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About Me

43-year-old guy living up here in the land of big trees and lots of rain, the Pacific Northwest. I wouldn't have it any other way! Lots of outdoors stuff, Seattle is a great city with lots to do and plenty of arts and culture and best of all, some of the best scuba diving in the world!

I'm married to a wonderful women, seven years now. We have two beautiful kids, one boy and one girl.
I work at a busy urban hospital in the emergency department as a social worker. I have a Masters in Psych and an more than half way through my second Masters in Social Work.
Another great passion of mine has always been music. I'm a great fan of contemporary pop music, jazz and most of all progressive rock. Among my favorite bands are Yes, Kansas, Jethro Tull, Spock's Beard and Frank Zappa.
Thanks for dropping by! See you around.
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Unnatural Causes

Unnatural Causes is a documentary shot by California Newsreel and broadcast by PBS a few months ago.  Many local governments are using the film as a community engagement tool to begin dialog about ine...
Posted by on Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:47:00 GMT

Grandma

My grandmother died last January. This morning we got news that my wifes grandmother died this morning. My grandfather, my last living grandparent now, is living in a nursing home and is on a "comfo...
Posted by on Sat, 12 Apr 2008 11:07:00 GMT

Gov. Spitzer in denial?

I saw Dr. Drew Pinsky on Larry King the other night talking about Gov. Spitzer. The question always arises when these cases come to light of "What was he thinking?!" Bill Clinton, Kobe Bryant and now ...
Posted by on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 11:23:00 GMT

OJ Simpson Trial

I am a rabid Front Line fan. For those not in the know, Front Line is a documentary show on PBS. They deal with a huge host of topics from faith and drug use in America, to corporate tactics and pra...
Posted by on Sun, 24 Feb 2008 09:10:00 GMT

Oxygen Clean for Nitrox?

Do tanks that are used for Nitrox diving need to be "Oxygen clean?"Like so many questions in scuba, it depends on who you ask. Many training agencies insist if tanks are ever used for Nitrox (mixture...
Posted by on Mon, 23 Jul 2007 09:52:00 GMT

Spare Air?

Ive seen this issue come up a few times and recently surfaced in one of my dive club forums and thought Id write a bit about it.  Spare Air units are integrated regulator and small high pressure ...
Posted by on Tue, 13 Jun 2006 15:57:00 GMT

Reflection on the March, 2006 Jon Anderson show

Jon Anderson has always been an important figure to me.  When I heard he was coming to Seattle for a show in late March, 2006 I managed to find a way to get the night off from work and go to the ...
Posted by on Sat, 01 Apr 2006 16:39:00 GMT

The State of Dive Training

The State of Dive Training This topic sure seems to gets the fur flying on a lot of Internet discussion boards and the like.  There appears to be a very outspoken element in diving that firm...
Posted by on Fri, 10 Mar 2006 14:23:00 GMT

The Truth about Nitrox

The Truth about Nitrox   As with most debates the truth is usually somewhere in the middle.  Many are familiar with the ruckus caused by the introduction of Enriched Air into recreational di...
Posted by on Mon, 06 Mar 2006 13:43:00 GMT

Solo Diving or Not!

Solo Diving or Not!   When I first learned to dive, I started questioning the axiom of buddy diving almost immediately.  My trouble wasn't so much a desire to dive by myself as it was having...
Posted by on Tue, 28 Feb 2006 15:59:00 GMT