Mad Mike Jumps In

[Mad Mike]

Hello, all. I haven't dived with you guys for a few years now. I'm really not all that interested in tech diving, although I can appreciate the attraction of lots of new toys.

I hope I can get out on some dives with the club this year. I'll bring my son, Graeme, along, too. He just spent a year down in New Zealand but didn't manage to get in any diving. Marc trained him a few years ago. Gotta get his advanced cert. so we can do some charters on the St Lawrence.

Maybe I'll change this annoying shark...

[owlbill]

Welcome aboard Mike. Graeme will love the new advanced course Marc and I have worked up.

[Mad Mike]

Hiya, Bill. So, what have you 2 cooked up? Graeme is such a natural at diving -- his go-it-slow approach on land is great in the water.

[Terry]

Mike, your maple leaf looks a lot like Robert McLelland's "blogger of the year" award. Coincidence?

[Mad Mike]

Nope, never even heard of him. I don't follow any bloggers, and find most of them boring. Besides I have enough opinions of my own, as my wife always tells me. :)

I've been using some free software for a while, called smileypad. It's at www.smileypad.com. I've amassed a collection of emoticons, primarily for use in e-mails.