If you’re like me, you haven’t lost much sleep lately wondering why the cat played a fiddle while the cow jumped over the Moon. Nursery
Author: BJ Deming
After retiring from a 25-year career in medical transcription, I decided to put my old forestry degree and undergrad geology studies to use by writing a book on cat evolution
That wasn't as easy as it sounded, but it has started a new career for me: writing and science blogging, with an emphasis presently on geoscience and paleontology.
I blog at FlightToWonder.com now and am in the process of self-publishing a series of eBooks on the modern cat family on Amazon and Google Books.
I am also honing my professional skills by working through the "Become a Journalist: Report the News!" Specialization that Michigan State University offers through Coursera at https://www.coursera.org/specializations/become-a-journalist#courses . I have completed one of the five courses thus far.
I recently joined the Society of Professional Journalists, too.
My ultimate goal is to freelance full-time, writing earth-science articles and traditionally published books, as well as continue blogging.
Nishino-shima Volcano’s Island is Growing
I’m really glad Dr. Klemetti covered this on his Discovery blog Rocky Planet: The fastest way to make a new island is volcanism. The island
Domestic Cats: The Human Highway
Most of us have a simple picture of Fluffy’s early history. Ancient Egyptians domesticated cats and then Roman legions carried them out of Egypt and
Decade Volcano: Mount Rainier
First things first: Does Rainier really tower over the city like that? Yes and no. Photographers sometimes do bring it closer with a telephoto lens.
Writing Update
I’m boxed in with information on volcanoes and cats this week. Information’s always good, but this amount of it just now means that I can
Decade Volcano: Vesuvius
This is what the least worrisome scenario for the next eruption at Mount Vesuvius looks like. Experts who must be more specific than the rest
