The road to Jaramillo

I can’t resist that title, which is also the name of a celebrated book on the history of how radiometric dating and magnetic reversals led to the acceptance of the theory of plate tectonics. One of the crucial magnetic reversals was the Jaramillo event, named after a little creek in...Read more

Return of the wanderlust

I’ve now been out of the arm cradle for three weeks, I’m back to full time at work, and I’m feeling almost human. Naturally, the wanderlust is raging. I took a small adventure last Saturday. My older son, Nathan, wanted to attend a gamer’s convention in Albuquerque and needed me...Read more

Family and critters

My mother, all my siblings, and some of my nephews and nieces were in town this week for a reunion. It was wonderful to sit around and reminisce. It was also nice to see some local scenery. We went out to Overlook Park, and I found the lighting was just...Read more