Diving Twins

2010-05-18T22:03:00.001-04:00

Here's and edited transcript between a newbie and an old salt. The question boils down to, "Why would a old salt want to dive with a newbie? Lydon wrote: I looked at some of those pictures and you guys look like you certainly know how to dive! I have a few questions for you? I see in those pictures the majority are

Boca Dive Spearing Shark

2010-05-13T22:23:00.001-04:00

Boca Dive Spearing Shark Originally uploaded by netmage_2112. This letter explains my feelings better than anything I could have written.=============================This makes me sick. Here is a copy of the email I sent the shop. I hope if youare as outraged as I, you'll send something similar.I am extremely disturbed by your images of a speared nurse shark. This isextremely

2010-01-21T16:33:00.001-05:00

Photos of the Ophelia Brian: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tiswango/tags/ofeliabrianDon't get your hopes up about the photos, they are pretty bad. The ocean was flat black oil as we cruised out around light house at Key Biscayne.Ophelia BrianThe current was running about .7 knots as we ran over the new artificial reef, the 210ft freighter Ophelia Brian formally the Sea Taxi. I was diving with

2009-04-22T20:57:00.001-04:00

It was beautiful trip out to the Ultra Freeze. Jody and David jumped in to find the anchor. They had a nice reef dive as they didn't make contact with the wreck. They did make contact with some kite fisherman on breaking the surface. :)Matt, Mike and Lee has a slow descent, hit the wreck. Searched for a good 20 minutes but with no luck. Lots of anchors and rope, but none of them usable.Jody and

2009-03-16T08:28:00.002-04:00

DSCN6750Originally uploaded by tiswango. STS-119 Discovery Launch Sunday 3/15 at 7:45 PM. We were driving North of Krome Ave, almost to the Casino when we saw a fireball in the sky. A quick google on my cell phone confirmed it was the shuttle launch 200 miles away. The night was clear and the sun was amazing! The sun was setting to the top of the trail is lighter than the bottom. There was a big

At the Beach in August

2008-11-11T14:10:00.001-05:00

Originally uploaded by Ana Gamba. I was looking thru Ana and Charlie Gamba's photos and found this one of us at the beach in Fort Lauderdale. Since swimming lessons, the boys have gotten much more comfortable in the water. The love splashing and playing now. I can't wait until next summer!

Bodhisattva Vow

2008-11-04T23:03:00.001-05:00

bodhisattva Vow Originally uploaded by tiswango. The Four Great Vows:I vow to liberate all beings, without number (Green)I vow to uproot endless blind passions (Red)I vow to penetrate dharma gates beyond measure (Blue)I vow to attain the way of the Buddha (Yellow and Black) Posted a moment ago. I read this in the latest book from the Dali Lama and decided to paint it. This is how it made

Friday Night Bike and Dine

2008-10-11T01:02:00.001-04:00

PA036663 Originally uploaded by tiswango. So how else can we use the bikes? How about going for dinner? Humm, that's a crazy idea that just might work. After picking our range and what was available we decided to try the new Japanese buffet that replaced the IHOP next to Sedanos on 58th and 107th.We loaded the boys up for the 15 minute ride over there. One spot the street is missing the

Riding Shark Valley 10/5

2008-10-11T00:52:00.001-04:00

PA036664 Originally uploaded by tiswango. Sunday we loaded up our gear and food for a picnic at Shark Valley. Its a 17 mile one lane road that makes a loop in the Everglades. 8 miles in there is a 4 story observation tower with no civilization in site. Several months ago we paid the $15 per person for the 2 hour tram ride with 20 minutes stop at the tower. It wasn't long enough and I

We Got Bikes!

2008-10-11T00:39:00.001-04:00

PA036667_edited-1 Originally uploaded by tiswango. Andrea wanted to get out and exercise more. She wanted to get bikes and thought that would be fun to spend some of her bonus on. We went to Bike Tech off Bird Road (SW40th) and had a great experience. We tried on many bikes and went thru all the options. It took over three hours to go from test ride to installing the bike rack, loading up

Goliath Grouper at Hole in the Wall

2008-10-11T00:31:00.001-04:00

P9146650 Originally uploaded by tiswango. After an hour boat ride back North we got to the site. We took a 90 minute SI before jumping back into the water. The visibility was not as good around 50ft. We got down and hit the ledge. We would blow by groups of 5 and 10 Goliath grouper in the 200-400lb range. David's scooter didn't hold out for the second drop so he put it into tow position

