Lindsborg Forums at the Riverside Cafe

In the spirit of utilizing modern online collaboration tools to strengthen and extend our conversations, I’ve setup an online forum where folks can chat about

Friday Glow Blogging: Novacekite

This brilliant green novacekite is from Mexico. It’s one of the most brilliant specimens we own, and it fluoresces when exposed to shortwave ultraviolet

Magnuson Campaign Issues

In addition to the number of people who have contacted him there are four basic issues that John Magunson felt needed to be addressed:

First being the

Backyard Cardinal

One of the pleasures of living in the midwest is sharing our backyard with a pair of cardinals. Virtually unknown in California, they are fairly common here.

Friday Glow Blogging: Creamy Fluorite

This week’s glowblog entry is a creamy brown piece of fluorite from Ohio. Activated by long-wave ultraviolet light, this piece stands in contrast to the more