LITHIUM, THE THIRD ROCK FROM NOTHING! "In the beginning God created the Heaven and the Earth" [Genesis 1, KJV]. But what is that stuff made of? Well, to start from [...]
Category: Natural History
“A Plague on your Houses”
"A PLAGUE ON YOUR HOUSES" That was William Shakespeare in his play, "Romeo and Juliet," written in 1592. [Act 3, Scene 1]. Appropriate at this time of our pandemic. For [...]
SURROUNDING: Mammoth Cave!
Introduction This is a journey log. One of culture, history, and scientific exploration. A recognition that, when we focus on the significant, we often ignore the peripheral things of interest. [...]
The Caves, Cane, and Coal of Kentucky
THE CAVES, CANE, AND COAL OF KENTUCKY "Paradise" is what the first European explorers called Kentucky. And Kentucky still fashions itself as a Commonwealth. But it was known to many [...]
SURROUNDING: Munfordville!
SURROUNDING : Munfordville Kentucky. In the center of that Commonwealth. At the crossroads. The Green River running west, and Interstate 65 north and south. You have driven passed Munfordville many times. [...]
Three Rivers in the Civil War
THREE RIVERS IN THE CIVIL WAR Why is it called "Civil?" It was anything but. Still isn't. And to me, no buts when it comes to the carnage. Lives [...]
The Mighty Mucal Mussels of the Muddy Moving Mansions!
MIGHTY MUCAL MUSSELS OF THE MUDDY MOVING MANSIONS Lucky am I, to look after my interests. Listen to my heartbeats. Fashion my feelings. Lucky am I, to focus on meanings. [...]
Special Metals and Useful Minerals
PALLADIUM It is worth more than gold! What is Palladium? One atom with 46 protons. Where does it come from? God, if you consider suns exploding into supernovas to [...]
The Trouble with Trilobites
DON'T STEP THERE! Yikes! Look down where you stand. Walk with care. Trilobites are everywhere! Well, at least here in Kentucky. Pick up a rock in your stream. [...]
The Story of the Horse in America
YIPEEI-YO-KIY-YAEEI! That's Gene Autry in the 1935 science fiction western serial entitled, "The Phantom Empire." He was one of the first actors in movie serials to play himself. You see, Autry [...]