tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post9036547598965883486..comments2024-02-07T22:52:15.919-07:00Comments on Partial Ellipsis of the Sun: A Blog for Scientists who like Words and Writers who like Science: PEOTS, PLUTO, and PLUOTS: What a Gezellig Trip Around the Sun!Word Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-77616112804878327332014-09-29T15:02:37.831-06:002014-09-29T15:02:37.831-06:00No, it is not "just ground-up rock!" The...No, it is not "just ground-up rock!" The grains of sand are spherical, weathered to the shape which makes it so prized for fracking and construction. Like fossil fuels, it takes time to make a good sand or sandstone. There's a bunch of good sand up where Lego hangs out in WI. Yes, it is partly a distribution/transportation thing.<br /><br />Harumph! "Just ground-up rock!"Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-7441268153907991762014-09-29T14:57:15.975-06:002014-09-29T14:57:15.975-06:00I never met a llurgical art I didn't like, jan...I never met a llurgical art I didn't like, jan.<br /><br />Opted for a picnic at Kunming Park to celebrate with another Smithie ;-). Mountain Day ought to be a worldwide thing. . .Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-77854044040919791642014-09-29T14:38:17.496-06:002014-09-29T14:38:17.496-06:00Might as well link to this as well.Might as well link to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR3ieozvU_U" rel="nofollow">this as well</a>.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-80654343443712575332014-09-29T14:22:23.049-06:002014-09-29T14:22:23.049-06:00Any of you girls happen to be a Smithie?<a href="http://www.cartalk.com/content/o-brother-where-art-thou-mix" rel="nofollow">Any of you girls happen to be a Smithie?</a>janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-39135483141175834892014-09-29T13:12:44.270-06:002014-09-29T13:12:44.270-06:00Here's a geology question that sounds like a j...Here's a geology question that sounds like a joke. A photography show we saw the other day included an exhibit on the current sand shortage afflicting some impoverished African country. Sand shortage? How could that be? So, I Googled it, and it turns out, there may be several global sand shortages. Construction needs one kind of sand, fracking another, it seems. Is this for real? Or is it just a matter of distribution and transportation? Isn't it just ground-up rock, for crying out loud? janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-90672013808829111282014-09-29T10:12:32.575-06:002014-09-29T10:12:32.575-06:00RoRo!
Some of you here may know we are Smithies....RoRo! <br /><br />Some of you here <i>may</i> know we are Smithies. . .This video of Smithies singing about Mountain Day in an apple orchard is fun, especially the end!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.smith.edu/news/2011-12/mountainday-notables.php" rel="nofollow">Smithies</a>Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-49776657586581947492014-09-29T07:36:14.315-06:002014-09-29T07:36:14.315-06:00Today is Mountain Day at Smith! The bells rang and...Today is Mountain Day at Smith! The bells rang and all classes are cancelled. Perfect day for a bike ride, a swim, a hike!<br /><br />Hmmmm, Mountain Day was always in October back in the day. Wonder if it is being called earlier due to climate change, a new college president, or a combination of these factors?<br /><br />No matter, IT'S MOUNTAIN DAY!Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-56634577987636802872014-09-27T21:27:37.252-06:002014-09-27T21:27:37.252-06:00Beautiful writing and carving of pens in this shor...Beautiful writing and carving of pens in this short TED talk: <a href="http://tedxtalks.ted.com/video/Why-Write-Penmanship-for-the-21;Featured-Talks" rel="nofollow">PEN</a>Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-76203056331284110432014-09-27T20:52:07.126-06:002014-09-27T20:52:07.126-06:00"Plutomania: The consistent adoration of the ..."Plutomania: The consistent adoration of the planet we grew up with and a refusal to re-classify it because some egg heads got the decimal place wrong. Fight the power. Pluto forever."<br /><br />Rich Trapp (at A Word A Day)<br /><br />Did any of you ellipsis fans notice the . . . under Neil deGrasse Tyson's sun vest in the photo above?!Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-83234101029172478872014-09-27T10:55:46.457-06:002014-09-27T10:55:46.457-06:00Hmmm, jan, I have received the "You're ev...Hmmm, jan, I have received the "You're even gneiss to a fault" greeting card more than once. True. North.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-1608005331347668382014-09-27T09:05:59.928-06:002014-09-27T09:05:59.928-06:00In yesterday's crossword, Will clued GEOLOGIST...In yesterday's crossword, Will clued GEOLOGIST with "Fault finder?" I don't think that was very gneiss.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-52392596793596249552014-09-27T07:30:13.234-06:002014-09-27T07:30:13.234-06:00A friend who lives in Paris found this: 1925. The ...A friend who lives in Paris found this: <a href="http://paulleclerc.wordpress.com/photos-of-paul/collections_psnypl_map_302-paris/" rel="nofollow">1925</a>. The background tinting is different but the black engraving in the same. We had narrowed it to 1919-1936 before finding the link.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-84288001742711484172014-09-27T07:24:50.911-06:002014-09-27T07:24:50.911-06:00Tofurkey DogTofurkey DogWord Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-39132398517235149542014-09-27T04:55:29.909-06:002014-09-27T04:55:29.909-06:00Frankly, I think it's the wurst.Frankly, I think it's the wurst.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-74314403773930860272014-09-26T22:14:47.153-06:002014-09-26T22:14:47.153-06:00Maizie says she kind of likes her costume, Paul! I...Maizie says she kind of likes her costume, Paul! In fact, she relishes it. . .Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-61079653556116399722014-09-26T22:12:52.600-06:002014-09-26T22:12:52.600-06:00In Paris, it's torte vector, non?In Paris, it's torte vector, non?Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-79368597685890852582014-09-26T22:07:29.804-06:002014-09-26T22:07:29.804-06:00@Maizie:
If she makes you dress up in one more si...@Maizie:<br /><br />If she makes you dress up in one more silly costume -- BITE HER!<br /><br />Civil disobedience be damned.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-78302006965324607472014-09-26T21:22:43.670-06:002014-09-26T21:22:43.670-06:00You know, that torque vector never did make sense ...You know, that torque vector never did make sense to me.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-36160930336258984552014-09-26T20:01:43.452-06:002014-09-26T20:01:43.452-06:00Ooh la carte?Ooh la carte?janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-79374818209940653642014-09-26T18:39:37.273-06:002014-09-26T18:39:37.273-06:00Steph,
Nice find! Like most everything francais, e...Steph,<br />Nice find! Like most everything francais, even the maps are mini-works of art.<br /><br />I especially like the second map you’ve posted… the one in which la tour eiffel’s tip is probing a rue praised in <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUbi4QeeN_c" rel="nofollow"> song</a> by Brewer & Shipley…<br /><br />Oh wait, maybe Tarkio Road is in Missouri. Never mind.<br /><br />LegoLittela<br />legolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-75578192517740156282014-09-26T17:29:42.327-06:002014-09-26T17:29:42.327-06:00Calling all Francophiles--Lego, ron? (See new imag...Calling all Francophiles--Lego, ron? (See new images of Paris Map thrift store find)Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-69323778360168302422014-09-26T08:59:07.273-06:002014-09-26T08:59:07.273-06:00Set your cochlea trembling: Have you tried the cru...Set your cochlea trembling: <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2011/11/21/crunch" rel="nofollow">Have you tried the crunch of Sweet Tango?</a>Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-32308528559030415752014-09-25T23:32:27.705-06:002014-09-25T23:32:27.705-06:00It was quite fascinating. . .It was quite fascinating. . .Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-31430956898217652432014-09-25T20:50:32.424-06:002014-09-25T20:50:32.424-06:00Watching that bear, it became very obvious to me h...Watching that bear, it became very obvious to me how we got legends like Bigfoot, Sasquatch, Yeti, etc.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-85221492700091157882014-09-25T15:21:31.029-06:002014-09-25T15:21:31.029-06:00Although Never the Twain Shall Meet. . .Although Never the Twain Shall Meet. . .Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.com