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In the throes of holiday shopping??? . . .
GOT A TREE -
Not dive-related but went with my sister today
to get the family Xmas tree at Home Depot on
Jefferson in Playa del Rey. Good selection, good
prices, and they're very well-organized. Place
was crowded but they kept everything moving
along. And looks like they were re-stocking
trees while we were there so they're fresh. Just
FYI if you're in the market for one.
WARM DAYS AHEAD -
I heard someone talking about rain in our neat
future but just checked the 10-day forecast and
there's not only no rain, but looks like a
warming trend for the next few days. Nothing
wrong with 80Ί weather in December, especially
since I got a note from a friend of mine who
lives in New York City complaining about the
cold weather there. And she's got a point since
the high in the Big Apple tomorrow (Monday) is
projected to be 33Ί. Yikes!!!
THE KEY TO IMMORTALITY -
No, it's not an episode of the "Twilight Zone"
but is actually a discovery scientist have made
about a species of jellyfish which can actually
reverse the aging process as it gets older and
returns to a polyp stage. To quote Merlin in
"Camelot" (he travels backwards in time), "I
don't age. I youthen." If you'd like to read
abut the jelly, click here: FOREVER
YOUNG JELLYFISH.
TABLES & COMPUTERS CLASS -
We had a really nice turnout, about 20
participants, for last week's "Tables &
Computers" Zoom-based class. We covered the
basic concepts and some of the physics, as well
as the mechanics of working the tables, in what
was hopefully an easy-to-understand manner.
Plus, we recorded it. You can listen to the
first 45-minute lecture part as well as the
40-minute Q&A that followed by clicking the link
here: TABLES
& COMPUTERS CLASS.
GOOD NEWS FOR MANTAS AND SHARKS -
The Convention
on International Trade in Endangered Species of
Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) reached an historic
agreement earlier in the week giving the highest
level of protection to all species of manta and
devil rays, as well as similar protection to
sharks. (Appendix I is the highest level of
protection with an absolute international trade
ban and Appendix II strictly regulates trade.)
You can read more about this here: CITES
20 CONFERENCE RESULTS.
CLASSES & TRIPS IN 2026 -
In case you want to expand your dive knowledge
in the coming year (a smarter diver is a safer
diver), check out some of our class and trip
offerings if you haven't already. We've got them
all on a single-page sked for you that you can
print and keep handy. (Full descriptions of the
classes are on our website.) We included this in
the December newsletter but if you didn't print
a copy, here's an easy way to do it: 2026
LOCAL DIVES, CLASS, & FOREIGN TRIPS.
UNDERWATER POST OFFICE -
Here's an unusual way to write home: Post your
card from underwater. You can do that if you're
in Vanuatu as they've opened the first official
submerged underwater post office. (Thanks to
Linda McMullen for the tip.) Hopefully, they've
either got hookahs or a big tank for the postal
workers manning the counter. Read more about it
here: VANUATU
UNDERWATER POST OFFICE.
HAPPY DELAWARE DAY -
Delaware officially became The First State by
ratifying the U.S. Constitution on this date
(December 7) in 1787. I don't get to brag about
my home state that often so am taking this
opportunity to do so.
And thatll do it for now. Have a great week and
let's go diving soon!!!
- Ken |
