Ionia Sandstone Quarry

About one mile east of Quarry Road along the old rail bed, in heavily wooded terrain, lies the Ionia Variegated Sandstone Quarry. The sandstone, once used widely as a building material has most recently been harvested for landscaping material. The quarry has been closed for many years however, with reflections from the crystal clear springs dancing on the sandstone, this is one of the most beautiful sights to behold in Ionia County.

http://www.ioniachamber.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=47:play-in-ionia&catid=34:visit-ionia&Itemid=68

Michigan zircons

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/59998/title/Before_the_Mississippi%2C_minerals_show_ancient_rivers_flowed_west

Fascinating.

I am particularly interested in the quarries in Central Michigan.

Food Blog

http://randomthoughtsaboutfood.blogspot.com/

In the beginning, global warming

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/59928/title/Hazy_antidote_to_a_faint_young_sun

Global warming prevented the early earth from freezing?

Raghead

http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/sc-state-senator-refers-541443.html

Even if he did mean it as a joke, most people do not consider this kind of stuff funny.

Recall George Allen's "macaca" comment.

The Garden Blog

Just a reminder to those who are wondering where the action is:

http://orthoclase-fromthegarden.blogspot.com/

Oil spills

Maybe Obama should endorse oil spills.

- Ann Coulter (link here)

It would work as well as what BP and the Obama administration have done so far.

YoGen

http://www.yogenstore.com/products.html

Human-powered charger.

Excellent.

We need more products like this.

Missing moon rocks

http://www.denverpost.com/frontpage/ci_15200387?source=rss

Nationwide, half are missing.

Millions of dollars worth of taxpayers' money.

Pathetic.