I have an undergraduate degree in Geology (Western Michigan University), but have not worked in the field since approximately 1997. Until that time, I collected soil samples (cores), worked with mineralized rock formations (primarily metamorphics, some sedimentary), and measured /monitored the flow of various contaminants in water tables.

Geomorphology is a required undergraduate course, and typically in Michigan involves the close study of glacial remnants. The Great Lakes are...

You can start calling me Naphead if you like. Funny how a guy who occasionally takes naps gets only about five to six hours of sleep each night. And last night was about as bizarre as it can get.

Your favorite blogger wanted to write some blog posts last night, but something got in the way. He was feeling tired at the computer, just mere moments after consuming two chicken pot pies for his supper. It's not like I wanted to take a nap, but that urge to lie...

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I just finished my consulting work for our long term center today. I've been working since last Friday and happy to be off now for a week.
We've had rain too, but it's almost ended.
I'm going to keep applying everywhere this week. God, hopefully will answer my prayers and will help me move to a larger city so I can buy a house. This is all I want from life now. I want stability. I hope my son will be patient with me about that. I wanted to move to sacramento with or without a job,...

So after joining the Army in 2002, 3 tours to Iraq with the great 3rd Infantry Division from FT. Stewart GA, a complicated knee surgery in 2009 which ultimately lead to a medical retirement in 2011, I had NO idea as to what I wanted to do in the civilian world! Sure I knew I could manage personnel after leading my own platoon as a NCO (non-commissioned officer) but as many veterans before me have learned, it is very difficult to translate what you did in the military to a civilian resume. I knew...