Tom Gill

@tomgillpredicts.bsky.social

The Dust-Poster! Professor/Scientist, University of Texas- El Paso. educator, futurist, Predictor, humorist, human rights defender, thoughtprovoker, militant moderate #dust #aerosols #EarthScience #drylands #aeolian #DisabledInSTEM @tomgillpredicts on X

Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone, believed it should be answered not with "Hello," but with "Ahoy!" In honor of Alexander Graham Bell, let's start a trend.Please answer calls with a hearty "Ahoy!" from now on. I'm taping the word "Ahoy" on my phone to remind myself. Thank you.

Fourteen years ago today, I dreamed the new snack sensation sweeping the nation was To-Mayo, tomatoes spread with mayonnaise. Have some with a scoop of beanut butter (see yesterday’s post) and that would be a nice treat, right?

The calendar and the sun's position notwithstanding, to me, autumn begins in El Paso, Texas on the first full day that my air conditioner never goes on. Winter begins on the first day that the heater kicks in. Autumn in the Borderland is often a short season.