Friday Glow Blogging: Uranium Glass
And now, it’s time for something a little different. It’s not only rocks that glow when exposed to UV light; a few summers ago we discovered that the scorpions on Coronado Heights glow … Read more
Month: February 2005
Small Town Politics
The local paper has rescinded its three week moratorium on printing letters to the editor. It was a misguided attempt to control the political discourse in our community and it failed. Credit to … Read more
Thompson’s Vincent Black
Out for a drive late yesterday afternoon, Richard Thompson’s song, Vincent Black Lightning, started playing. It was just another song brought to us by iPod’s random song selector. Now, we’ve listened to this … Read more
Friday Glow Blogging: English Fluorite
English fluorite is one of the brightest of all fluorescent minerals, and this fine, 1″ crystal specimen, illuminated by longwave UV light, is a very nice example, indeed.
Blue: Who Knew?
It’s been far too long since I’ve posted an interesting astronomy photo, and the one below, though subtle, is very beautiful. The image is of Saturn’s “northern” hemisphere and was taken by the … Read more
Get Back Trackback
I turned off the trackback feature of this site this morning. Awaking once again to a mailbox full of blog related spam I decided today was the day to stop at least this … Read more
Mike’s Simple Hi-Tech Glossary
Based on recent comments and observations, I’ve come to realize that many of the acronyms encountered in the online world aren’t as well known as as many authors might wish. Herewith is a … Read more