šŸ‘‹šŸ»  Hello!

Thanks for visiting! You'll find a bunch of musings I've been writing around these parts since the early 2000's. Lately, I've been reviewing a lot of books. But I also write about code and my experiments using generative AI. But really, you're just here to see pictures of Benson.

Blog Posts

San Francisco Pillow Fight – 2008

On Valentine’s Day, thousands of people in San Francisco gathered near the Ferry Building at 6pm for a massive pillow fight.

SF Pillow Fight - 2008

SF Pillow Fight - 2008

SF Pillow Fight - 2008

Red Bull Girl

SF Pillow Fight - 2008

SF Pillow Fight - 2008

SF Pillow Fight - 2008

SF Pillow Fight - 2008

Almost 3 hours later...

My World at Work

Ah, the messy desk of a lowly scientist…

My Poor Cubicle

Lookin’ for a Leader

Today is the day that many of us get to do our civic duty. Get out there and vote folks. In honor of today, here’s one of the most kick ass Neil Young songs, ā€œLookin’ for a Leader.ā€

Published photos

An email today from a professor at the University of Texas requested to use one of my photos for a new geology book for children. Awesome! The lucky photo?

Caliche layer close up

It will apparently be used to teach children about caliche.

Snowboarding Ninja!

Went to Tahoe this past weekend to enjoy the fresh powder…

Dave - Snowboarding Ninja

Time flies

Wow, I was browsing through my photo library in iPhoto and came across my New Zealand photos. Exactly two years ago today we were mapping uplifted coastal terraces at White Rock on the North Island.

Beach

Lunch in New Zealand

Working on a project