Callan commented on the post, Praying for Oklahoma is worthless, on the site Mountain Beltway Right - but one of the limitations of science is that you can't prove a negative. I cannot conclusively demonstrate that prayer was 100% ineffective in the case of the Moore tornado. But can anyone conclusively […] Comments: 0

Callan commented on the post, Praying for Oklahoma is worthless, on the site Mountain Beltway Thanks Ron. That's certainly the way I intended my comments. It's interesting to me that the readership split cleanly into the "he's insulting people" group and the "he's attempting to debunk an idea" camp. Comments: 0

Callan commented on the post, Praying for Oklahoma is worthless, on the site Mountain Beltway I don't represent AGU in what I write here. Here's an excerpt from the AGU Blogosphere's "About" page: The independent bloggers have complete editorial freedom, both the topics they cover and the way they […] Comments: 0

A few short updates before heading out to field work: 1) Yes, I am related, 2) Whatcom County Rural planning, 3) Fluoride struggles and 4) Juniperus maritima.My Brother MikeYes, Mike is my brother and I am proud of him oregons_newest_federal_judgeMike and Mount LassenWhatcom County Rural UpdateWhatcom County's Rural Element policy efforts (whatcoms-rural-element-iii) were taken by the County Council on Tuesday. I attended the County Council meeting Tuesday to see how it would go. […]

Aimee Copeland, a victim of flesh eating bacteria (necrotizing fasciitis) whose hands had to be amputated last year, has received two state-of-the-art bionic hands from i-limbs.  Looks like they took a few cues from the Terminator, which makes them even more awesome, if that's possible.   <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/wiuK6mjDRaw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>   […]