Diving the Ande off WPB

2008-10-11T00:19:00.001-04:00

P9146617 Originally uploaded by tiswango. I was not happy to be right. After loading the gear by humping tanks up and over the gunnal of the boat at high tide we headed out. On the way out the inlet, Randy said that there was reported black water North of Jupiter Inlet going out to 170ft. This report was collaborated by Mike Barnett the week before. We could skip the Mulphin and try for

Preparing for the Ande Dive

2008-10-11T00:02:00.001-04:00

DSC_1662 Originally uploaded by tiswango. Getting ready to dive the Mulphin and Rankin, I had some interesting email debates with my team. I found that I had some assumptions that my teammates didn't . The debate didn't really boil down to whose right and wrong so much as two stubborn people were arguing for acknowledgement. When choosing gasses for 170ft dive and 120ft dive it was trimix

2008-10-10T13:37:00.002-04:00

The $45.6 trillion Credit Default Swap Crash vs. the $700 bil Sub Prime CrashI found this posted in the comment section of a news article. I have not verfied the background or facts. It is an intestesting opinion to read with a grain of salt.--Matt=================================================================================This isn't going to settle out until after the Credit Default Swap

Catepillars have eaten every leaf!!!

2008-09-08T21:14:00.001-04:00

Scarlet Milkweed Originally uploaded by tiswango. Butterfly Gardening question for you? The caterpillars have shredded every leaf off my two 3ft tall milkweeds and 5 3" tall baby plants I started from seed. The gulf fertility have eat every last weed off my 3ft tall passion vine. There are three more baby's on the vine and no leaves left.Should I be concerned? Should I peel them off until

Unlocked Gate to Kerr Dam Powerplant

2008-09-08T21:00:00.001-04:00

Unlocked Gate to Kerr Dam Powerplant Originally uploaded by tiswango. Unlocked Gate to Kerr Dam PowerplantAs part 2 to my locked fire hydrant picture, here's the unlocked Kerr Dam Power Plant Facility. Now, what is wrong with this picture. A fire hydrant used to protect personal property is locked, but a power plant with three generators supplying power to 120,000 households is unlocked

Homeland Security Locked This Fire Hydrant

2008-09-08T20:45:00.001-04:00

Homeland Security Locked This Fire Hydrant Originally uploaded by tiswango. Homeland Security Locked This Fire HydrantYes, believe it or not, Homeland Security has ordered that every fire hydrant in the US be "locked" to protect us from terrorists. There was a home in Mission Bay Montana that caught first last year. Neighbors kept the first under control with garden hoses until the first

2008-08-18T14:52:00.001-04:00

Tropical Storm FAYEverett's and Nathan's first hurricane!

2008-07-13T22:46:00.003-04:00

Sunday July 13th SFL-DIR Afternoon DiveMike and Kim took us out on Fish Food. The boat was comfortably full. David was diving with our new member Lee and Keat to get ready for DIR F. Andrea and I were taking the scooters out for another run. I want to get it in the water one more time before taking it deeper. Mike dropped Bob on the tie off and then dropped us in the middle of the rock pile

2008-07-13T21:49:00.004-04:00

Amazon.com: The Alchemy of Finance (Wiley Investment Classics): George Soros, Paul A. Volcker: BooksI've heard the name George Soros and decided to check out another successful investor besides Warren Buffet and Benjamin Graham. This book is one of those books that took a corner stone concept in my mind and pulled the rug out from underneath it!I finished two economics classes at Iowa State with

2008-07-13T20:31:00.000-04:00

Friday July 4th, Datura Scooter DiveAndrea and I wanted to try out the new Gavin on an easy dive. The weighting seemed really good in the fresh water tank so I added the 1lb to the nose and packed it up. It was a nice calm morning, the parking was packed for fireworks at 7:45 AM. Luckily someone left as we waited. We had breakfast and then went diving. The scooters staged by the shower generated

2008-07-06T19:57:00.002-04:00

Amazon.com: Rule #1: The Simple Strategy for Successful Investing in Only 15 Minutes a Week!: Phil Town: BooksA friend wrote me saying that he finally finished reading Rule #1 by Phil Town. He asked how its going for me 2 years later?My reply.....It worked out really well for me. I did 36% in my first year using MSN money to research and track my portfolio. Not wanting to confuse brains with a

2008-07-06T15:09:00.003-04:00

Stopwatch vs. Bottom Timer, Why The Stopwatch Is A Better Way?I've read arguments and debates on whether to use a stopwatch or bottom timer when timing decompression in technical diving. After over 75 dives experimenting both ways I offer an argument why the stopwatch is a better way.First, my reason has nothing to do with decompression theory. Since there is no real benefit in accuracy or

2008-07-06T14:03:00.000-04:00

The Usurper of Democracy Bravo JuanCarlos, The Usurper of Democracy SHOWDOWNOne of Andrea's friends from school has a brother that is an artist.

