I love this meme Christopher Nolte hung above our microbalance.

The isotope world has lost a giant. Just two months ago, I had the honor of seeing Keith Hobson at #IsoEcol2024, pictured below delivering his lecture. Keith has been the driving force behind a transformative body of research and was a generous mentor to so many.

I have learned that Keith Hobson's appreciation lecture (with Len Wassenaar's introduction) was recorded and is available online. They both knew it would be his last. youtube.com/watch?v=svTPjw…

Former U.S. Rep. David Jolly writes, "Climate change is real, and its effect on life, safety and property are tragically apparent. Politicians who deny this aren’t engaging in legitimate debate; they’re wasting our time." #HurricaneHelene #Florida theinvadingsea.com/2024/10/04/hur…

Hurricane Milton is undergoing one of the fastest rapid intensifications ever observed in the Atlantic. It is now a 155 mph Category 4 storm, just 2 mph shy of Category 5 status. Not a single weather model predicted the storm would strengthen this quickly.

A new interface for the tenure and promotion process is being launched at UF. It is going to be ugly (literally, if you speak Spanish).

FDA authorizes sale of first home COVID/flu combo test outside of emergency use cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/fda-a…

See this blue on radar. These are birds stuck in the eye of Hurricane Milton!

This morning I got a call from a 202 area code number I didn’t recognize, but I answered anyway. The person on the other end said, “Mayor Ward, I’m calling from President Biden’s office, do you have time to talk to the president?” 1/ Joe Biden Kamala Harris Democratic Mayors

NCBS is closed until further notice & Seahorse Key is unsafe for visitors due to erosion, so we’re canceling all events for the year to focus on recovery. Cedar Key City Hall is still accepting volunteers, or donate directly to our lab rebuild efforts at bit.ly/rebuildNCBS.

We have a rule against that. It’s just not written down anywhere.

Can I just go back to bed until 2029?

I have mostly moved over to posting and scrolling on Bluesky. I hope to connect with you there!