Somewhat irrelevant remembrance of 9/11/01 from the west coast.
I was at an EPA conference in Seattle. It started on the 10th, and I had gone out to dinner and too many drinks with a client that night.
I was at an EPA conference in Seattle. It started on the 10th, and I had gone out to dinner and too many drinks with a client that night.
September 11, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Somewhat irrelevant remembrance of 9/11/01 from the west coast.
I was at an EPA conference in Seattle. It started on the 10th, and I had gone out to dinner and too many drinks with a client that night.
I was at an EPA conference in Seattle. It started on the 10th, and I had gone out to dinner and too many drinks with a client that night.
Near-vertical beds of Paleozoic rocks exposed on the Ballymackean shoreline, Old Head of Kinsale, SSW of Kinsale, Ireland.
The RMS Lusitania was sunk 111 years ago about 20 km south of here by a German torpedo, fired from U-boat No. U-20.
More than 1,000 people died in the sinking.
The RMS Lusitania was sunk 111 years ago about 20 km south of here by a German torpedo, fired from U-boat No. U-20.
More than 1,000 people died in the sinking.
July 23, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Near-vertical beds of Paleozoic rocks exposed on the Ballymackean shoreline, Old Head of Kinsale, SSW of Kinsale, Ireland.
The RMS Lusitania was sunk 111 years ago about 20 km south of here by a German torpedo, fired from U-boat No. U-20.
More than 1,000 people died in the sinking.
The RMS Lusitania was sunk 111 years ago about 20 km south of here by a German torpedo, fired from U-boat No. U-20.
More than 1,000 people died in the sinking.
Went on a hike in the bocage of Normandie today.
Sometimes the trail looked as if was heading into a cave.
Sometimes the trail looked as if was heading into a cave.
July 19, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Went on a hike in the bocage of Normandie today.
Sometimes the trail looked as if was heading into a cave.
Sometimes the trail looked as if was heading into a cave.
Vertical cliffs adjacent to Dún Aonghasa fort, Inis Mór, Aran Islands, Ireland.
May have gotten a little too close to the edge on this one.
May have gotten a little too close to the edge on this one.
July 14, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Vertical cliffs adjacent to Dún Aonghasa fort, Inis Mór, Aran Islands, Ireland.
May have gotten a little too close to the edge on this one.
May have gotten a little too close to the edge on this one.
Went out to dinner last night at a restaurant on the Sienne River estuary, near the English Channel. Nice lighting in this farm field on our way home around 21h40.
July 11, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Went out to dinner last night at a restaurant on the Sienne River estuary, near the English Channel. Nice lighting in this farm field on our way home around 21h40.
Man, I hate it when the convicted felon gives an interview.
The auto post accounts keep posting clips of his lies and blathering, clogging up my feed.
So sick of that piggish face.
The auto post accounts keep posting clips of his lies and blathering, clogging up my feed.
So sick of that piggish face.
July 2, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Man, I hate it when the convicted felon gives an interview.
The auto post accounts keep posting clips of his lies and blathering, clogging up my feed.
So sick of that piggish face.
The auto post accounts keep posting clips of his lies and blathering, clogging up my feed.
So sick of that piggish face.
Nice weather today so I went for a walk in the park.
Saw a dragon.
Saw a dragon.
June 14, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Nice weather today so I went for a walk in the park.
Saw a dragon.
Saw a dragon.
Thought I'd share this photo from Ghent, Belgium, taken behind the Gent-Sint-Pieters Railway Station.
I've never seen this many bicycles parked in one location in my life.
I've never seen this many bicycles parked in one location in my life.
June 9, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Thought I'd share this photo from Ghent, Belgium, taken behind the Gent-Sint-Pieters Railway Station.
I've never seen this many bicycles parked in one location in my life.
I've never seen this many bicycles parked in one location in my life.
Today is the day after another D-Day anniversary. Here in Normandie, it's still a big deal. There were countless observances and speeches about the sacrifices and the cost of freedom borne both by the liberators and the citizens being liberated.