2008-06-22T14:08:00.002-04:00

Miami Project Dives the Doc De Milly and AlmiranteWe took the DIR Express South to the Doc De Milly. 35 minutes travel time over 20 minutes faster than the Depreciation. The back up scooter was still at Brownies getting worked on so Henry had to swim it. Jody and David power scootered the whole wreck while we swam it for photos. On the drop, three Caribbean Reef Sharks were circling down below.

2008-06-08T12:24:00.000-04:00

andrea and the boys_0022 Originally uploaded by tiswango. Sunday June 8th we took the boys to the beach for the first time. Click the photo to see the rest of the photos on flickr. It takes Ev and Nat a while to warm up to the water and have fun. They are very clingy at first. But by the end they were loving it and we had to drag them out. The park is great as the lagoon is salt water,

2008-05-31T11:23:00.002-04:00

Memorial Day WeekendWe took our first plane flight with the kids to Earlville Iowa over Memorial day weekend. It was not what I expected. What I feared, was actually easy like dropping off and getting thru security. What was hard was the actually flight. We got seats together naturally. On the plane we had to reorganize. Turns out on a Canadian Air Regional Jet there is one extra O2 mask on the

2008-05-17T15:19:00.005-04:00

South Point Water Tower Wreck DiveIt was a great day for diving with seas at 1-2 ft. We all arrived early, the show time was 8AM and by 8:10 AM we were full throttle heading North. 25 minutes later we were on site. There was blue water and no current. We gear up and dropped in. A cool rush of water hit my right sleeve and I knew this was to be my first wet dry suit dive. I couldn't find the leak,

2008-05-14T14:59:00.003-04:00

The Catholic Church has a new list of the 7 Modern Mortal Sinshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7287071.stmHere's the Highlights:===================The Vatican has brought up to date the traditional seven deadly sins by adding seven modern mortal sins it claims are becoming prevalent in what it calls an era of "unstoppable globalisation".Those newly risking eternal punishment include drug

2008-05-06T22:39:00.002-04:00

fuck art, let's be hedge fund managersOriginally uploaded by Marc Johns. I had a rough night in drawing class. Abstract landscape in charcoal was above my current level of creativity. Fortunately my new instructor talked me into giving up on the mountains and just focus on the tree in the foreground. Ah, the tree. it came out much nicer.I've also be studying investing in Options and reading quite

2008-04-25T09:09:00.002-04:00

Happy 33rd Birthday to me! Nikon Monarch ATB binoculars 10 x 42 DCF Optic reviews - CNET ReviewsNow that we've had such fun bird watching. I felt better asking Andrea for a better set of binoculars (bins) for my Birthday. Like anything I wanted to try it before investing into the hobby. The older bins from West Marine are now in my car as the emergency back up pair while traveling on

2008-04-21T17:18:00.004-04:00

Our housing-bubble hangover - MSN Money: "Our housing-bubble hangoverAll those interest-rate cuts aren't making it any easier for the average Joe to afford a house. There's no simple remedy for the aftermath of a borrowing binge."Wall Street - Bear Stearns - JPMorgan Chase - Ben Bernanke - Jamie Dimon - New York Times: "Bleakonomics"Since taking my investment course, I've been following a lot

2008-04-20T23:05:00.002-04:00

Chrysalis Macro II Originally uploaded by tiswango. I found my two caterpillars! There were "hanging around" on the other side of wall. The sunny side, I read upon the process on Wikipedia. The caterpillars finished off several stocks of milkweed and then entered the "Pupa" stage to become butterflies. This takes about two weeks, but the end of the process is the most fascinating.They break

2008-04-20T22:58:00.002-04:00

Aphids on the Milkweed Originally uploaded by tiswango. My first garden pests, the Aphid. They had taken over all the stalks of my Scarlett Milkweed. They don't do much harm, but they make a mess of things and eventually a lady bug will come along and start munching on these little guys. I didn't have the patience for that. So I took my favorite scuba diving multi tool (defog, leak detector,

