June 28, 2018Happy fathers’ day to all my fathersRecognizing all the ‘fathers’ in our lives. Categories General/Peace/Trampleasures Comments: 0
May 6, 2018Why building housing on Peoples’ Park is not, and will never be, a good idea.Preserving People’s Park is more than just preserving the history of the ’60’s. Categories Berkeley politics/California History Comments: 0
February 20, 2018Swords to Plowshares at the national weapons labs: Late 70’s/early 80’s1979: “Shaping Alternatives at Lawrence Livermore Laboratory: A Preliminary Analysis.” Categories Berkeley politics/Environment/Peace/Politics Comments: 0
October 21, 2017Beach cleanup daily — without leaving your homeCollecting trash around your house helps keep your neighborhood clean, and keeps trash out of our waterways. Categories Environment/General Comments: 0
March 17, 2017How I generate science tutorial videosA tutorial on creating videos for science education (or any other instructional theme). Categories Computers and the web/Science Education Comments: 0
August 27, 2016Before we were scared…I wrote this poem in 1998. I think it still applies 18 years later. Before we were scared the streets were our own we’d wonder the town and call it our home; anyone we would see we could ask for the time and sometimes we’d even give us a dime. Before we were scared our doors might be locked but... Categories Poetry/Politics Comments: 0
July 7, 2015Tentative geology road trip/hikes to Southwest, March 2016Katie and Ada and I had a great trip through the Southwest earlier this summer, and we’re thinking of doing a similar trip with our SF Bay Area Geology and Natural Sciences Hiking Group. The trip would run nine days, from Saturday, March 26th (early departure) through Sunday, April 3rd (late return), 2016. Unfortunately, this trip requires a lot of... Categories Geology/earthquakes/Science hikes Comments: 18
June 24, 2015Why we should move the “Rebel flag” to museums and take if off our public spacesI’m writing to my fellow white people, many of whom I have seen write emotionally about why they fly the “Rebel flag” (often given other correct and incorrect names, so I’m going to put it in quotes for the rest of this article not out of disrespect, but just to acknowledge that the image has many names, and I’m only... Categories Race relations Comments: 0
March 6, 2015Faulting at Devils SlideThe opening of the tunnel around Devil’s Slide in San Mateo County allowed for the creation of a mile-long trek to look at some of California’s fascinating geology. In my last geology hike to the trail, I took a photo of the great sedimentary layers at the north end of the trail, then edited the photo to show how well... Categories California History/Geology/earthquakes/Science hikes Comments: 4
January 4, 2013Why I’m pledging off quickly Sharing those great images with embedded text on Facebook.Most of us have probably done it. We see a great quote or other statement embedded in a photo on Facebook, Google+, or other social networking site. Maybe it’s political, maybe it’s insightful, maybe made us Laugh Out Loud. A quick click of the Share button and all our friends can read it…well, most of them. Maybe we have a... Categories Accessibility/Computers and the web Comments: 0