June 7, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Today is the day after another D-Day anniversary. Here in Normandie, it's still a big deal. There were countless observances and speeches about the sacrifices and the cost of freedom borne both by the liberators and the citizens being liberated.
I've been living in France for some time on a carte de séjour, which had to be renewed annually at a cost of ~250€ each for my wife and me.
Just got notified today by the Préfecture that my 10-year carte de resident has been approved and should be ready for pick up in a couple of weeks!
Just got notified today by the Préfecture that my 10-year carte de resident has been approved and should be ready for pick up in a couple of weeks!
June 1, 2026 at 2:22 PM
I've been living in France for some time on a carte de séjour, which had to be renewed annually at a cost of ~250€ each for my wife and me.
Just got notified today by the Préfecture that my 10-year carte de resident has been approved and should be ready for pick up in a couple of weeks!
Just got notified today by the Préfecture that my 10-year carte de resident has been approved and should be ready for pick up in a couple of weeks!
Saw an opinion piece in the NYTimes decrying the consolidation of US food production among a few corporations -- drives consumer costs higher. I saw that in my last visit to the U.S.: a single leek for $3.50. Here in northern France, it costs ~3€ (about $3.50) for a kilogram of leeks (2.2 pounds).
May 31, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Saw an opinion piece in the NYTimes decrying the consolidation of US food production among a few corporations -- drives consumer costs higher. I saw that in my last visit to the U.S.: a single leek for $3.50. Here in northern France, it costs ~3€ (about $3.50) for a kilogram of leeks (2.2 pounds).
Visited a destroyed abbey in Normandie today. L'Abbaye de Hambye.
May 30, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Visited a destroyed abbey in Normandie today. L'Abbaye de Hambye.
I live a good distance from universities and cities hosting conferences.
So I'm asking this group for ideas on online resources (webinars, lectures, online courses, conference presentations) that might help a geologist satisfy a state continuing education requirement.
All ideas are welcome.
So I'm asking this group for ideas on online resources (webinars, lectures, online courses, conference presentations) that might help a geologist satisfy a state continuing education requirement.
All ideas are welcome.
May 1, 2026 at 2:35 PM
I live a good distance from universities and cities hosting conferences.
So I'm asking this group for ideas on online resources (webinars, lectures, online courses, conference presentations) that might help a geologist satisfy a state continuing education requirement.
All ideas are welcome.
So I'm asking this group for ideas on online resources (webinars, lectures, online courses, conference presentations) that might help a geologist satisfy a state continuing education requirement.
All ideas are welcome.
The is what you get when a nation elects a convicted felon unburdened by empathy or ethics to the presidency.
No one with the appropriate combination of knowledge, competence, ethics and morality will work for him.
Only people deeply lacking in one or more of those characteristics will.
No one with the appropriate combination of knowledge, competence, ethics and morality will work for him.
Only people deeply lacking in one or more of those characteristics will.
April 30, 2026 at 9:55 AM
The is what you get when a nation elects a convicted felon unburdened by empathy or ethics to the presidency.
No one with the appropriate combination of knowledge, competence, ethics and morality will work for him.
Only people deeply lacking in one or more of those characteristics will.
No one with the appropriate combination of knowledge, competence, ethics and morality will work for him.
Only people deeply lacking in one or more of those characteristics will.
Shaking my head that right wing reporters are still talking about what a legendary deal maker the convicted felon is. Greatest of all time, some say.
April 22, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Shaking my head that right wing reporters are still talking about what a legendary deal maker the convicted felon is. Greatest of all time, some say.
Heading west from Nice to Antibes on a TGV. The Mediterranean is off to the left.
March 29, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Heading west from Nice to Antibes on a TGV. The Mediterranean is off to the left.
Pigeons supervising a bicyclist adjusting his ride, Grasse, France.
March 21, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Pigeons supervising a bicyclist adjusting his ride, Grasse, France.
I'm seeing Republican politicians making the rounds saying things like the ACA and universal healthcare are too expensive for the U.S. or that the U.S. is too enormous for such programs to work.
According to World Bank Group Data: USA per capita health spending= $13,573.19 (2023).
According to World Bank Group Data: USA per capita health spending= $13,573.19 (2023).