2008-04-20T22:51:00.002-04:00

CTS Release is healing Originally uploaded by tiswango. My stitches were taken out on Thursday. Everything is heeling nicely. I have 70% of the power back in my hand. Opening my hand all the way or over extending it really causes pain. Also tapping the palm of my hand causes some shooting pain and tingling. If I don't do that, everything is just fine. That just means I have to steer clear of

Stitches Macro

2008-04-13T23:07:00.001-04:00

Stitches Macro Originally uploaded by tiswango. Sorry I couldn't resist posting a photo of my incision from the CTS Release. The pain is minor and its not as bad as I thought it would be. I just have a hard time remembering that I have not power in that hand. Untwisting jars and opening things is the hardest. I can pick up the boys, but putting Nathan down today really stressed something

Right Hand Post Carpal Tunnel Release

2008-04-13T23:05:00.001-04:00

Right Hand Post Carpal Tunnel Release Originally uploaded by tiswango.

2008-04-11T22:03:00.003-04:00

Being on several dive lists, I've gotten a several private email "forward lists" where movies, polictics, and jokes just keep coming. I've long given up on asking, "please don't put me on your forward list." My delete key runneth over, but tonight I got a list of conservative, pro-war, and heavily nationalistic cartoons. It was the perfect contrast to the book I've been listening too, Deepak

Scarlet Milk Weed

2008-04-11T21:43:00.001-04:00

Mexican Milk Weed Originally uploaded by tiswango. Two weeks ago I started my first butterfly garden. I'm starting with 4 plants and then will branch out. Scarlet Milkweed is an easy plant to start with. Monarchs love it and it serves as a host (larva eat it) and nectar (butterflies) plant. We also planted Pinata Lavender, Lantana Spreading (white) and Pentas (red).

Seder Dinner

2008-04-04T10:40:00.001-04:00

IMG_2720 Originally uploaded by tiswango. St. Simon's knows the value of food to bring a congregation together. In the spring we throw a Seder dinner and in the fall we created the Feast of St. Michael.Nathan kept taking my Yam-aka!

Matt and Everett

2008-04-02T09:30:00.001-04:00

20080315_001_everglades Originally uploaded by jsuw. I love this one of me and my boy!

Matt's getting his full Dork on!

2008-04-02T09:23:00.001-04:00

20080315_129_everglades Originally uploaded by jsuw. Jan took a great shot of me while exploring the Anhinga Trail in the Everglades National Park. Nike Dry Fit Hat10x42 binoculars on my left sideCanon XTI with 70-200Mm at F2.8 with a 1/4 extenderGoLite Backpack with 1 liter Camel Back bladderRadio on my belt clip for when the babies get out of control.Giddy Up!

Matt Scootering off the Almirante

2008-03-31T21:56:00.001-04:00

Almirante? Originally uploaded by FLDVR. Wow, look, its me, me, me in a photo! Thanks to Henry for taking a shot of me coming off the bow of the Almirante. This is right before we headed down the port side to run into the Spotted Eagle Ray!

Spotted Eagle Ray

2008-03-31T21:55:00.001-04:00

Spotted1 Originally uploaded by FLDVR. This was the new friend Henry and I made on the Almirante.

2008-03-31T21:42:00.003-04:00

Saturday I received a Thank you email for Gary Levine, creator of the Neptune Memorial Reef. I granted him access to use some of images. I should have held out for free starfish internment, but I figured it was the least I could do for someone who has worked hard to match Ocean conservation with a self sustaining business backing.This is an image of his next project called a "living circle". It

2008-03-31T21:40:00.000-04:00

Also my photos are being used for online magazines.Check out Womopo!

2008-03-31T21:34:00.002-04:00

My most famous flickr photo of the frog in the Hurricane was used in a video. Its pretty good, my photo is 2:45 into the 5:15 presentation.Frogstorm

Endoscopic carpal tunnel release surgery (two-portal technique)

2008-03-07T11:55:00.000-05:00

Endoscopic carpal tunnel release surgery (two-portal technique): "Illustration copyright 2002 Nucleus Communications, Inc. All rights reserved. http://www.nucleusinc.comIn endoscopic carpal tunnel release surgery, the transverse carpal ligament is cut, releasing the median nerve.Endoscopic surgery uses a thin flexible tube with a camera attached (endoscope). The endoscope is guided through a

2008-03-07T11:52:00.002-05:00

Carpal tunnel syndrome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "In carpal tunnel release surgery, the goal is to divide the transverse carpal ligament in two. This is a wide ligament that runs across the hand, from the base of the thumb to the base of the fifth finger. It also forms the top of the carpal tunnel, and when the surgeon cuts across it (i.e., in a line with the middle finger) it no longer

