I started designing websites in 1997 using HTML. I switched to Dreamweaver when it launched in December 1997 and continued designing websites with that for a few years. The Air Force took away my ability to administer websites for my office around 2001, so I let my skills lapse. In January 2013, I volunteered to […]
I was looking for a single source that listed out the North American equivalents to the International geologic stages and couldn’t find one. So, I spent most of the day creating one. Correlation Chart Paleozoic Time Ma,Period,Epoch,Global Stage,North America Stage,Time Ma Triassic 250,Permian,Lopingian,Changhsingian,250 Wuchiapingian 255,255 Ochoan 260,260 Guadalupian,Capitanian,Capitanian 265,265 Wordian,Wordian Roadian,Roadian 270,270 Cisuralian,Kungurian,Cathedralian Hessian 275,275 […]
I saw a post on Facebook where someone had marked off the “ideal” Michigan trip. It was missing all of the best rockhounding beaches and museums, so I made my own. Places to See 52 Beaches, 2 Islands, 1 Locks, 8 Museums, 3 National Parks, 1 Quarry, 2 Waterfalls Michigan Rockhounding Trip – Google My […]
Part 1: Coral Terminology Polyp: single coral animal consisting of a soft body with mouth, tentacles, and gullet; this portion of the coral is not visible in the fossil record Corallite: the skeletal cup in which the polyp sat and could retract itself into; secreted by the polyp Calyx, calice (pl. calyxes, calices): the middle […]