February 27, 2026 at 12:30 PM
I'm seeing Republican politicians making the rounds saying things like the ACA and universal healthcare are too expensive for the U.S. or that the U.S. is too enormous for such programs to work.
According to World Bank Group Data: USA per capita health spending= $13,573.19 (2023).
According to World Bank Group Data: USA per capita health spending= $13,573.19 (2023).
Antique NCR cash register, No. 178, from Dayton, Ohio with slide selectors rather than keys. Set to register francs and centimes.
At the bar at le Garage d'Eugène, Saint-Lô, Normandie.
At the bar at le Garage d'Eugène, Saint-Lô, Normandie.
February 18, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Antique NCR cash register, No. 178, from Dayton, Ohio with slide selectors rather than keys. Set to register francs and centimes.
At the bar at le Garage d'Eugène, Saint-Lô, Normandie.
At the bar at le Garage d'Eugène, Saint-Lô, Normandie.
40+ years working as a professional geologist.
Saw this wine in the store and wanted to try it.
Inexpensive but not bad. About 6€ if I recall correctly.
Saw this wine in the store and wanted to try it.
Inexpensive but not bad. About 6€ if I recall correctly.
January 29, 2026 at 9:39 PM
40+ years working as a professional geologist.
Saw this wine in the store and wanted to try it.
Inexpensive but not bad. About 6€ if I recall correctly.
Saw this wine in the store and wanted to try it.
Inexpensive but not bad. About 6€ if I recall correctly.
Snowing today in our little hilltop village in northern France. About 15 cm accumulation so far.
January 5, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Snowing today in our little hilltop village in northern France. About 15 cm accumulation so far.
No photos but Christmas Eve dinner was a bit of effort. I had a craving for Ethiopian food earlier in the week, forgot Wednesday was Chistmas Eve, so I cooked much of the day. Berber-spiced red lentils, yellow split peas with turmeric, a potato-cabbage-carrot thingy, and a tomato and onion salad.
December 25, 2025 at 11:37 AM
No photos but Christmas Eve dinner was a bit of effort. I had a craving for Ethiopian food earlier in the week, forgot Wednesday was Chistmas Eve, so I cooked much of the day. Berber-spiced red lentils, yellow split peas with turmeric, a potato-cabbage-carrot thingy, and a tomato and onion salad.
I'm not an urban planning expert but would be curious if any of you could point me to papers or other references that discuss tools for encouraging urban redevelopment and denser housing without also causing gentrification?
Gentrification often is criticized but it seems part of the package.
Gentrification often is criticized but it seems part of the package.
December 14, 2025 at 7:33 AM
I'm not an urban planning expert but would be curious if any of you could point me to papers or other references that discuss tools for encouraging urban redevelopment and denser housing without also causing gentrification?
Gentrification often is criticized but it seems part of the package.
Gentrification often is criticized but it seems part of the package.
So, I'm starting to look at some EVs to replace an 11-year old diesel car and was looking at the Renault 5. It has a lot going for it, but what is possibly the most French option ever is the baguette basket that clips to the console to keep flour off of your seat fabric.
Incroyable.
Incroyable.
December 10, 2025 at 3:35 PM
So, I'm starting to look at some EVs to replace an 11-year old diesel car and was looking at the Renault 5. It has a lot going for it, but what is possibly the most French option ever is the baguette basket that clips to the console to keep flour off of your seat fabric.
Incroyable.
Incroyable.
Je me demande pourquoi tous les messages publiés sur ce fil proviennent de « Le Monde en Feed - non-officiel ».
Ne s'agit-il pas d'un fil général destiné à diffuser des informations et des observations sur la France ?
Ne s'agit-il pas d'un fil général destiné à diffuser des informations et des observations sur la France ?
November 23, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Je me demande pourquoi tous les messages publiés sur ce fil proviennent de « Le Monde en Feed - non-officiel ».
Ne s'agit-il pas d'un fil général destiné à diffuser des informations et des observations sur la France ?
Ne s'agit-il pas d'un fil général destiné à diffuser des informations et des observations sur la France ?