Author Archives: paleololigo

Scientist (Paleontology, Geochemistry, Geology); Writer (Speculative and Science Fiction, plus technical and non-technical Science); Mom to great boy on the Autism spectrum; possessor of too many hobbies.

Show and Tell – Old Skool

Today’s Kickin’ it Old Skool Blog-a-thon we’re challenged to do a little show-and-tell, a’la kindergarten.

I wasn’t sure what to post about, then I remembered that I need to write a (separate) blog post about Bowen’s Reaction Series, which is a geology thing that explains which minerals will be found together in igneous rocks. I’ll write the post later.

But what it means is that I need to take some pictures of minerals…

So, let me show you pictures of the most common minerals on Earth! If you know these few minerals, you’ll know a lot about petrology (the study of rocks and their components). Continue reading “Show and Tell – Old Skool”

Where do I blog? – Old Skool

Today’s prompt for the Kickin’ it Old Skool Blog-a-Thon is to show you where I blog.

Well, that’s interesting.

I have no set place to blog (aside from “in front of the computer”) but I do have several preferred blogging stations, that often vary by what it is that I’m writing and what time of day it is when I start to write.Continue reading “Where do I blog? – Old Skool”

Stink Bug – Chapter 31

The greys were very upset. V’x was terrified. I was stuck in the middle, translating for two alien species with whom I had little in common.

“Please. We should talk. You have questions. She has questions. I have questions,” I said.

The greys grew silent. Their attention was on me.Continue reading “Stink Bug – Chapter 31”

First Post – Old Skool

Today on the Kickin’ it Old Skool Blog-a-thon, we’re remembering what we wrote when we first started blogging.

Apparently, I’ve been doing this since December of 2009.

When I started the blog, my hope was that my husband and I would both post regularly. I think he’s written two or three posts, and I’ve written hundreds.Continue reading “First Post – Old Skool”