Category Archives: bloggery

Crackers and me

Posted on July 28, 2008 by Chris Rowan

I preface these comments with the following two disclaimers: (1) PZ Myers has the right to write what he likes on his blog, and he certainly has the right to dispose of items in his possession, be they (supposedly) edible … Continue reading →

Categories: bloggery, ranting

Back

Posted on July 22, 2008 by Chris Rowan

So, I’m back in Johannesburg, after a very interesting trip which took us all the way from Archean congolomerates in the stable continental interior to diamond-bearing Tertiary alluvial gravels on the West Coast. Plenty of stuff to talk about, then … Continue reading →

Categories: bloggery, fieldwork

Off again

Posted on July 11, 2008 by Chris Rowan

Well, after just enough time to get all my laundry done and sort the chaff from my e-mail account, I’m off on another field trip. This time I’m heading to north-west South Africa for a week and a bit with … Continue reading →

Categories: bloggery

Absences and silly games

Posted on July 2, 2008 by Chris Rowan

I’m out of town for a week, supervising student mapping in the Barberton greenstone belt. Some scheduled stuff may or may not appear over the next few days. People have previously tried to start games of Mornington Crescent in the … Continue reading →

Categories: bloggery

Fire!

Posted on June 24, 2008 by Chris Rowan

I walked into work today under a beautiful, cloudless, sky – until I looked in the direction of the UJ campus, where an ugly black cloud was accumulating in the direction of the building that houses the Geology department. It … Continue reading →

Categories: academic life, bloggery