Monthly Archives: April 2009
cute little birdie!
In Friday’s dispatch there’s going to be an outstanding close-up of a McKay’s bunting taken by a photographer who knows what he’s doing. But why would you wait for that when you could have a picture by me? The McKay’s … Continue reading
important advances in snack food science
I’m sorry, it’s taken me much too long to get to this. After my successful oreo inquiry, I knew had to get to the bottom of the question: how do the shipboard Ritz crackers (prepackaged in pairs, for soup-related usage) … Continue reading
rainbow tour
The ship’s science network, which we can all get onto with our laptops, is full of many useful things. One of the most useful is the map server – you can use it to keep track of where the ship … Continue reading
fame!
More about me! I know, you just can’t get enough! The lovely people over at Smithsonian Magazine wrote a nice little blog post about what Chris the photographer and I are doing out here in the Bering Sea. Well, actually, … Continue reading
ship of noise
Sunday’s post is about the sounds on the ship – each picture links to an associated sound. Chris suggested it because, well, we were stuck. There was no sampling on Sunday. The ship steamed northwest all day to escape a … Continue reading
guys & penguins
Guys & Dolls is my favorite musical. It’s just so fun. It’s also the only musical I’ve ever been in. I’m catching up on old New Yorkers while I’m out here in the middle of the Bering Sea, which means … Continue reading
gulls will eat anything
There are good strong laws about not getting too close to marine mammals, and hey, the Coast Guard, they’re not seal-killers. So the people on the bridge are always keeping a good watch for seals. For a grownup, they can … Continue reading
omg albatrosses!!!11!!
Today there was a sediment trap deployment, and it was exciting and there was heavy equipment and everything was cool and all, but much more exciting: a Laysan albatross, the first albatross of the trip, kept flying by. So Chris … Continue reading
gratuitous ice picture
The track for this cruise is to follow about four big long lines that go from shallow water near land out to deep water – which also means from ice to no ice. We’re heading away from mainland Alaska on … Continue reading
gratuitous chicken picture
You may have seen in our Easter post that little chicks appeared around the lab. They’re still there, and they’re really kind of hilarious. This one is on the mechanism that moves the oxygen sensor that the multicorer team uses … Continue reading