Author Archives: Roger

Cafe Bassam

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Roger

All my life I’ve heard three things about San Diego: It’s always 72 degrees. It never rains. There are no bugs. To be fair, I haven’t seen a lot of bugs. But this is the second year in a row … Continue reading →

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Imperial Beach

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Roger

On Tuesday morning before the booth opened, seven of us drove to Imperial Beach, the southernmost town on the Pacific coast of the United States. We ate breakfast at The Wave Cafe. As we drove through town, I noticed this … Continue reading →

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Animal #63 — Short-beaked Common Dolphin

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Roger

Delphinus delphis Sunday, February 17, 2013 Pacific Ocean off San Diego, California We cruised several miles out into the Pacific off San Diego in search of whales, but saw none. We were well on our way back into Mission Bay … Continue reading →

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Bird #464 — Scripps’s Murrelet

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Roger

synthliboramphus (from synthlibo, to press, and ramphos, beak, referring to its laterally compressed bill) scrippsi (perhaps named for Ellen Browning Scripps, journalist and philanthropist, who funded Scripps Research Institute in San Diego) Sunday, February 17, 2013 Pacific Ocean off San … Continue reading →

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Bird #463 — Rhinoceros Auklet

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Roger

cerorhinca (from keras, horn, and rhynchos, beak) monocerata (from monos, one, and keras, horn) Sunday, February 17, 2013 Pacific Ocean off San Diego, California I traveled to San Diego to work at a conference. We arrived late in the morning … Continue reading →

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