured there was a sto…
Rojo diablo
A tad on the dramatic side, but still a good read: UT story on Scott Cassell and the Humboldt squid . "After hearing the red demon legend, Cassell researched Humboldt squid for two years before he beg…
San Diego Transit
Google Transit has been around for a little bit, but it just got a nice update . Reno and San Diego are the newest cities on board. Nice!
Halloween
( All photos for this post can be found here ) It was a good thing Anna and I carved pumpkins on Sunday, traffic coming home for Halloween on Tuesday was horrible. When we finally got home we had just…
Golden Hill Block Party
( All photos for this post can be found here ) Scott, Sophie, and the rest of the Cat Dirt Records folks put on another great party last Saturday night - The Golden Hill Block Party featuring ¡Society…