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[drscott]

The latest Martian news implies seas were present at some point. This is pretty exciting. Back when I was still in the field, we were reduced to guessing the chemical compositions of the planets from limited data - spectrographs, guesses based on likely fractionation of the cloud of gases and dust that formed the planets, etc. Really looking at rocks closeup is pretty fantastic.

I added some drip irrigation points out front today, mostly for the new junipers in the solar death zone. This involves unreeling thin black rubber hose, cutting to length, then attaching to one of 8 nipples on each of the partly-buried heads. Then the hose is buried in a shallow trench leading to the plant being irrigated, surfacing a few inches away. The sprinklers go off once every few days, controlled by a timer box which sends an electrical signal to the 4 valves which allow water into the system. In our climate, no irrigation is needed in the winter, but the summer weather of the past two weeks has dried everything out, so I turned the system on a few days ago.

I'm working on some longer posts, but nothing's ready to write yet. I don't think I've quite found the right audience here, but I'll keep posting hoping more people are reading than let on. If I only talked about food more....

Okay, food: I gave up the second slice of bread I used to eat every day to top off my sandwich, and I cut my cereal serving in half. I already notice better definition after two days.

Oh, you mean it has to be tasty food. Oh well.

Comments

[dhbearguy.livejournal.com]

Hehehe, you said Nipples.

[dr-scott.livejournal.com]

Exactly the kind of thoughtful response I was looking for. :)

Did you know many men can give a bit of milk or fluid from their nipples? Would you be willing to let me check yours??