2008-03-07T11:47:00.002-05:00

Carpal tunnel syndrome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "This article is about the medical condition. For the anatomical structure, see Carpal tunnel. For the Kid Koala album, see Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (album).Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) or Median Neuropathy at the Wrist is a medical condition in which the median nerve is compressed at the wrist, leading to pain, paresthesias, and muscle

2008-03-07T11:42:00.001-05:00

Thumb Tendinitis Information Sheet - iTendonitis.com I thought I wasn't supposed to fall apart until the 40's. Feels like the 30's are getting me sooner then I like. Must be all the excising, exercise caused problems like this!I have been diagnosed with Carpel Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) and Thumb Tendinitis (TT). It is burning my arm up when I sleep at night.I have a surgery scheduled for April 8th.

New Jupiter 38 Bow

2008-03-03T14:43:00.001-05:00

P2245396_edited-1 Originally uploaded by tiswango. The new boat is very "Wow"! Here are three sets of doubles lined up from the center console. I estimate we could at least 5 sets in a row to the bow. Plus there is room for 6 more sets, three on each side. There is a ridiculas amount of room up front. We could have 5 divers all geared up on the seats at one time. You can walk with square

Gimrock Barge (180ft)

2008-03-03T14:15:00.001-05:00

P2245461 Originally uploaded by tiswango. First tech dive off the new boat. David gave us a perfect drop, with the current we were right over the barge with 100ft of vis in the clear blue water. 66 degrees on the bottom was chilly, but we managed a good dive.Black Grouper dove for cover as we came down. Several large hogfish came close for inspection.It lies North/South and all the debris

E&N 13 Months

2008-03-03T12:59:00.001-05:00

P2245501 Originally uploaded by tiswango. After diving last sunday I stopped by Mariana's house (Andrea's sister) to see them, the work on the house and my boys. They were going nuts with Ashley's toys. Ashley wouldn't say Ev and Nat were "Primos" Cousins, she called them "Hijos" or brothers. She things they are her little brothers.

2008-02-24T20:32:00.003-05:00

2/23/08 Neptune Memorial ReefSaturday morning I made the maiden voyage of the new Jupiter 38. With twin 350 V8 Yamaha's, it will do 55 mph. Probably a little less with dive gear. Jody and David made the first drop on the Sheri Lynn and scootered to the Rio Miami and Dema Trader.Leya and I went to the new Neptune Memorial Reef to check it out and give her some scooter time. After reading a bit

UP Close with Crocs

2008-02-20T14:20:00.001-05:00

IMG_1406 Originally uploaded by tiswango. The guy was laying in the 4ft gap between the shore and the doc to load the air boats. He looked like he was placed there as part of the operation. While everyone is scared of these creatures, I find myself very drawn to them. In the winter, they slow their metabolism and only need to eat two times a month. What do they do with all that free time?

Blue Heron at Shark Valley National Park

2008-02-20T12:50:00.001-05:00

IMG_1286 Originally uploaded by tiswango. Sunday we explored Shark Valley National Park. Click to photo to see all 60 on Fickr. Since my diving has been cut back due to life, I've found a way to get the same "nature high" that I got from diving. Fish Identification was based off the model of Bird Identification that was set up in the early 1900s. I"ve purchased some binoculars "bins"

Greg and Sherry Coley Visit

2008-02-20T12:33:00.001-05:00

IMG_1322 Originally uploaded by tiswango. Sherry was in my Gateway Training class in 1997, our first job after fininshing college. Sherry moved back to WI to work for Kimberly Clark and then went back for a Law degree. She was down for a conference in Boca and spent Saturday - Monday with us. Saturday we made a big asado (2 grill fulls of meat) and caught up wth fellow Gateway alum Jim

2/9/08 Saturday Dive Report

2008-02-12T17:06:00.001-05:00

ancient_berry Originally uploaded by tiswango. David Buhilinger has a suprise for me, but the joke was on him. He purchased a Gavin over two months ago and we haven't been able to get it out on a dive. He said it was balanenced and ready for action. We decided to run it on a recreational dive to break it in. We booked Fathoms of Fun Ancient Mariner trip for a run. With a little research,

Butterfly Garden

2008-02-12T16:54:00.001-05:00

IMG_1013 Originally uploaded by tiswango. Andrea wonders where I get these ideas and the passion to follow them? So after reading up on bird watching, I got hooked on the idea of butterfly gardening. I'll blog more on the birds later. I've been reading up on books, reviewing plant lists, making drawings of the free land around the townhouse in attempts to plan, plant, and landscape a nice

