The Sharkbanz, a chunky wrist-worn device advertised as “a convenient and effective shark deterrent for the beachgoer, swimmer and surfer,” sits on my dresser next to a stack of bills and behind the floral fabric pouch containing my father’s ashes. I was supposed to try it out back in the spring, write a little something […]
Sharktober
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Sharktober: Part Two
If you lived in Humboldt County in October of 2012, you heard about the encounter. For me, the word came via my cell phone, which blew up with news that someone had been hit and it was bad. Really bad. Rumors abounded on Facebook that the victim had died. Nobody knew who the guy was, […]