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Chemical oceanographer, lacrosse official, Sad Dad Music devotee. Official oceanographer for the Tony Kornheiser Show. La Cheeserie.
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Tsunamis don't ever cause any major problems, right?

End of an era. Thank you to all the excellent journalists who have filled the pages for so many years. From the '91 Bandwagon to my own child quoted in a story on climate change, the WaPo was part of my life. Bezos broke it, it's a real shame. @washingtonpost.com

Does this mean more or fewer screeds from Thiesen? I'm not going to @ her, but I don't know if Sally Jenkins can talk me out of cancelling now.

Too bad. They killed it at Lodge of Sorrows last year. pitchfork.com/news/mj-lend...

Movies you've watched more than six times, gifs only

I joined yesterday. Who's coming with me?

What a bunch of clowns. They can't even break the government without screwing up. These feds took Trump’s ‘fork’ deal. Then they got fired — creating a government ‘mess.’ www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

Sevendust deserves better

Lehigh is now R1. Adding evidence that I would never get in today. Not even mad about the whole fraternity thing anymore.

🌊Well, there's your problem right there. That injector don't inject in its current state.

"...soaking tens of kilograms of sponges for 12 h in a 200-L vat of 10% hydrofluoric and 20% hydrochloric acids. The acids were partially recovered by hand-wringing the sponges (wearing thick gloves) followed by washing in deionized water." www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

Guess I need to update ye ol' photo.

"Student recruiting should move forward, you just can't make any offers." Turns out illegal power grabs of federal agencies have consequences.

research.uga.edu/news/study-u... @dohnemus.bsky.social

Tomorrow marks the start of lacrosse season. Season 34 for me, ninth in the stripes. Had to engage in a little grooming to meet regulations...

Aerosol Fe isotopes were used to characterize sources along GEOTRACES GP15. It's always a privilege to work with a great team.🌊 @geotraces.bsky.social agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/PYVRKU...

Hey! That's my baby brother! Happy birthday!

So are my students going to be paid?

🌊GEOTRACES🌊

Haven't heard anything from admin regarding student stipends supported by NSF awards. It'd be nice to be able to honor the terms in our annual appointment offer letters.

On Friday, February 7, Bandcamp will be donating our share of sales to MusiCares to aid those impacted by the California wildfires. daily.bandcamp.com/features/ban...

🌊 New work from the guy across the hall.

Dads everywhere rejoice.

So a fabulous, outstanding colleague of mine just got a job offer they had pending at NOAA rescinded due to Trump's hiring freeze. So -- anyone have openings/funding for a fabulous bioinformatician, plankton ecologist?

🌊Though now you rest upon the bottom of the sea, we salute you, and raise a toast to a grand #CTD.

Well, this will make the grass removal project a bit smoother come spring.

Brave faces everyone. youtu.be/EOJ8Tdoi1LU?...

The 9yo asked why I like @frankturner.bsky.social so much. (9yo loves rap and not rock, especially Tupac because we are good at parenting) Well son, FT gets it. Today I think we move beyond farce into something deeply frightening. youtu.be/QWmnBcNijvo?...

I was 13 the last time. Sharing this experience with my 9yo (in his Daniels jersey) has been priceless.

This makes me very sad. The Post is the newspaper of my youth. I learned to read with the sports page. I have had my own paid subscription for over a decade. No more. My money will go to trustworthy, reputable news sources. My sub will be canceled when the Commanders are eliminated.

Squirrels ... Not so much.

Not all fans made it to the end of the game. Asleep for the first playoff win of his lifetime, but I don't think it will be the last.

Cartoons taught me to fear quicksand and wooden crates from Acme. In adulthood, my one true fear is cross threading Teflon.