Geology 101

[Wahoo]

Geology terms that sound dirty, but aren't:
orogeny
thrust fault
spreading ridge
horst and graben
overturned beds
cross-bedding
dry hole
subduction zone
cleavage

[ECO]

My grandfather and uncle were both geologist and the most they could teach me was to wear goggles when I hit the rocks with the mini pick axe. Both of them thought I might be a third generation geologist but the thought of working with rocks and charting out areas always seemed a little dull to me. So..........i don't have a clue what any of those terms mean........fill us in.

[GhettoGurl]

Well reconsider.... u kinda look like a man that's been in a cave all his life.. even I know what cleavage is

[Wahoo]

Eco, next time we meet at Canoe for $200 Red Stripes or I give you a ride to the airport and you've my captive audience, I got a mother lode of geology stories to tell you. Remind me! And, no, these stories aren't like the mountain lion story (altho I got another one of those), these stories are 100% true--I got the specimens (including fossilized fish in oil shale) to prove it!

Here's a teaser for you: the spot where I helped a paleontologist from the Smithsonian excavate the fish fossils is now at the bottom of a vast man-make lake in northern Virginia.

[ECO]

Deal!

IF you get bored google my last name with an "ite" at the end of it and I'll fill you in on the rest of the story over some cold Red Stripes at the Canoe.........are you going in April again?

[Wahoo]

Hmmm...April. Don't get me going! I'd pretty much dismissed any hope of another trip so soon, but I never say never. I'll know in a couple more months whether I can swing it. Have had some heavy expenses lately (including college expenses, etc), so I figure I owe it to myself to treat myself to a long weekend someplace tropical to decompress for a few days. And Negril or Negril's West End top the list. Only--if I go in 2010--I may wait till August instead of April this time. I love spring break in Jamaica, but always miss out on guineps and other fruits/veggies that aren't available till the summer.

[Wahoo]

Eco, you probably wouldn't recognize me if you saw me again. I haven't shaved for a couple of weeks, and already I look like Fidel Castro...or one of the members of ZZTop. I don't know if I can go on like this, though...the itching is driving me crazy!

[ECO]

You could save a little on your lodging expenses if you stayed at one of the $35-$50 a night places instead of the Ritz......I mean GP. There are places all over the cliffs that sell $300 meals and the supermarket has Red Stripes for about $100 each if you buy a six pack at a time. If you want weird fruits the AI's might have them since they favor importing food over buying it from Jamaican farmers.

Shaving is over rated, try that Nair hair removal stuff.