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Pepper on a Plane

Everyone was impressed that we made it through TSA. I find this shocking, given that no effort was put into hiding by either myself or my...

Nature of the Job

Biology is the science of life; living is automatic but life is complicated . So complicated that we needed to give the study of it a...

Earthworm Hibernation + You

On a blustery, midwinter day do you ever wonder where the earthworms are? I do. Naturally, winter behaviors vary across species but when...

Disorder, be Dammed!

We are humane creatures in a highly modified environment with all the social, physical, and mental lags in adaptions that precipitate...

You're as Rich as You Feel

One month from tonight we will embark on a 20-hour drive from Spokane, WA, to Duluth, MN. I imagine it will be much like a reversion of...

Forest Pyrites

There's a gap between the floor boards of a forest clerk's office and the two foot drop through seemingly intentionally arranged forest...

Tripping on Tailings

Scratch and tap, scratch and tap, grinding crunch, and swivel. Into the Jeep for another day. Sun waters the eyes, constricting at the...

Rockosophy Live @ Creative Colloquy

On 16 July 2018, the monthly gathering of bibliophiles and miscellaneous creatives in the Tacoma scene (including this Rockosopher!)...

Gull Island, Skull Island: In The Field with Tori

If you've ever walked across a field of skeletons you are familiar with a certain satisfying crunch. Through hiking boots -however...

Celebrating Juneteenth from the Island

It's 7PM on a Tuesday in June. It is the 19th day of the month of June in the 2018th year of the Common Era. One-hundred and fifty-three...

Rock Rat

Welcome! I am the Rockosopher, the Rock Rat, the author. A common species of philosophizing gym rat rockhound often seen romping betwix rubble and wildlife in search of minerals, birds, or answers to inquires big & small. Poke around, share, and hit up the contact page with what you'd like to see!

Birds, Rocks, Bliss