Uniforms for Daycare

2008-02-12T16:49:00.001-05:00

IMG_0906 Originally uploaded by tiswango. Now that the boys are 1, they go to next level at daycare. That also means hard soled shoes, no more formula in bottles, and they have to wear uniforms. I was 30 minutes late to work, but I had to get of good pic of the two of them on the first day. The uniforms are $30 each which is more than we spend on any clothes. Luckily they are huge so the

Everett and Nathan's First Birthday Party

2008-02-12T16:46:00.001-05:00

20080202_139_everett_nathan_hoelscher_bday Originally uploaded by tiswango. Wow, the first year done already! My friend Mike H. keeps reminding me that I'm on the "fast track" out of diapers in 2.5 years. I keep focused on that great advantage of twins. More work now, but more fun later! After diapers I hear the next milestone is 4 years old as the kids can dress and care for themselves.

Roy Lichenstein at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Gardens

2008-02-12T16:37:00.001-05:00

IMG_0868 Originally uploaded by tiswango. After two trips to Fairchild now I've still not walked thru the galery to see what is on the walls. Sever 15ft plus tall statues and 8 6ft tall works adorn the garden. It is a fun treasure hunt to find all on them in one trip. Its not as good as the Chihuly exhibit (which still has a few leftovers around) but its a nice contract with the pop art

Pink Floyd Tribute: Aussie Floyd

2007-12-03T13:11:00.001-05:00

IMAGE_020 Originally uploaded by tiswango. http://www.aussiefloyd.com/My co-worker in Tampa turned me on to these guys and Andrea and I went to the Miami Show saturday night. It was awesome, just like real thing (videos, lights, inflatable pig, lasers), only smaller. Pics from the phone: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tiswango/sets/72157603363301280/ It was so cool to hear the entire "Dark

Matthew and Nathan

2007-12-02T16:39:00.001-05:00

20071130_nathan_everett_023 copy Originally uploaded by jsuw. Finally I got in a few photos! My friend Jan Sitchin came over with her camera and we shot up 150 or so photos. I finally get in a few! Now we just need to come up with a theme for the holiday photos!

2007-12-01T11:26:00.000-05:00

Getting Organized!I read a blog on digital vs. paper planning and felt the need to comment. Now that I've used my Franklin Planner for over a year, I feel like an expert ready to expand on its greatness. Must just be making up for my giving up on preaching DIR diving. Now I'll preach about Organization.Here's my comment on Digital vs Paper Planning:I’m a Hybrid. The key is notetaking. Nothing

EverNataCrawl.mpg - Google Video

2007-11-11T00:50:00.000-05:00

EverNataCrawl.mpg - Google Video: " "My first video of the boys is finally published. I have a bunch of old footage Andrea shot to go thru. But now that the boys are crawling, that seemed like a good first topic to post!

Stern Starboard Side of the Berry Patch

2007-11-11T00:00:00.001-05:00

Stern Starboard Side of the Berry Patch Originally uploaded by tiswango. 70 degree air temp, 80 degree water temp. 155ft for 30 minutes with Jody, David, and Matt. Ralph skippered the boat for us.With this dive the Miami Project finished its Project 1.2 list. Last month we finished Project T1. Man, that is a lot of wrecks. And that is not including all the sites in less that 100ft of

Ron Scharf on the Clinton Dredge

2007-11-10T23:15:00.001-05:00

PB045061 Originally uploaded by tiswango. 11/4/07 Henry, David, Ron and myself dove the Clinton Dredge off the Avid Diver with Captain Oliver. Seas were 1-2 with swell from Hurricane Noel. The ride out the inlet was perfectly timed between swells breaking. 20-30ft of visibility and the water was 80 degrees top to bottom. The air temp is finally chilly with a North breeze and 75 degrees.

Tire Reef | Sprol

2007-08-07T17:56:00.000-04:00

Tire Reef SprolCheck it out, my photos made a website dedicated to Environmental disasters! But a author in AU wants to purchase my photo for a childrens book. Spread the word and get paid for it. What a good deal!

