Messing about with empathy
The eruption of Mount St. Helens lasted more than just a day. We celebrate on May 18 because that was the first BIG eruption. It is also when the landslide hollowed out the mountain, and many towns east of the event were covered in inches of ash. However, the volcano continued to erupt for months…
I have always found the Tunguska Event fascinating. It is part fact, part mystery, and totally remarkable. On June 30, 1908, 830 square miles of Siberian forest near the Podkamennaya Tunguska River were flattened, The pictures look like someone dumped a giant-size can of Lincoln Logs. Quakes were felt as far away as Europe and…
Have you ever heard the Dapper Dans perform at a Disney park? This barbershop quartet has an amazing sound, but I never plan to see them when I visit the parks, so sometimes I hear them, and sometimes I don’t. Since the parks are closed, the Dapper Dans have gone virtual. Lucky us. These recordings…
My Story A Day in May challenge is going strong. I have really enjoyed writing a short story each day. I follow the day’s prompt more often then I thought I would, although I often tweak the idea that becomes my story. My longest story so far was over 2000 words, and my shortest was…
We have finished our exploration of seven continents. Everyone probably learned about these seven continents in elementary school, and they are pretty well established. The running community even had a marathon challenge where elites run seven marathons in seven days on seven continents. Amazing. I first heard that there might be an eighth continent when…
I am continuing down a geographic rabbit hole. We’re all mostly stuck at home, so I thought I would go traveling with my blog. Each day this week, I’m going to explore a different continent. There are now eight continents, but I’m going to cover the traditional seven. Perhaps later, I’ll explain why we added…
Mount St. Helens erupted 40 years ago today.* That makes it sound like the mountain went from 0 to 60 on May 18, 1980, which is not true at all. The USGS had measured earthquakes in the area since March of that year, and steam often erupted into the sky This geologic warning was fortunate…
I am continuing down a geographic rabbit hole. We’re all mostly stuck at home, so I thought I would go traveling with my blog. Each day this week, I’m going to explore a different continent. There are now eight continents, but I’m going to cover the traditional seven. Perhaps later, I’ll explain why we added…
Let’s get back to my geographic rabbit hole. We’re all mostly stuck at home, so I thought I would go traveling with my blog. Each day this week, I’m going to explore a different continent. There are now eight continents, but I’m going to cover the traditional seven. Perhaps later, I’ll explain why we added…
I’m taking a break from geography to tell you about a new book. My short story, “A New Home for Lulu,” about a small, colorful, timid dragon (created by my friend, Lily Muller) is being published in a new anthology, Den of Dragons. Like all the anthologies put out by Crimson Cloak, the proceeds from…