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The third dimension of a traumatized mind (or, how I ended up being a submariner instead of a pilot)

Visiting Israel, I found myself, one sunny day, driving by the Bakoom (the IDF – Israeli Defense Forces – processing center for new recruits.) The base’s sight triggered a forgotten memory from some 30 plus years prior. Post High-School, I … Continue reading

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Feeling like an a$$

Earlier today I was diving a reef off the island of Curacao, when I suddenly noticed a lion-fish. Though very pretty, this marine creature is not a native to the Caribbean. Having no natural predators it had caused much havoc … Continue reading

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That first dive

Bless me Poseidon, for I have sinned. It has been well over a year since my last dive. Back in the water. That first virgin dive, that first breath of compressed air, the first sighting of a reef and its … Continue reading

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