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Congratulations to my favorite older sister (not to be confused with my favorite younger sister or favorite older brother) on achieving your goal. I expect you to know everything about otters by the end of this year, and yes, there will be a test. Here is the first challenge. Name all four of the otters … Continue reading »

This Coryphaena “showing a helmet” hippurus “horse tail” shows us that dorado means “gilded” in Spanish. According to one source, the mahi converts about 90% of its food into body weight, and can reach a length of 6.75 feet (and weigh almost 90lbs). Apparently, they can reach 28 inches in six months and maintain a … Continue reading »

I haven’t reviewed food in a while, but one visit to the Grand Buffet in Seaside, California, gave my gastronomic system such problems that I must issue a word of warning. It all started after a game of disc golf at CSUMB, when we were trying to decide on a place to have dinner. I … Continue reading »

Your Matisyahu video was really damned good, so good in fact that I have converted it into an MP3 so that I can load it on my IPod.

Now here’s a funky introduction with some Ghostface, Roots, Gnarls, and more…

This is a polychaete worm that I found on a piece of drift kelp magnified at x50. Little beasties look a lot meaner under the microscope. It’s nice to have a mini-lab on board when you’re looking at marine organisms.

Pycnopodia helianthoides (AKA Sunflower Star or Sun Starfish) is a nasty customer. This is the T. Rex of the starfish, and can travel a blistering 40 inches per minute to boot. When you get one of these in a trap, it is imperative to remove them right away, or they will clamp down on whatever … Continue reading »

Taking pictures in low light settings is challenging for me, but at least the moon stays still. Here are a few shots that I took from the past couple of nights: This picture was taken yesterday with the D-50. The moon still looks really full on this shot from today, taken on my DMC-TZ3.