...that I'd rather write a dissertation than do another Section 106 by myself. I guess that's good, in a way. 0_o

Again, I'm remind of some of the reasons I like being a high desert archaeologist. When I come up through the pass and over the summit and see the landscape and mountains spread out all around me, it just feels "right." It can be 8-10 degrees warmer up here but still feel cooler than down in the pressure-cooker valleys. The beach is always nice. I ( Read more... )

So, there's an underground oilfield burning away in the Los Padres Nat'l Forest. There's a cool photo of the territory up there in the LA Times article. Weird things sometimes happen underground. Along stretches of the Mojave River after a fire - when they think it's been put out -  the interconnected roots of the cottonwoods and brushy things ( Read more... )

Just a quick update and a big thank you to those of you who've taken the CRM survey. I'm leaving it up because I want to hear from as many people as I can. A few interesting points - out of all the people who have taken it, even those working full time in CRM, 50% of you have a second job and most of you do work full time in the biz. That says a ( Read more... )

I've been thinking. I know, bad idea ( Read more... )

Here in California, whenever we have a Republican in the governor's mansion we can expect one more effort to gut the community college system.  Current occupant no exception.

A few years ago he wanted to make the CC's an extension of K-12, a bone-headed idea that (fortunately) went over like the proverbial lead balloon. Instead there were budget ( Read more... )

I have recently come to realize because I am busting my ass working part time at two jobs (getting ready to talk to someone about a 3rd), raising a family, and trying to make an impossible mortgage that I am not able to join my profession's hoo-haw organization. I guess I'm among the ranks that may call themselves RPA-eligible. They've approved me ( Read more... )

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"There's absolutely nothing in the Mojave, why they want to keep sending people up there is beyond me ( Read more... )

Yeah and yippee!  My third reader was happy with my thesis - gave me a wonderful review and caught a few typos. ;-)  She doesn't want to see it again - I'm done. (Alana - you were right!) Now I'm in the very process of printing out two copies to submit to the masters program office.  I'm presenting the research in Arizona in August but they were ( Read more... )