updates

1.  andrew is finishing out his third quarter as a salesman.  he won't let me talk about any of the details except to say he's "doing well."  boring, right?  sorry to hold back on you.  other than that, he has a new friend -- chris -- who's an intern from minot state here for the summer.  we all graduated high school together, so please jump to: summer adventures & site-seeing opportunities.

first adventure: self-serve frozen yogurt.  chris couldn't resist  the candy store appeal!

2. i started camp galileo a couple weeks ago.  i'm in-charge of teaching science curriculum to kids that really don't want to be put back into classrooms -- plain & simple.  therefore i'm left to my own devices of creativity & uncommon teaching practices.  good times!  luckily, all of the other staff members are in the same boat & it's a sink-or-swim effort for all!  i'll let you know if my sanity breaks down.  i just consider it good birth control for the time being.

3. jack is fantastic!  he's spending time with me at camp this summer.  other than that, he has tons of friends & admirers.  

here's one example:  katie.  she is another jack russel rescue that met jack when she was 3 months old -- ripe out of non-training mode & being a hyperactive mess.  one reason that i fell in love with her was that her owner swooned over the possibility of katie becoming a "trained" jack.  (notice the "")  he helped me realize that the dream has not died of jack growing into a sweet, mature pup.  therefore, i accept the ball of adrenaline that is katie.

katie has on the harness, which makes identifying much easier.
they like to wrestle.  if you haven't caught on to what they're up to.

jack does impressive jackie chan moves.  i'm biased in this statement, i know.

did i mention these were taken with a phone?  sorry for the shotty quality.

obviously she can hold her own -- that face can haunt!

4.  for those who don't know -- minot is flooding.  i'm not going to go into the details.  half the people who read this blog have either written about it themselves, have read about it on someone else's blog, or are dealing with it themselves.  here's a couple pictures from the USGS to bring the severity across & i would like to point out that this is no "fargo"-annual-style flood.  this is a 500-year flood that has crested at the highest point they've measured since they started keeping records in the 1800's.

if you would like any details & more pictures, i recommend visiting the kxmc website.  they are not running their 24-hr coverage anymore, but it was devastating to see the footage around the area.

here's a direct link to all flood related searches.
if you would like to help, please visit here 

i wish i could say as a geologist that there are ways of solving this for the near future.  i know there are answers as to how it can become less of a blow & methods of lowering the risk, the there's no quick-fix. i'm very interested to hear what the experts have to say & wish i had the opportunity to join in on the research.  for now, i'm happy that everyone is safe -- family & friends included.