Grades for spring are in. Yay ( Read more... )

...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... )

Sustainability education gets talked about all over the place. It is being talked about at our community college, among other places, including like local businesses, etc. It's the buzzword on everyone's lips. But, honestly, it sure doesn't get the love. Decide you're going to go that direction and 90% of your associates will think you're nuts ( Read more... )

Was talking with another archaeologist this afternoon who basically told me that I'll never get anything accomplished in this desert other than doing the best salvage archy work I can.  This is an acquaintance for those of you reading here who know who I know. Not R, not C, not D. Someone else. This person knows the high desert like I do (in all ( Read more... )

I must be serious about going into a PhD program because I've begun an SOP.  As
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