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July 5
First Minneapolis then Amsterdam then Nairobi! See you in month! #kenyapaleotrip
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July 4
This 4th of July is fully approved by Dan Akroyd. Why not have a glass of Crystal Head Vodka and celebrate our nation’s birth?
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Leaving for Kenya

I leave tomorrow to head out to a paleotological expedition to Kenya. We’ll be in the northwest of the country, just to the west of Lake Turkana. You can see it in this map. (Included for the cartophilic. I’m looking at you pterodactyls).

The black beds between the road through Lodwar and the Lake are basalts that cap the sedimentary sequence we’re exploring. We’re looking for Oligocene (c.24my old) mammals, including monkeys, elephants, carnivores, and some bizarre extinct stuff.

I’ll be posting when I can, although it won’t be often. expect more when I return in a month.

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July 3
The Crystal Head Vodka light is on and the Eagles are playing. Oh, it’s on.
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I may have been ‘over-served’ tonite.
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Moon = Blade Runner + BSG + 2001 + Awesome. Also, Gerty = lawful neutral GLaDoS.
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Pain goes away. Chicks dig scars. Glory is forever.
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July 2
ggplot guide For all you r users out there… all none of you.
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The Cylons are far beyond us in cleavage technology. If only they would share their precious secrets!
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“Tim Geithner, contemplating his return to Rivendell.” My favorite caption from The Annotated White House Flickr Feed, With Ana Marie Cox And Jason Linkins: The Case Of The Crazy Runaway Apple

“Tim Geithner, contemplating his return to Rivendell.”

My favorite caption from The Annotated White House Flickr Feed, With Ana Marie Cox And Jason Linkins: The Case Of The Crazy Runaway Apple

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