Dec 02 2012
You could earn the title of ETEV’s Official “Official Volcano” Guesser! How awesome is that?! It’s a lazy Sunday, FtB’s dead quiet, and I’m preparing to write up the Official Volcano of ETEV. Only I can’t do it yet because the cat has my lap. When your only computer’s a laptop, this is a problem. …
Nov 28 2012
It appears Feedburner has officially died. I shall now test my new feed-to-Twitter service by feeding you geology lols.
Nov 13 2012
Steve Gough left an enlightening comment on “Learning the Language of Rivers II,” which I don’t want folks to miss. It goes some way towards answering some of those questions the river raised:
Nov 09 2012
This all began as a joke. Years ago, we nicknamed my coworker Ken Captain TMI for a propensity to overshare. By the time that team scattered, we’d made him a name tag and promoted him to general. Fast forward to a few weeks ago, when we ran into each other on a break and started …
Oct 30 2012
There’ll be something of substance up later today, I promise. For the moment: a glimpse of what is to come on Halloween. Not the full costume, obviously: just the speaker-shield and the microphone-mace. And the cat, of course, helping to demonstrate the power of the mic. And here she is deciding to defeat it by …
Jul 24 2012
Right. I’m not ready with the big Quartzville riddle, so here’s a small one from Marys Peak instead. Hopefully, you all will enjoy it as much as the last one. I’m a well-rounded rock. I’m something of a chameleon. At a glance, I look like something I’m not. And I’m heavier than I look. I …
Jul 17 2012
Note to readers: if you’re anywhere near Corvallis in July, get thee to Marys Peak and prepare to spend several hours blissing out over the flowers. Ye gods. No wonder it got designated a scenic botanical area. If it wasn’t for all the fabulous geology, I would have spent my entire time up there chasing …
Jun 17 2012
Right. So. There’s this group called the Secular Student Alliance, which is a fantastic group and deserves support. You might have noticed many of my fellow FtBers doing insane things like blogging twenty-four hours straight for the cause. Jen and Natalie are in the final stretches of their respective blogathons as I write this. If …
May 15 2012
I have, after a week’s hiatus, taken fingers to keys and pounded out a little something for Rosetta Stones: When You’re Doing Geology, You’ve Got To Break a Few Rocks. It’s got Evelyn and fresh surfaces and a lakeside geologists’ lair. Enjoy!
Apr 23 2012
Usually, when one sees waterbirds paddling round placidly up here, they’re ducks. There’s nothing much mysterious about ducks except for their genitals. I can’t look at a mallard anymore without thinking about feathery little rapists. Thanks, Ed Yong. Thanks so much. Back in the days when ducks were just a semi-domestic feature of the local …
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