N&E 6 Months

2007-08-05T22:56:00.001-04:00

IMG_4815 Originally uploaded by tiswango. Wearing the surfer outfits given to them by my cousin, Aaron and Erin, the boys posed for another photo shoot. Ev was in a crappy mood and Nathan would not keep his hand out of his mouth. As always, I posted some of the "out-takes" as that is half the fun. This photo was pure majic. Ev was in a good mood and Nathan (by himself) moved his hand

6 Month Check up

2007-08-02T18:18:00.001-04:00

DSCN4340 Originally uploaded by laugon14. Ev 15' 15", 17.5 head, 25.5 lenght Nat 19.2 lbs (then he pee'd all over himself and the scale losing 4 oz) Head 17.5, Lenght 27" Now they get 1 container of solid food, twice a day, plus the normal bottle. Yeah, more feeding time!!!Everyone is heathly, perfect, and doing just fine!!!

Sunday 7/29/07 Trip to Vizcaya

2007-07-30T12:11:00.001-04:00

IMG_4555 Originally uploaded by tiswango. Built in 1916 for James Deering, Vice President of International Harvester. James died in 1925. His house is a museum of ancient European artifacts including a rug Spain dated to the time of Columbus (1400s). Due to rain, I had to make a quick tour of the Gardens. There is no photography inside the house.

Spadefish on the Bow of the Dantor

2007-07-28T23:52:00.001-04:00

Spadefish on the Bow Originally uploaded by tiswango. Click the photo to see the rest of the set on this wreck!

2007-07-28T23:32:00.000-04:00

Miami Project Dives the DantorAfter mentioning this wreck to Jody a couple of times, his curiosity was peaked enough to make the journey. 4 weeks of calms seas has been a real treat this summer. We loaded up the boat and make the 1 hour trip up to Broward county. This wreck was 1.5 miles North of Tenneco Towers.Blue Water, calm seas, and no current made for a hard time hooking the wreck. After

2007-07-15T18:58:00.000-04:00

5 Month Stats:Everett: Weight 14'15" up 1.9" to the 25% Head is 17.25" up .5" Lenght is 25" up 1.5" to the 25%Nathan Weight 18' up 1' down to 80% from 95% Head is 17" up .5" Lenght is 26.75' up 1.75" at 75%Right now they still just need the bottle for calcium, but the Doc said that we could give them half a container of veggies to practice eatings. She said to stick with the greens as the babies

2007-07-06T13:40:00.000-04:00

Tenneco Towers Deep Diver Report: 7/4/07Plan:S: Jody, Matt, David + Captain RalphA: 18/45 Matt, 21/35 for Jody and David with 50% deco gasD: 160ft average, 195 max depth, 130ft at the top of the towerD: 20 minutesD: Around the wreck and drift offD: Deep stops at 120ft, 70/3 60/2 50/2 40/2 30/3 20/8 10/5 =25 minutesConditions:Seas: CalmVisibility: 45ftCurrent: 1 knot between 120ft to 150ft.

Everett Learns to read

2007-07-01T22:08:00.003-04:00

Everett Learns to read Originally uploaded by tiswango.

Ev Studies Fashion Design

2007-07-01T22:08:00.001-04:00

Ev Studies Fashion Design Originally uploaded by tiswango.

Everett Makes a Hand Print

2007-05-06T19:35:00.001-04:00

IMG_3175 Originally uploaded by tiswango.

Update on Twins

2007-05-06T19:34:00.001-04:00

IMG_3230 Originally uploaded by tiswango. Hi Everyone,The boys had their three month check up on Friday, yesterday, and received a clean bill of health. Everett, the oldest, (ok only three minutes and Nathan doesn't let him forget it!) weighs 11# 15 ozs. (We fed him just before going to the doctors so we wouldn't have the 15 ozs again, last month he was 9# 15 ozs. Didn't work!) He is

Matt and his Camera UW

2007-04-10T14:08:00.001-04:00

Matt and his Camera UW Originally uploaded by tiswango. Finally, a picture of me taking a picture! I might make this an avatar. I have an Olympus C5050 in an Ikelite housing with a SB 125 Ikelite strobe.

2007-04-10T12:16:00.001-04:00

On March 17, 2007 myself, ..., ..., ... and ... went off to ... to divethe wreck of ... which sunk in 185ft. of water. The dive, although deepand very technical (breathing trimix 18/25), was just wonderful.Everything went according to plan and there were no incidents. Later Iwould remember that during the surface interval I had been scratching myskin due to what I thought was a mild itch. This

Grunts by the Catwalk

2007-02-17T15:31:00.001-05:00

Grunts by the Catwalk Originally uploaded by tiswango. Suunto Vyper divelog data GeneralDive number 128Log name 12.02.2007 12:08Max depth 107 (ft)Avg depth 71.23 (ft)DC model VyperDC serial 351551Date 12.02.2007Surface time 01:06.00Interval 30 s SamplesSample time Depth (ft) Temperature (°F) Cylinder pressure (psi) SAC rate (SCFM) Bookmark00:00.30 26 32 0 0 00:01.00 57 32 0 0

