Nature Abhors a Vacuum
I pulled into the post office a couple days ago and there it was — yet another square-backed vehicle with a dirty rear window. The driver was just getting out (she was from California...
Category: Misc.
Cyclospora and Climate Change?
Regular followers of this blog know of my wholehearted acceptance of Climate Change, and that — IMHO — it poses an existential threat to our established and very comfy way of life (click here...
Cataracts Really Suck
Conventional wisdom tells us we are born with five senses — sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch — which (hopefully) supply us with needed input for the rest of our lives. All have their...
Truly a Christian Attitude…
Forgive the detour, but I need to veer from the earth for a bit. Please bear with me — I need to get this off my chest (although the reduction in weight will likely...
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...
It breaks my heart… again
Staff reductions at the nation’s National Parks threatens their use in the upcoming tourist season
Follow the money…
Sorry. This one may stray a bit from the earth sciences, but I have to ask: How ridiculous can we be? It reminds me of the early days of the railroad, when the gauge...
An Ode to Duct Tape
A couple days ago (12/15/23) I listened to an interview with Gen. Wesley Clark (retired) discussing the tragic loss of three Israeli hostages to “friendly” fire. After the inevitable words about how difficult it...
Fear is like a drug…
I apologize in advance for this one, but to paraphrase Lesley Gore: “It’s my blog and I’ll rant if I want to.” While I realize that this is supposed to be a blog focusing...
