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Please review my Portfolio of ads. Web sites and content. Radio scripts. TV commercials. Data sheets. Direct response packages. PowerPoints. Promotional copy. White Papers. Packaging copy. And more. You’ll see why I’m “The One-Stop Copy Shoppe.”

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Freelance Senior Copywriter Credentials for Peak Seven

Thanks for this opportunity to present my copywriting credentials to Peak Seven. I’ve Been a Copywriter for Over 40 Years. The first 17 were at large ad agencies in San Francisco and Dallas; the next 25+ were as a prolific freelance writer/creative director for dozens of ad agencies, Fortune 500 companies, and start-ups. I have […]

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Palau Dive Trip April 2025

I’m leaving next April 10th for a trip that’s been on my bucket list for decades –– to the pristine Western Pacific paradise known as Palau. We have four spots left as of today. Contact me if you’re interested.

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Scuba Show 2024 – 12 Injuries

At Scuba Show 2024 in the Los Angeles Convention Center, I presented this seminar: “The 12 Most Common Diving Injuries –– And How to Prevent Them”. I’ve actucally experienced 11 of these, but that’s not unusual for any diver. After all, one of my dive buddies once explained, “Once you’ve done about 100 dives, anything […]

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Diving From a Cruise Ship in Roatan

It’s extremely easy for cruise ship passengers like me to arrange a two-tank dive while visiting Caribbean Islands like Roatan in the Honduras Bay Islands. I did it on in mid-February when I was there aboard the Sky Princess with Sun Divers Roatan. So can you. Here’s how…

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Desert Dolphins Presentation: 3/20/24

Desert Dolphins Presentation, Wednesday, March 20, 2024 @ 6pm PT via Zoom Title: “Blogging About Bubbles” Subtitle: “How to Get Published in 13 Steps”  Summary: Whether you’re a snorkeler, diver, or photographer, blogging preserves your underwater experiences while humor lets your story stand out from others. This presentation will take you through 13 easy-to-follow tips […]

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Guest Lecturer Credentials

I’m an internationally known travel writer and entertaining speaker who enjoys making presentations about my craft. As a travel writer and “Scuba Storyteller”, I’ve discovered ways to turn my side hustle into a lucrative business by writing hundreds of articles, blogs, and newsletters. Recently, I’ve made these travel-writing presentations as a guest lecturer…

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Featured Speaker at Scuba Show 2023

I was so pleased to be one of about two dozen featured speakers at ScubaShow.com in the Long Beach Convention Center during the weekend of June 4 and 5, 2023. It drew over 10,000 scuba diving, snorkeling, and travel enthusiasts. This is the largest consumer convention in America and my topic was entitled “Blogging About […]

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Warm Memories of Hypothermia

Three tanks. One boat. One day. 11 Celsius. These were the last dives I ever took in cold Northern California waters. Mark Twain once said, “The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco.” The same might be said about a three-tank, one-day boat dive in Monterey, California, about 90 miles south […]

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Maui March Madness: Humpback Whale Tales

I’m not stupid (though some might argue that fact). I know that a whale’s “tale” is called a “fluke”, but this is a story about humpback whales in the Maui Channel in March – during the tail end of their annual 6,000-mile, round-trip trek from Alaska. Because I was traveling with my wife and another […]

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Drift Diving Away in Cozumel

When you dive in Cozumel, Mexico, encountering currents is pretty much a given and virtually all dives here are drift dives. Located about 12 miles east of Playa del Carmen, Cancun, currents around this popular Mexican resort island can run from mild to moderate (1-6 knots) on most reefs , so it can be a […]

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A Mid-Century Modern Trip Down Memory Lane: Orbit In, Palm Springs

I’ve been vacationing in Palm Springs since 1958. The first three years, my family drove from San Francisco to this desert resort area during our school’s winter vacations between Christmas and New Year’s Day. Initially, we stayed in small 1950s-era hotels that only had a handful of rooms in U-shaped buildings surrounding a pool. The […]

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Heavy Breathing on Half Dome

Heavy Breathing on Half Dome And Other Ways To Stay In Shape For Diving By Gil Zeimer This article originally appeared in the December 2008/January 2009 issue of Dive Pacific Magazine. Why did I trek 18.2 miles (29 kilometers) round-trip to one of California’s most celebrated mountains with five of my besties? Why did I […]

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Another “Only In San Francisco” Treat: Kung Pao Kosher Comedy

From its TV jingles, we all know that Rice-A-Roni is “The San Francisco Treat”. As a native, I’ve also enjoyed Dungeness Crab, Sourdough French Bread, It’s It Ice Cream Sandwiches, Anchor Steam Beer, Ghirardelli Chocolate, and Irish Coffee from the Buena Vista Café. However, there’s one “Only in San Francisco” thing that you may not […]

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Equipment Upgrade 2.0

Your gear may be years old. It still works.  But is it safe? By Gil Zeimer Alert Diver Magazine, May, 2002 Most of us don’t even think twice about upgrading our computers, our software, our cell phones, our wardrobe, our cars, or perhaps even our homes every two to 10 years. But when did you […]

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