Sometimes you just have to take an afternoon off to play in the sun with friends...then back into the fray. We may not be able to solve all the world's problems but given a few hours, we closed the cold case.

CLUE, the Walking Mystery, is set across the beautiful UCSD campus.

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What we can do since many of the disappeared are from countries covered by the International Criminal Court.

@dailybeanspod.com

Here's what's actually in Trump's Big Bad Ugly Bill. 👇 Trouble is, the effects won't be fully felt until the heist is long over.

Are you a journalist or storyteller who's concerned about your work and media? Join the San Diego Press Club TONIGHT at City College, 7 pm, for a panel discussion.

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Blues.
Calm beneath our chaotic surface.

#travelblogger #scubalife

"Boundary breakers, crossing the threshold of life and death to occupy spaces where they should not exist... Vampires as metaphors for consumption and greed."

- Tiffany Morris, Mi'kmaw/settler poet in Madhouse (Substack)

Add hubris = a fitting metaphor for those dismantling American Democracy.

Year of the Snake. Puerto Vallarta dive flashback. Spotted this sea snake working hard for dinner.

With everything going on in the world, we need to celebrate what we can. #scubadiving #mexicolove #tripwellgal

Flashback to Sunday brunch with the angels in Puerto Vallarta. Remembering sweet moments like this makes a hard news and work week easier.

Enjoy. #scubalife

Q3: 2025 is my year for deeper, slower travel.

Photo inside slot canyon during the year's first minus tide in San Diego.

#tidepools
#traveladdicts #traveladdictstreasure
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Q2: Next spring, I'm finally diving into underwater and island adventures around #Bali

#scuba #traveladdicts #traveladdictstreasure
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My energy is moving quickly into the new year and I reworked a great pause piece, Hidden Mountain, Future Skies for Substack. We can do things better.
open.substack.com/pub/elainema...? #travelwriter

My picture of the Hong Kong Bay from last March.

I know it's chilly in much of the country but let this short rekindle memories of sunshine and warm seas.

Yelapa is a boat-access only village south of Puerto Valarta. Much more to come.
#puertovallarta

Know how you get back from a trip with too many photos and video clips? Bear with me.

May these delights in French Polynesia be balm for your Monday.
#Moorea

Some days, I just need to be back at the whale ballet.

Mother and calf in Moorea.With thanks to Dave Rudie and our guide, Manatea. #humpbackwhales

Whale song. Spied a male humpback singing for a mate. We hoped he'd surface near, but still a magnifcent experience while bobbing in the warm waters off Moorea, French Polynesia.

My first time out with a DJI Action4.