S is for Snow
Of course I would pick snow as the ‘s’ word. Snow has been part of my vocabulary since I learned to talk. Growing up in … Read more
R is for Rambunctious Garden
Note: I’m a bit behind (should be at T today) as I’ve been out of web range the past while. I’ll attempt to catch up … Read more
Q is for Quiet
Lots of people talk about how they’d just like a bit of peace and quiet, but what do they really mean? And why is it … Read more
O = Off the Grid and P = Patience (for next blog post)
I’ve been off the internet grid the past couple of days, and heading back to internet silence on Saturday. Hope to get Q up tonight … Read more
N is for New Ideas
Four interesting articles crossed my (virtual) desk today. Each dealt with a different aspect of science in particular and/or academia in general, but together they … Read more
M is for Mountain
Saturday started off fairly sunny and not too windy, a good day for the long drive west to the mountains. By the time we got … Read more
L is for Lag time
For the letter H, I posted about the hydrograph – a deceptively simple plot that represents the complex integration of the many processes that occur … Read more
K is for Kaibosh
As in – I’ve kaiboshed this blog post to reacquaint myself with the home gym instead. Got to get ready for summer hiking, biking and … Read more
J is for Jargon
Impenetrable phrases. Acronyms. Unpronounceable words that require a dictionary to understand their meaning. That would be jargon! Some argue that jargon is a necessity given … Read more
I is for Involvement (with the research community)
Many researchers come from a long lineage of scientists who have been working in a similar field for generations, and can trace their scientific ‘ancestry’ … Read more