Words Seldom Seen: Osmium

Posted on November 20, 2024November 3, 2024 by Simon

Osmium Noun: Chemical Element. #76 on the periodic table, Osmium is the densest naturally occurring element. It is many times rarer than gold. Osmium is a hard, brittle, blue-gray metal. Example: R... Read More

Words Seldom Seen: Carapace

Posted on July 29, 2022July 7, 2022 by Simon

Carapace Noun: The hard upper shell of a turtle, crustacean or arachnid. Sometimes used metaphorically. Example: “The sea turtles carapace blended with the rocks.” Metaphorically: “H... Read More

The Abyss

Posted on July 27, 2022July 10, 2022 by Simon

“We stare into the abyss and the abyss stares back at us.” Nietzsche A postcard from our recent scuba trip to Roatan.... Read More

Postcard of the Week

Posted on July 13, 2022July 7, 2022 by Simon

“We stare into the abyss and the abyss stares back.” Nietzsche... Read More

Nietzsche Five

Posted on May 18, 2020May 9, 2020 by Simon

“When you stare into the abyss, the abyss stares back at you.” Friedrich Nietzsche... Read More

The International Lion Fish Sanctuary

Posted on April 11, 2019April 7, 2019 by Simon

While in Roatan Scuba Diving at Coco View Resort in April there was a concerted effort going on to Kill the Lion Fish. They were deputizing divers to join the hunt and training them to kill. All this ... Read More

Invasive Species

Posted on April 9, 2019April 7, 2019 by Simon

In April I went diving in Roatan, Honduras with the Codger Divers. We had a great trip with excellent camaraderie and very good diving. CoCo View was the first place the Codgers dove back in 2003. As ... Read More

Whale Sharks

Posted on November 6, 2012November 6, 2012 by Simon

Last week Howard R. and I went to Bahia de los Angeles for a diving adventure and we had one. The drive down was amazing. It has rained in the cactus forest and even the Boojem trees are green. Th... Read More

Simon Says Postcards 11/06/2012

Posted on November 6, 2012September 4, 2012 by Simon

“There is nothing more exhilarating than to be shot at without result” Winston Churchill Life is Good Diving with Clown Fish Aquarium of the Pacific... Read More

Snorkel Hunter

Posted on August 12, 2012August 11, 2012 by Simon

A website that I have touted before is Bridge Hunter. It is a user developed guide to the historic and interesting bridges in the United States. Kind of a Wikipedia for bridges, it is very popular... Read More

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Simon Burrow

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