Vase Sponge

2007-02-17T15:30:00.001-05:00

Vase Sponge Originally uploaded by tiswango. Profile from my Sunnto: Suunto Vyper divelog data GeneralDive number Log name 12.02.2007 10:24Max depth 111 (ft)Avg depth 71.23 (ft)DC model VyperDC serial 351551Date 12.02.2007Surface time 00:00.00Interval 30 s SamplesSample time Depth (ft) Temperature (°F) Cylinder pressure (psi) SAC rate (SCFM) Bookmark00:00.30 17 32 0 0 00:01.00

Looking up thru 3 decks on Tenneco East

2007-02-16T21:26:00.001-05:00

Looking up thru 3 decks on Tenneco East Originally uploaded by tiswango. http://www.flickr.com/photos/tiswango/sets/72157594530618529/Jody was in town Sunday so Ron, Skids, Ralph and I headed out for the Andro, just outside Haulover inlet. The ocean was less than a foot and 5 boats were anchored up to it or near so heck, whats another 5 miles? We cruised up to Tenneco and dove the East

Everett and Nathan

2007-02-10T20:28:00.001-05:00

Everett and Nathan Originally uploaded by tiswango.

Everett loaded up in the car seat

2007-02-10T20:27:00.001-05:00

Everett loaded up in the car seat Originally uploaded by tiswango. Nice sun tan!

The Jackson Hospital Family

2007-02-10T20:26:00.001-05:00

The Jackson Hospital Family Originally uploaded by tiswango.

Mom having a hard time leaving Everett at the hospital

2007-02-10T20:25:00.001-05:00

Mom having a hard time leaving Everett at the hospital Originally uploaded by tiswango.

Matt and Nathan washing hair

2007-02-10T20:24:00.001-05:00

Matt and Nathan washing hair Originally uploaded by tiswango.

2007-02-10T19:58:00.000-05:00

GUE Cave 1 Class Report from a Friend$2,200 GUE Class $1,100 Van Repairs $600 Rental Car and Lodging ExpensesGoo Gone at Walgreen'sto get rid of a sticky dickdue to defective catheter....PRICELESS!

The new Family

2007-02-07T00:19:00.001-05:00

P2051403 Originally uploaded by tiswango. All is going well at Jackson. We should be home shortly. Here's a pict of the new Family (including my mom, Cynthia.

Hospital Slang by Matthew

2007-02-03T23:11:00.001-05:00

P2031294 Originally uploaded by tiswango. Bring in the NICU and Intermediate Care I've come up with a list of slang to make it more fun to talk about baby stuff. Once they pull than babies out, the staff puts them in the "Broiler". The open table with heat lamps. From there the staff puts them in the "oven" as pictured here where the babies stay until they can maintain their own body heat

Nathan's First Bottle

2007-02-03T23:03:00.001-05:00

P2031295 Originally uploaded by tiswango. I gave Nathan his first bottle of 10 CC's of Enfamile. That's 1/3 of an once, lets just say Grandma had to be quick with the photo before he was done. Everett is still on Dextrose IV only. Hopefully tomorrow he'll get a bottle.

Everett Matthew Close Up

2007-02-03T23:02:00.001-05:00

P2031293 Originally uploaded by tiswango. We are planning to start the brest feeding tomorrow. Andrea has not seen the boys since delivery and it is killing her just slightly more than the pain from the C section.

Nathan Close Up

2007-02-03T23:01:00.001-05:00

P2031287 Originally uploaded by tiswango. Mom was stuck in recovery until 2 PM today. I made over 6 trips over to see the babies in Intermediate care (one step up in monitoring from the nursery.

Everette Matthew

2007-02-03T09:44:00.001-05:00

P2021262 Originally uploaded by tiswango. Everette Matthew was born 11 PM at 5 lbs 8 oz. Andrea is doing great!

Nathan Aldo

2007-02-03T09:43:00.001-05:00

P2021264 Originally uploaded by tiswango. Nathan Aldo was born 11:03 PM at 6 lbs 8 oz.

Whose belly is whose?

2007-01-28T22:49:00.001-05:00

Whose belly is whose? Originally uploaded by valerioti. No I didn't use photoshop on either side! This was just a symphathy photo for my wife so she wouldn't feel so bad!