NOAA Has Value, Dammit!
One of the things I tell the students during Orientation on the first night is that Geology is a science class, and we will leave the political insanity to PoliSci (or Psychology). I promise...
Tagged: Climate
FEMA and Funding Disaster Relief
This one will be short because I need to get back to work (I am so close to getting Marker Bed off for formatting, and then publishing, that any delay rankles). Anyway, I just...
A Brave Man…
It’s all too rare to see true bravery in the face of catastrophe. A couple examples spring to mind: Jesus standing in the dock in front of Pontius Pilate, Davy Crockett at the Alamo,...
Weather vs. Climate: A Brief Tutorial
I’ll keep this one short and straightforward so even the most die-hard anti-science adherent can understand. I promise to use simple words and concepts… As expected, there has been a flurry — bordering on...
We All Need a Drink
I’m sure that I’m not alone in my conflicted thoughts about what is happening in the Middle East at this time (November 2023). So much hatred and violence, and — speaking only for myself...
Lightning and Thunder and Bears, oh my…
This one’s gonna be short. Susie is with Bailey in Italy, and I escaped to the deck to try and find the universe. The good news is that it found me. I’ve been sitting...
It’s The Climate
Susie and I have lived in and near Grants Pass in southwestern Oregon since the 1970s. One of the first things that caught our eye when we blew into town was the huge sign...
Lake effect snow
The weather reports and forecasts (11/18/22) are not at all promising. While the entire Eastern Seaboard looks to become very white over the next several days, Buffalo, New York is getting much of the...
The sound of the sun
I mentioned in an earlier post that sitting at the beach gives us a chance to listen to the voice of the sun. While this may sound like a 60s flashback — and fifty-plus...
Here Comes the Sun…
I spent much of my high school years on a surfboard. It became a full-throated obsession during my senior year when the school test-drove a new program called “Self-Imposed Scheduling.” If you were in...
