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Trumpeter Swan observed last week at Ragged Mountain Reservoir, near Charlottesville, Virginia Well, this is it: The last post at Mountain Beltway here at the AGU Blogosphere. AGU has been so accommodating, hosting my blog …

This will be the new home of my blog Georneys. I’ll be moving all of my posts here from the AGU blogosphere – and starting some new blogging in 2024. Stay tuned!

Where does all this content belong? Most of the content on this site is an aggregate view of my work in other venues. How do I want to manage that process going forward? It’s 2024, …

Recently, I started a new project. I react to the accessibility of more or less randomly picked websites.Before you get too excited, It's in German. I feel more comfortable recording live reactions to websites I …

Wurkkos' TS10 series has been very popular with flashlight enthusiasts, and the larger 18650 battery format TS10 MAX is now available with high CRI Nichia 519A LEDs, and 2500 lumen max output. This is one …

LOOP SK05 Helm Specifications Introduction Torch in use Build quality LED, bezel, lens, reflector and beam Size and comparison User interface Batteries and charging Powerbank Performance Beamshots Conclusion Price Product page Specifications Brand/model LOOP SK05 …

As I often say around these parts, my favorite month of the year is August, when TCM serves up its Summer Under the Stars (SUTS) series, where a different classic film star is featured every …

(Source: Houston Landing.) Technical professionals who work on street safety face a constant struggle: balancing safety and mobility demands on streets in ways that satisfy no one. The challenge is real — set speed limits …

Increased ridership on electric trains, lower costs for electricity than forecast, and financial discipline have improved Caltrain’s financial outlook, but not nearly enough to prevent the need for new funding. Caltrain’s finance committee got a …

To everyone who has been visiting Skookworks in 2024 – Thank you! I had a great time creating the daily illustrations and I feel like I’ve mastered Clip Studio Paint enough to get back to …

I’ll never forget hearing Paul Simon’s album Graceland for the first time. As a kid growing up in West Texas surrounded by country music and perpetually drowning in the blood of Christ, the South African …

Chociaż strona ta poświęcona jest erze 8-bitowej, kiedy w Polsce królowały Atari, Commodore i Pegasusy, a ja aż do czasów Pentium III byłem “jedynym” posiadaczem... Read more

Sometimes I’ll jot down a word I think I haven’t heard before, only to locate it in the existing Word Hoard archive on my own website. Apparently I logged bruit (sounds like “brewie”) on this …

Happy new year! There are lots of different ways to read the Bible. In 2025, my plan is go slowly through the New Testament, chewing over each chapter. There are 260 chapters across the 27 …

Newly out in VAMP: Danison, Andy D., Wedel, Mathew J., Barta, Daniel E., Woodward, Holly N., Flora, Holley M., Lee, Andrew H., and Snively, Eric. 2024. Chimerism of specimens referred to Saurophaganax maximus reveals a …