Mauna Kea
eklemetti | May 18, 2009Mauna Kea from space taken April 2009. Image courtesy of the NASA EO.
Just a quick link to a stunning photo of Mauna Kea in Hawai'i taken April 29, 2009 from the International Space Station. You can clearly see the pyroclastic material and abundant cinder cones that litter the flanks of the volcano.
{Thanks to the NASA Earth Observatory for the image link.}
eklemetti | March 27, 2009
Back in a former life, I was really into radio and music. Such an existence calls for many lists of rankings: "Best albums of 2004", "All time greatest soul singers", "Worst album covers of the 1980s". And, although I love a list as much as the next person, I tend to find lists appalling. Why? Well, mostly because no "Top list" of anything is accurate, and even worse, most of the time they're put together to generate controversy. "Wait until they see I listed Wade Boggs as the best third basemen in history!" You know, that sort of thing.
Anyway, much to my surprise (chagrin?), I recently an…