Aloha from deep in the Islands! Following many months of prodding and a final push by an awesome week of interaction with the social media guru’s during @rethink hawaii, I have finally broke down and initiated a blog…TalkBrainSmack will be an inked version and natural evolution from my shit  talking to my smack talking to the more cerebral (and respected?) TalkBrainSmack. Although I am an accomplished scientist and inventor (Dr. Robert Yonover, @seerescue, wwww.RescueStreamer.com), I feel more like a primitive water-based ape, with a unique perspective on life in general and problem-solving more specifically. By approaching problems with a loin-cloth mentality, I am able to get to the root of the most basic solutions - Keep It Simple Stupid (KISS) is my mantra and the SEE/RESCUE Streamer (www.RescueStreamer.com) is a perfect example.

A little background might help you understand the animal you are encountering on the other end of this keyboard. I didn’t talk much as a kid and always felt more at home deep in nature and/or among wild (and domesticated) animals. As a small child, I was turned on to the ocean and surfing - I became a black tar addict! The problem was that I grew up in one of the worst places to surf in the country (aside from land-locked locales) - Miami. The waves were tiny and girls were mean - a double whammy! In the meantime, the place was tropical like Hawaii and we were on the receiving end of surfing movies and magazines - the ultimate tease! The result of being deprived for all those formative years was that I had to become HARDCORE - it was the only way to survive. One cold night, hanging with the boys, getting amped on the possibility of surfing in the morning, we started to puss out  relative to getting up early and getting into ocean while the cold front was kicking in…the fateful words that change my life were uttered in a slow drawl by a guy we looked up to in a hooded sweater and chucka-boots as he leaned back against the wall in a classic surf bro stance, "You gotta be HAAAAARDCORE!"

He was right that night and that message rang true for me in every aspect of life. Fast forward 35 years and you have encountered the result of living a HARDCORE life - a primitive, ultra-competitive, driven, passionate beast. Being HARDCORE is not easy, especially if you strive for a HARDCORE life relative to mind, body, and soul. No one gives it to you. You have to work for it. I train everyday, going deep into nature - testing and pushing myself to my limits on every front. I try to share this unique primitive perspective with regular land people - most people don’t get the whole thing, but usually just enough to be intrigued and inspired. Welcome to my world! Aloha, Rob

Dr. Robert Yonover is a Ph.D. geochemist/volcanologist with a history of innovative scientific contributions and innovative technologies/patents. Dr. Yonover’s unique background arose from his roots as a non-talking child with a strong connection to nature and the ability to approach problems in a primitive yet creative fashion. Using life and death situations with the ocean as his laboratory, he invented the military-approved RescueStreamer® and other survival technologies. Dr. Yonover’s media credits include appearances on CNN, PBS, Discovery Channel, with most major magazines covering the RescueStreamer® technology.
Ellie Crowe is the author of “Surfer of the Century: The Life of Duke Kahanamoku”, a multi-award winning book, including the prestigious “Once Upon a World Award” from the Simon Wiesenthal Center/Museum of Tolerance. Ellie has also written many other award winning books, including “Hawaii, A Pictorial Celebration” and “Exploring Lost Hawaii” Ellie Crowe has appeared on the Travel Channel and the History Channel.