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If you look up, you’ll see a new link: Photo Galleries. I wrote some code to leverage the existing gallery engine that I’m using and display a nice listing of the galleries that I have to show. I’m running the exec-php plugin to allow me to actually embed code in my posts and pages, which [...]

In 2008 we went to Grand Cayman for about a week and a half to do some diving. Due to some technical issues, the underwater shots really didn’t turn out, but I got a handful of good topside shots that I’ve posted. They’ve been added to the regular galleries and you can check out the [...]

I’m currently at the dealership getting some minor work done on my Jeep. The heater dial only works when it’s in the “high” mode and I get a small amount of weird feedback when in 4WD. The first is likely a really quick fix. The second, not so sure. We’ll see. I’m also getting the [...]

I finished editing the last of the images on the flight home and uploaded and tagged them shortly after getting in and settled. You can check them out by clicking on the image below. Enjoy!

I’m amazed at how much easier it was to pack everything up for the return than it was for the arrival. I guess I have all the experience of having done it once before to help it along, whereas the first packing was a bit of a learning experience. One thing that has come out [...]

One thing that I’m not used to is people just being friendly. It’s purely a function of living in a big city (Boston) where people just ignore everyone around them and go about their business. If someone just said “hi” to you randomly on the street, it’d come across as really strange and likely confusing. [...]

Today was our last day of diving. ::sadface:: The dives were OK. Nothing amazing. We hit two more wrecks, which there’s an amazing abundance of here in the Bahamas. They’re on the smaller side and within recreational limits, which is probably good for the majority of people diving here. If you need something more robust, [...]

Today was another good day of diving. The first day got off to a slow start due to a pretty good bunch of inexperienced divers. It just kinda goes with the territory sometimes. It doesn’t make it any less annoying, just easier to get over later. We’re all on vacation and we all have a [...]

Today was another great day of diving. We saw our first shark here – a Caribbean Reef Shark. It probably only got within about 50 feet of us, but it skirted the top of the wall that we were diving and passed out of view. I fired off a few shots, but none of them [...]

Today was our first day diving. We’re spending the week with Stuart Cove. So far, they have a really nice operation with great staff. The conditions on the water today couldn’t have been better. The seas were almost mirror-smooth. There was no swell. No wind. Barely any current to speak of. Really a perfect day [...]