{"id":4699,"date":"2017-10-31T20:39:24","date_gmt":"2017-11-01T03:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/?p=4699"},"modified":"2017-11-02T20:54:44","modified_gmt":"2017-11-03T03:54:44","slug":"october-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/?p=4699","title":{"rendered":"October Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sorry for not posting anything recently, but between business dealings and family health issues it has not been an easy month.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been trying to get off my ass, and this last Saturday I went to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.longbeach.gov\/beachstreets\/\" title=\"Beach Streets Long Beach\" target=\"new\">Beach Streets Event<\/a> in Long Beach.<\/p>\n<p>Actually, I couldn&#8217;t help it &#8211; it went right through my ghetto.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4700\" alt=\"Me and the other penny farthing guy.\" src=\"http:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/wp-content\/psd_penny_farthing_chop.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/wp-content\/psd_penny_farthing_chop.jpg 400w, https:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/wp-content\/psd_penny_farthing_chop-300x252.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><br \/>\n<em>I actually met the &#8220;Other guy with an Ordinary Bike.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The guy&#8217;s name is Steve &#8211; he is a little crazy because he doesn&#8217;t even wear a hat to protect his head!<\/p>\n<p>I woke up the next day to see a swell map off of Palos Verdes that promised me flat conditions. <\/p>\n<p>I actually had all my gear packed and even walked down to my nice truck at 6:30 am to go diving.<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t know what it was; I turned around and went back to my apartment.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe it was because I was to eat lunch with my sister, brother and mother at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.terranea.com\/southern-california-dining\" title=\"Bashi at Terranea Resort\" target=\"new\">Bashi in Terranea <\/a> and was afraid I would be too drunk or tired at noon?<\/p>\n<p>I have no idea.<\/p>\n<p>I remember when I used to be the most macho person that I knew.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m going to do a few solo dives at Veterans Park to see if I still remember how to dive;  the only question is when.<\/p>\n<p>I did make it down to Terranea later that day, and was lucky enough to score a free spot.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/wp-content\/DSCF9095PVOCT-Copy.jpg\" alt=\"Diving Conditions\" width=\"400\" height=\"230\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/wp-content\/DSCF9095PVOCT-Copy.jpg 400w, https:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/wp-content\/DSCF9095PVOCT-Copy-300x172.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><br \/>\n<em>I don&#8217;t know what it was like earlier, but at noon it looked like conditions sucked.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/wp-content\/DSCF9096PVOCT.jpg\" alt=\"Me at Terranea Resort\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4708\" srcset=\"https:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/wp-content\/DSCF9096PVOCT.jpg 400w, https:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/wp-content\/DSCF9096PVOCT-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><br \/>\n<em>I miss this place!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Professional Debriefer Paul, my sister, mother and myself celebrated the birthday of my brother and father, who was not able to attend.<\/p>\n<p>After lunch, Professional Debriefer Paul took me on a tour of a local indoor tomato farm &#8211; the new way we will have to grow vegetables when global warming turns the Earth into the climate of Venus.<\/p>\n<p>I think the guy is some kind of a scientist.<\/p>\n<p>I never knew before now, how funny tomato plants smell.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/wp-content\/DSCF9116PVOCT.jpg\" alt=\"In door tomato plants\" width=\"400\" height=\"230\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/wp-content\/DSCF9116PVOCT.jpg 400w, https:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/wp-content\/DSCF9116PVOCT-300x172.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Indoor tomato plants grown as a science project.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I have saved a few items for Sunday debriefing&#8230; if that is, hopefully, still a thing.<\/p>\n<p>North Korean mushrooms &#8211;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/wp-content\/DSCF9129DPRKCHOP.jpg\" alt=\"North Korean mushrooms.\" width=\"400\" height=\"327\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4703\" srcset=\"https:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/wp-content\/DSCF9129DPRKCHOP.jpg 400w, https:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/wp-content\/DSCF9129DPRKCHOP-300x245.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Soak them in water for a day and barbecue &#8211; it is like a North Korean burger patty!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>No, they are not poisonous or hallucinogenic; so I was told by my hot North Korean tour guide.<\/p>\n<p>And some genuine Ginseng wine from Kaesong, North Korea&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/wp-content\/DSCF9130DPRKCHOP.jpg\" alt=\"Made in North Korea\" width=\"400\" height=\"264\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4704\" srcset=\"https:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/wp-content\/DSCF9130DPRKCHOP.jpg 400w, https:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/wp-content\/DSCF9130DPRKCHOP-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/wp-content\/DSCF9131DPRKCHOP.jpg\" alt=\"Ginseng wine from the DPRK.\" width=\"247\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4705\" srcset=\"https:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/wp-content\/DSCF9131DPRKCHOP.jpg 247w, https:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/wp-content\/DSCF9131DPRKCHOP-185x300.jpg 185w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 247px) 100vw, 247px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m hoping to be back this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>My last interview that I did on my August trip is online:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/user-969713198\/so-one-time-in-north-korea\" target=\"_new\">So&#8230; One Time, in North Korea.. &#8211;  The Meghan Jenkins Show<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Until next time&#8230; Yeah,  I&#8217;ll update the lobster season countdown, soon.<\/p>\n<p>Keep diving!<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t be like me!<\/p>\n<p>PSD<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sorry for not posting anything recently, but between business dealings and family health issues it has not been an easy month. 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