Existence should always offer one the ability to be happy, conscious and free to dive into the adventure of living.
Billy Strayhorn's standard "Lush Life," done as a slow-burning jazz-blues arrangement, also became an expression of bitter self-recognition in which the narrator's decision to abandon hope and "live the lush life in some small dive" is a conscious, if perverse, decision.
The rules governing record dives require that a diver remain conscious for sixty seconds after surfacing, so Campbell's dive was nullified.
Years later, when I read Melly's autobiography, Owning Up, I realised that his Frankie and Johnny act was a conscious homage to Dali in his diving suit.
It seems to anticipate winter long before the first frost, and it challenges vain, health-conscious New Yorkers to wade into the starchy and dive headlong into the flabby.
In a pre-dive interview, Tom Daley said it had been a conscious strategy to bulk up, to help him get through his routines with more power.
Dive shops are located all over the island; the most safety conscious ones are members of the Association of Tobago Dive Operators ATDOO).
Now with a few clicks of a mouse, socially-conscious travellers can book an educational tour with Peru's indigenous population, dive with local scuba companies in Zanzibar, or stay in communally owned lodges in Thailand.
For a deeper dive, check out Mackey's CD: Passion and Purpose, the Power of Conscious Capitalism....and his co-founder at FLOW, Michael Strong's new book: Be The Solution: How Entrepreneurs and Conscious Capitalists Can Solve All the World's Problems.
A gritty warren of dive bars and chop shops bumps up against experimental galleries and health-conscious dining spots.
