Intro to Geologic Time
One thing about time is that it keeps moving—always into the future and always in polar opposite, yet mutually supportive rhythms: relative and absolute. Relative time is agreeably flexible and adapts itself to the...
Author: GeoMan
Maybe Not So Extinct After All
This one will be short so I can get back to work, but it was too good to pass up a quick summary. (I am literally weeks away from having all the pieces in...
From the Mouths of Babes…
…or in this case senior citizens. Don’t get me wrong here, or read anything into this post other that the reality that I always appreciate a clever turn of phrase. Please note that this...
Warp Speed Now
The year was 1969, and my buddy and I — a pair of newly-minted high school graduates, full of juice and looking for a bit of excitement — decided to head to the Mojave...
Yes, Virginia, Lead IS Toxic
This is a follow-up to earlier posts regarding the toxicity of lead, and is in response to an 8 July 2025 article on the Associated Press website titled “A Kindergarten in China Added Lead...
Going Up?
There have been a flood of articles over the past couple days with the same overarching message: the climate crisis is irreversible and we have already moved beyond the threshold we’d need to stay...
Is Anyone Surprised?
This one will be real short (busy day, busy life). Saw an interesting article from the N. Y. Times this morning titled “States and Cities Fear a Disaster Season Full of Unknowns Amid Federal...
It Hasta be Shasta
My most recent post (A Show of Hands) certainly woke up some of the usual suspects, and although it was not my intention to spark such impassioned rebuttal, it is comforting to realize that...
A Show of Hands
This one’s gonna be real short. I mean, what is there to say… In case you missed it, there was a 7.7 earthquake in Myanmar yesterday (28 March 2025). The reasons for the quake...
It breaks my heart… again
Staff reductions at the nation’s National Parks threatens their use in the upcoming tourist season
