The call for posts for the July Accretionary Wedge, hosted by volcanista's Magmalicious Blog, is up!
So July's topic is about your inspiration to enter geoscience. Was it a fantastic mentor? Watching your geologist parents growing up? A great teacher, or an exciting intro field trip? How did it happen?
The deadline for posts is July 10. Go to volcanista's announcement and leave her a permalink there when you've got something to add.
(Yes, I am shamelessly posting the same thing here and at the Accretionary Wedge blog. But ignore that, and go read volcanista's call for posts instead.)
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