Dear Truck Drivers, Yesterday during my evening commute, I watched another plastic bag fly out of the back of a truck and into the sky. Do you have any idea how are many things in the back of your truck fall off or soar away when you’re driving 70 miles per hour? So far this… [read more]
Use extreme caution when buying shell jewelry
At first, the title of this post was going to be “Don’t buy shell jewelry,” but that seemed a bit too dramatic, so I settled on “Use extreme caution when buying shell jewelry.” What’s the big deal you ask? Here’s the situation: A lot of shells are homes for animals, even tiny, tiny shells often… [read more]
Algalita: studying an ocean of plastic
Last week I was going to write about Algalita Marine Research Foundation and the plastic ocean, but alas, life had other plans for me. I was on my way to Cabrillo Marine Aquarium to attend a presentation by Captain Charles Moore and encountered a truck tire on the freeway. By the time I saw the… [read more]
Getting inside the dream just for fun
It just so happens that I’m taking a writing class to expand my skills and increase my creative repertoire. For class last night, my homework was to write the same story from three different points of view. I had no idea what to write at first and then I started thinking about that crazy dream… [read more]
Help ban balloon trash in Georgia!
It’s been awhile since my last balloon rant, almost a year and a half! Of course I’ve seen balloon trash since the last post. In fact, the balloons in the photo were spotted during a blue whale watching trip last summer. And thanks to the internet, it’s time to revive the rant…I mean it’s time… [read more]
Dreamt I was saved by a dolphin
A dolphin saved me in a dream! Having a dolphin rescue me was pretty cool, however the rest of the dream was not so cool. But before I get to the dream, I have to recap the events leading up to it. On Tuesday, March 13th, there were a lot of posts on facebook and… [read more]
Q & A with Nat Geo Photographer Thomas Peschak
As part of doing a write up on the The Seas of Arabia article, National Geographic gave me the chance to ask writer Kennedy Warne a few questions and I jumped at the opportunity because I wanted to know more about what happened behind the scenes as he was gathering information for the article. Well,… [read more]
Grunion season begins tonight!
Tonight is the first grunion run of the season at Cabrillo Marine Aquarium. Let’s hope it isn’t a repeat of what happened last year, when crazy winds whipped palm fronds off trees and not one grunion appeared. If you can’t make it tonight, no worries, there are several more grunion runs coming up. Here’s the… [read more]
Journey to the Arabian Seas with National Geographic
There is one magazine that stands above the rest when it comes to stellar science writing, fascinating story telling and amazing photography: National Geographic. Reading National Geographic magazine is a portal into another world, a way to experience places you might never have the chance to visit, and a way to learn about people past… [read more]
Perfection in a dolphin’s tail
This dolphin photo is probably my best, hence the reason it’s the wallpaper on my computer. So I end up spending a lot of time with this common dolphin, wondering how an unidentified piece of string is stuck to its head when its swimming so fast. And where is this dolphin now? What is it… [read more]
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