Category: Commentary

Icebreakers

The fact that the U.S. now has politicians clamoring for more icebreakers is another case of too little, too late. A distraction more than anything... Read More

2,000 Posts

We’ve been blogging here for a while, and it’s been an enjoyable experience. This past Friday we hit our 2,000th post. Something we never expected.... Read More

An Anchor

We’ve been working on a design project that uses nautical objects to tie the theme together, and of course we want to incorporate an anchor.... Read More

Port Operations

We’ve been looking at how ports up and down the U.S. west coast operate to get a feel how they’re using technology in their daily... Read More

Thankful

The Coast Guard has had quite a history and the future looks promising too. We thank them for all that they do. Read More

Fear

There much to be done at solving the problems of the world, and we need to stop letting fear keep us inert and get on... Read More

Science

There’s still so little we actually understand about the world around us. Science has a long way to go to helping us unlock the secrets... Read More

Clean Oceans

Clean oceans are a nice thing and something to strive for, but we need to keep in mind that not all we see in the... Read More

Look to the seas

We need to look to the seas to understand our future on this earth, to learn to adapt, to sustain ourselves, and to be the... Read More

See the world

We’ve become slaves to our technology, missing out on the glory of nature. It’s important to see and experience the world, in real life, first... Read More

Diversity of life

The diversity of life that we know on this plant has its roots in the seas. Our oceans fostered the wonder of life that we... Read More