Category Archives: Ocean
World Oceans Day
Somehow in the chaos of my life over the past few months, I have inadvertently managed to ignore this space that I had set aside for the purpose of staying connected to my thoughts on the ocean and the natural … Continue reading
Earth Day 2016
How inappropriate to call this planet Earth when it is quite clearly Ocean. – Arthur C. Clarke Today we celebrate Earth Day, commemorating this date in 1970 when the Apollo mission first looked down on our planet and saw it … Continue reading
Crafting Deeper Stories in 2016
Last year, I was invited to join the Board of Directors of the newly formed Ocean Media Institute. I have since been elected as the Vice President of the Board of Directors, which is an incredible honor, especially when … Continue reading
What Earth Day Means to Me…
When I think about the idea of “Earth Day”, I am immediately taken back to my childhood. My father, an avid outdoorsman, educator, and environmentalist, would take me backpacking in the Sierras, rock climbing in Joshua Tree, swimming in the … Continue reading
Where Were You When You Heard…
I remember five years ago when I heard about the explosion on the British Petroleum Deepwater Horizon rig out in the Gulf of Mexico. The images coming over the airwaves were incredible, pillars of flame and fire-boats trying to control … Continue reading
Fifteen Years
In April of 2000, my eldest son was born. Today is his birthday. Fifteen years old. In many ways it is somewhat mind-boggling to think that, not only did I help make another human being, but also managed to keep … Continue reading
And Now We Welcome the New Year…
“And now we welcome the new year. Full of things that have never been.” – Ranier Maria Rilke I decided some time ago that I will no longer do “resolutions” for the New Year. All too often they are simply … Continue reading
Requiem…
We all have our ways of dealing with sadness and anger, heartache and stress, a sense of loss or longing. For some, it is physical activity; a long run, a high-octane session at the gym, a few rounds with a … Continue reading
No one could write truthfully about the sea and leave out the poetry…
“The winds, the sea, and the moving tides are what they are. If there is wonder and beauty and majesty in them, science will discover these qualities… If there is poetry in my book about the sea, it is not … Continue reading
Extraordinary
“When one man, for whatever reason, has the opportunity to lead an extraordinary life, he has no right to keep it to himself.” – Jaques Yves Cousteau Where do I even begin? Much has happened since I was with you … Continue reading
The Pirate Viking 