This trip was really special for me this year. The quality of the invited scientists and frequency of presentations and field trips, under water and above, was exceptional. Plus, a whole lot of good diving every day with the Sea Saba crew rounded out the experience. The trip was a bit over-shadowed by not having my great friend Barry along. Barry went along with me on most of these trips for the last 12 years, but he passed away this year.

I’ve always been a “dog person”. Yes, while growing up our family did have a cat or two, but we always had dogs. I continued having some great dogs as an adult. But during a divorce, the ex-wife got custody of all the Jack Russells and Rat Terriers. I really missed those little doggies, but at the time I was traveling a lot and a new dog would not have worked out.

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Today, I completed the final action in shutting down a non-performing company, I deleted my email account. It takes some time to shut down a company that is over 25 years old. There’s the let…

Introduction Once I became self-employed I noticed an alarming trend among my friends and close associates with small businesses. A lot of them failed! Even some with plenty of customers and revenue were getting into deep trouble. As I learned more about running a business the reason became obvious. While they were serious about the product, they ignored the business! According to a U.S.

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