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Dandelions

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008 by tony

Events over the past week or so have been just shy of chaos. A lot of unrelated things have been happening at the same time, all requiring my attention.
My natural tendency to get distracted with new projects, ideas or interesting stories in the news hasn’t helped much either, as I often find myself […]

Article: The Art of Misdirection

Monday, April 21st, 2008 by tony

This is an editorial (252 kB) that appeared recently in ultraMARINE magazine, a bi-monthly publication in the UK for aquarists. Also downloadable from my iTunes podcast.

Friendly Grouper

Sunday, April 20th, 2008 by tony

Going through my photo library for a project last week, I came across this image of a black grouper (Mycteroperca bonaci) from my trip last year aboard the M/V Shear Water in the Bahamas. Much to my dismay, I was never able to find time to write about the enjoyable and educational trip, as […]

Dreamhost Not So Dreamy

Thursday, April 17th, 2008 by tony

Last night, my blog suddenly went down with no logical explanation. I tried everything I reasonably could given that it was late at night and I was tired.
I checked to see if FTP was working. It was. I checked to see if email was working. It was. I looked through the folders and […]

Fun With Sea Lions

Saturday, April 12th, 2008 by tony

Playing around with multimedia software again. This is a short slideshow/ video of my recent trip to swim with Australian sea lions in Western Australia.
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s1.addVariable(”file”,”http://www.tonywublog.com/videos/2008/sealions.flv”);
s1.addVariable(”bufferlength”,”8″);
s1.addVariable(”fsbuttonlink”,”http://www.tonywublog.com/wp-content/plugins/flv-embed/fullscreen.php?f=http://www.tonywublog.com/videos/2008/sealions.flv%26r=http://www.tonywublog.com/20080412/fun-with-sea-lions.html”);
s1.write(”player1″);

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Interview: Dive Magazine

Sunday, April 6th, 2008 by tony

This is an interview that appeared in DIVE Magazine in the UK recently. The main topic is an encounter I had with a juvenile sperm whale some years ago, one which left an indelible mark on me, fortunately in a good way.
Sperm whales are the largest carnivores on the planet. They have cavernous […]

Sights, Smells and Sounds of Spring

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008 by tony

It’s been 17 years since I’ve experienced the transition from winter to spring. I’d forgotten how wonderful this time of year can be.
The cherry blossoms, known as sakura, have been in full bloom for slightly over a week. The air is crisp and clear, sun proud, sky a perfect spring blue.
Breathe in the […]