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  1. November 4th, 2009, 08:26 AM #1
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    So near and yet so far...heading for the sea

    Maybe this is best in "whine and cheese", but...

    I'm a "landlubber" who lives about 8 hours from the ocean, but I'll be headed to Galveston today, and that's about the closest I can get. I'll be presenting a workshop at the Conference for the Advancement of Science Teaching (CAST) along with about 6000 other science teachers and education professionals. Now this is the strange part...even though I don't live anywhere close to the ocean, I'll be presenting a session about five critical issues concerning the sea: run off and hypoxic zones, the Pacific gyre pollution, overfishing (specifically bycatch and shark finning), the lionfish encroachment, and ocean acidification. The goal is to put some of these issues on teachers' radar screens so that we can reach the coming generation concerning preserving the oceans' health.
    Here's the whine...I'm going to be that close to the sea and won't have ANY opportunity to dive! As much as I would love to get in some dives at the Flower Gardens NMS (my favorite) or maybe some rig dives, it just doesn't fit in with the schedule. sigh...

    Oh, well, I'll be busy with volunteering at the NOAA/FGBNMS booth. At least there are other divers there to rub shoulders with. Sometimes, that just has to do.
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  2. November 4th, 2009, 10:13 AM #2
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    Go a couple days earlier and your problem is solved.
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  3. November 4th, 2009, 02:04 PM #3
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    LOL...yes, that would be a nice solution except for: 1) my boss (doesn't like me being gone TOO much) and 2) I'll have my (non-diving) wife with me on this trip. Couple all that with a much-too-busy schedule, and things get crazy.

    However, that's a really good idea for next time!
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