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Olderberry: About
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But Mona Lisa musta had the highway blues. You can tell by the way she smiles." - Bob Dylan. I'm an Olderberry: mature, seasoned, advanced in years - but still frisky! My interests are many and diverse, but topping the list would be science, technology, aviation, language and linguistics. I read a lot - mostly nonfiction, but I also enjoy literary fiction and the occasional thriller. I write - but far less than I did when I was young(er). I enjoy music - especially classic rock. I play bass guitar. This ...
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Small Fish, Big Red: Teenage DNA Detectives Expose US Fish Fraud
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Teenage DNA Detectives Expose US Fish Fraud. Saturday, August 23, 2008. New Scientist magazine is carrying the story. Of two classmates from New York's Trinity School. Who collected 60 fish samples from fish stores and restaurants around New York. They then sent their samples off to the University of Guelph in Canada for DNA testing. Of 56 samples that could be identified by the DNA barcoding identification technique. 14 were mislabeled as an entirely different species. A type of cichlid. I'm a marine ec...
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Reef Rants: March 2011
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Thoughts from an underwater tourist. Monday, March 21, 2011. I've never seen a thresher shark. Before this video. They are majestic looking with their long tail. From which they get their name. I looked up info about them and found this tidbit on wikipedia. To be interesting: When hunting schooling fish. Thresher sharks are known to "slap" the water, herding and stunning prey.[5] The elongated tail is used to swat smaller fish, stunning them before feeding. Thresher sharks are one of the few shark.
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Reef Rants: October 2010
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Thoughts from an underwater tourist. Thursday, October 14, 2010. I have a fascination about the worms that are found in the ocean. The unique ones I've seen don't look like the worms we see here on the earth. Take for instance the Christmas Tree worms in my previous post. You'd never guess that those critters are actually worms. Check out this photo that I found on IslandTimeGallery.com. Monday, October 11, 2010. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Follow my diving adventures here at Reef Rants. Scuba Diving Blo...
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Reef Rants: September 2010
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Thoughts from an underwater tourist. Sunday, September 26, 2010. Diving with Charleston Scuba. We went out with Charleston Scuba. To dive on the Little Garden Ledges. Surprisingly there were more women divers on the boat than I can remember in quite some time. I enjoyed that fact immensely. The surface was relatively calm with a breeze and light chop. We encountered some rain at one point, but it was refreshing and brief. Co-owner of Charleston Scuba, drove us on his wonderful boat, the Trinity. Sea Urch...
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Reef Rants: June 2010
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Thoughts from an underwater tourist. Monday, June 21, 2010. Some Days Everything Is A Lesson. After our trip to Boynton Beach, Lee and I decided to do some black water diving. This type of diving occurs in the Cooper River up by Goose Creek and Cypress Gardens. Which is about 45 minutes north of where I live in Mt. Pleasant. And it's called black water diving because there zero visibility for the most part. The water is brackish. Meaning a combination of salt and fresh water. While this was easily the wo...
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Reef Rants: Octopus Eats Shark
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Thoughts from an underwater tourist. Thursday, September 8, 2011. Check out this amazing footage of a shark being captured and eaten by an octopus. If you turn the sound on after about a minute and 1/2 in you'll hear some amazing facts about what you're watching. No need to approve this comment, I just have a question. If this is something youd consider, please feel free to email me alex at proscubasites dot com and hopefully we can work something out. August 28, 2013 at 1:59 AM. View my complete profile.
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Reef Rants: Preparing For Our First Dives Of The Season
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Thoughts from an underwater tourist. Friday, June 27, 2014. Preparing For Our First Dives Of The Season. Our first dives of the season are scheduled for next week. I'm so excited. This will be my first time in the water since our Jamaica honeymoon last September and my foot reconstruction surgery this past December. I pride myself on being a safe diver. That said I've made it a practice to always test my gear before I getting back in the water after being out for several months. So four dives are planned...
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Small Fish, Big Red: More Jonathan Meiburg (Shearwater) Ornithological Geekery
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More Jonathan Meiburg (Shearwater) Ornithological Geekery. Friday, August 08, 2008. About Jonathan Meiburg's (not so) secret life as a bird nerd the other day I have been pointed to this series. Of videos on YouTube:. Jonathan Meiburg of Shearwater gives a tour of the Falkland Islands. As part of a survey team from Falklands Conservation and the Edinburgh Zoo, he searches for Striated Caracaras or, "Johnny Rook". Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Blogs I like to read.
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Reef Rants: June 2014
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Thoughts from an underwater tourist. Friday, June 27, 2014. Preparing For Our First Dives Of The Season. Our first dives of the season are scheduled for next week. I'm so excited. This will be my first time in the water since our Jamaica honeymoon last September and my foot reconstruction surgery this past December. I pride myself on being a safe diver. That said I've made it a practice to always test my gear before I getting back in the water after being out for several months. So four dives are planned...
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