Dear WeatherCatters who find the older we get the busier we become,
31 years ago to be exact, I wrote a PhD that considered scuba diving as an interesting place to study processes of learning. Alas, that work didn't land be an academic post and I was forced to shift to programming to make a living. Now I have time to revisit the topic and I was encouraged to attend the Scuba Diving Equipment Manufacturing Association conference in New Orleans. The last time I attended this conference was before I had finished my PhD!! Still it didn't take long to feel at home once more:

I'll spare you the technical details in part because it didn't lend itself to photography. However I have a photo of one of the famous stern-wheeler riverboats:

Finally, I have a photo of one of the equally famous streetcars immortalized in the play: "A streetcar named desire."
Enjoy!Edouard