08/16/2026
Tank 4... I haven't had a day off in like 2 months so I've been a little slow at this. But this next person probably has no idea that he was going to get on this list. He's not a certified diver but he did talk me into going for a dive in the Dominican Republic when he invited me to his wedding. In 2017 I got a last minute invite to go share his and his wife Carol's amazing wedding with a really cool group of Awesome people. While we were there there was this crazy Irish prick that worked at the Riu whose job was to sell diving trips to the people at the resort. I was the only person in the entire group who is actually certified to dive at the time, but it wasn't my idea to go diving. That Irish Hustler hustled that entire group into a dive day and the groom talked me into going with them. This day would mark the day that would change the trajectory of my career within a couple of years. As much as I love diving I didn't go every chance I had because it's an extremely expensive habit and these dive resorts charged extra. We went diving that day and snorkeling and then lunch on the beach and a little bit of shopping and it was awesome! . It was a full day Excursion... it was such a great day and it made me want to take my diving to the next level and rejuvenated my curiosity for the underworld.
Ken Soderberg.. if you didn't invite me to that wedding I would probably be in a different place today, doing a different job and probably be a lot more miserable. Thanks for dragging me along with you on that trip and thanks for talking me into going on that diving Excursion. You sir will be named on tank number 4 in Superior Diving Services tanks of Fame forever. You are a great guy and you're the only one of my friends from Canada who came to visit me when I was doing my dive training in Costa Rica. I love you buddy, I look forward to the next time I run into you.
