Cranial Meltdown Revived

Black onyx copper wire-wrapped ring
Many of you have been asking me for rings for awhile now, and now I have them available for sale in my Etsy shop! My rings are wire-wrapped using a herringbone weave around a central gemstone. I’ve listed just a few rings so far. If you would like me to custom […]

Here are more photos from the Yosemite trip I took with my brother…

Michael at our almost-perfect lunch spot

Our lunch spot; notice Half Dome in the distance

Olmstead Point with Half Dome in the distance, looking westward down Yosemite Valley

May Lake

Mount Hoffman

Scenic view from May Lake trail

Cathedral Peak

Cathedral Peak
Question of the Day: Did I include too many […]

I took a walk near my house the other day, and I took the following photo…

Doesn’t it look like an alien landscape?
I know what it is, but you do you? Post your guesses here.
I’m absolutely certain that there are people reading my blog who can tell you more about this than I can.

Tanzanite is a beautiful blue-violet precious gemstone. Tanzanite was discovered in 1967, and it is found only in the African country of Tanzania. Because of the beauty of the stone and its scarcity, it is one of the world’s few precious gemstones. (The precious gemstones are diamond, ruby, emerald, sapphire, and tanzanite.)
Tanzanite […]

My brother Russell is an auto mechanic living in Northern Virginia, working on Acuras. Many of my Russell stories are included in my post about my brother Kevin. The three of us hung out a lot until I left for college.
Russell is the fifth child in our family, and he is the youngest of […]

I spent Thursday, Friday, and Saturday camping in Yosemite National Park with my brother Michael. I’ve spent a lot of time at Yosemite in the past, but it was always for the purpose of doing geology field work. This is the first time I was able to go there, and just relax, enjoy myself, and […]