and in getDom: function() { after preparing/modifying your data you add a simple if/else clause.

I gave it the old college try, and I almost got there on my own. Two simple mistakes fixed and a Carousel() addition all made by @cowboysdude got me up and running. Thanks bro!

MMM-SORT

Simplest way would be this:

Oh snap! Of course! Thanks yawns!

I will give that a shot today. :^)

my pitiful programming skills don’t include making a module that does both

Simplest way would be this:
Add a config attribute

{
	disabled: false,
	module: "MMM-SimpleTides",
	position: "top_left",
	config: {
...
		outputLayout: "simple"
	}
},

and in getDom: function() { after preparing/modifying your data you add a simple if/else clause.

if (this.config.outputLayout == "simple") {
// print the data as in SimpleTides
} else {
// print the data as in StaticTides
}

I couldn’t decide if I wanted the tides rotating or static and my pitiful programming skills don’t include making a module that does both. So, I made MMM-StaticTIdes. It’s basically a rewrite of MMM-SimpleTides with some formatting changes and less info to keep screen real estate to a minimum. However, a quick glance gives you the next 8 tides, whereas MMM-SimpleTides gives a full week of tides and other information in rotation.