Hang in there :-)

A true giant

Can't wait for the blow-by-blow when you get home.

Jewel - "The New Wild West" YouTube video by Jewel

Jewel's potent and powerful lyrics, and gripping performance, seem like a good fit for the needless turmoil these days... www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fSK...

link is dead...🙄

This is making the rounds, and gave me a chuckle; some truth here.

Subducting in Seattle...metasomatic fluids induce mood reactions. After much measured conversation it was concluded that we love our jobs, our colleagues, and this amazing journey we are on. Or something like that.

This is Alex's work of course.

Thanks for asking, these are saturated with silicate melt but it isn't shown so the particles are visible. Any "pore space," is melt filled.

That’s Descabezado Grande in back.

I think I recognize that Philipp guy…2006 with Kari Cooper, Quizapu.

DEM-CFD simulation to explore the emergence of strain localization and the particle shape fabric in support of open questions in magma mush.

The crux: a continuum or a granular description:

"The deformation of individual grains is approximately the same as the macroscopic deformation...OR...the reorganization and relative movement of the grains can be markedly different from the macroscopic deformation." Paterson & Wong, 2006

Add please: ess.uw.edu/people/georg...

Very nice; I am reminded of the tiling in this example of magma mush from under a Galapagos volcano. You might recall we talked about applying some of your network analysis techniques to these at the KITP in 2022.

Some cocktails i sometimes make cocktails

I'm all for advocating responsible, healthy behavior but sometimes art comes first. For those with an interest in liquid jewels, here is my in-house cocktail menu. It is updated frequently @bjour.bsky.social @volcanojw.bsky.social @volcanodiana.bsky.social :
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Just getting started here, hope everyone had a great holiday season.