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A weather update for you all, McMurdo station is finally getting a break from the wind we’ve had for the last several days.  The storm we were expecting didn’t quite come, unless it was just the wind.  Right now it’s about 15 Degrees Fahrenheit with no wind and lots of sun.  It’s supposed to get … Read more

I was attacked by my first skua today, well maybe attack isn’t quite the word for it.  Stared at was the word for this incident, but I hear they can be vicious.  I’ll try and get an up front close picture next to a tape measure at some point (or something size relating) so you … Read more

McMurdo is a crazy place.  The weirdest mix of liberal democracy, right leaning rules, science, technology, age, beauty, and disgust.  The contractors down here work for 10 hours a day (with an hour of total breaks and lunch included), the Beakers (aka scientist) work longer depending on what science they are doing.  So after sleeping … Read more

So we had a Halloween down here in MacTown, the big opening event of the austral summer.  This is just a photo sampling of the craziness we have down here… http://wonderfullyrich.smugmug.com/gallery/932935 Rich

First, I have a request for regular reports of the weather.  It’s about 20 degrees as a high with a 5-10 knot wind and mostly sunny these days (22 hours or so).  .  The sun is doing a good job of making a sun watcher dizzy by just going around the sky all the time.  … Read more

Yes I actually caught a fish down here.  (No it’s not illegal, we were fishing for science.)  I even have video of me catching it! YEA!  More details when I get the video finished and posted. Rich P.S. you might look at the photo gallery for some of the strange and funny things I’ve found … Read more

I’m posting one of the science lecture I attended on my website. It’s a two part mp3 (lecture and Q&A). I’ve also put up the video they referenced plus a link to the website with the overhead ozone animation which is better then the one I took. -The lecture recording is available at McMurdo Lecture: … Read more

There’s a song for which the title alludes me contains a chorus of "What it isn’t good for, absolutely nothing."  As confusing as that is (is it a positive or a negative?) it’s an apted description of the feeling of McMurdo at some points.  It’s 7 am here and sunny outside, although now the sun … Read more

So I want to show you all a few of the funny vehicles around here, and maybe I’ll get around to taking some pictures for you. A traffic jam around here generally involves vans and trucks here with runway dozer, a tracked forklift, wheeled loaders, fire trucks, and this weird re-invention of the wheel called … Read more

Splat!  (you’ve just been hit by an Antarctic snowball) Now that I’ve been on station for a week I’d like to give you all a better general feel for what it’s like.  I’ll give you a typical work day on station with a lot of description of the difference in life, and hopefully give you … Read more