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CS Lewis was not an atheist, nor is he

I'm bored. Let's do some author slander

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Maybe I'm stupid, but wouldn't it have already gone supernova hundreds of years before we see it? This article treats it as a current or imminent event, which I think is unfortunate

Is Betelgeuse getting ready to explode?

3 years ago, Betelgeuse dimmed mightily with a giant, dusty outburst. It recovered.

Since April, it's brightened, and is now the 7th brightest star in the sky.

C'mon, just explode already!

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Now THIS is an ad I can get into

#sponsored #map #good ad design

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Found a jasp-agate the size of @kkatieclarkk when we made a quick stop along the Wilson River for our dogs to piss and shit and vomit. Also a cool little yellow jasper! Thanks for reading #rock #rocks #silica #rockhounding #oregon #rockhound #geology #agate #agates #quartz #crystal #crystals #calcite #zeolite #zeolites #mineral #minerals #collection #earth #geo #nature #pnw #pacificnorthwest (at Ghost Hole Public House) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoYzANkLOjw/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#rock #rocks #silica #rockhounding #oregon #rockhound #geology #agate #agates #quartz #crystal #crystals #calcite #zeolite #zeolites #mineral #minerals #collection #earth #geo #nature #pnw #pacificnorthwest

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I don't think y'all realize how expensive vanilla extract is

#vanilla extract

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Nearly blocked this before reading the captions

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Shouting into the void here but our car is threatening to stop working and we have no money to do the work it needs to not total itself. Bus routes suck where we live so our car is much, much needed.

Any help is appreciated.

http://paypal.me/batcoins

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my fav stone, i found it near my house :)

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Anyway, do you guys want to see my Cool Rocks?

This is my grandfather’s rock.  It is Probably a Garnet, which he mined out himself when he was in college studying to be a geologist.

Though you may assume this is a Small Rock, it is in fact a very Large Rock, and also a very Heavy Rock, but most especially a very Square Rock, which is what makes it particularly cool.

Here we have a rock which used to be a tree.  This rock is petrified wood!  It was one of my very first Cool Rocks!

Speaking of rocks that used to be things that were not rocks, this rock is Petoskey stone!  This rock used to be a coral.  Let’s get a good look at those patterns.

Now that’s a Cool Rock!

Amethyst?  It’s an Okay Rock.  If you are looking for an inexpensive rock to start your collection, amethyst is the way to go.  It’s a quartz with a deep purple color.  A very nice, if average, rock.

Now citrine… Citrine is a Cool Rock!  It’s a quartz with a lovely honey color.  This particular piece has been heat-treated.  The druzy on my chunk of citrine has a wonderful sparkle.

This is my Amazonite!  It grew that hexagon shape all by itself!!  This specimen is from Colorado.

Look at this shiny little slice of rock!  This rock is Tiger Iron, and those bands of red and orange glow beautifully with some light behind them.  These different colored bands are made from Hematite (the dark silver), Jasper (the red-orange), and Tiger-Eye quartz (the yellow-orange).

Here’s a rock you’ve probably seen before!  This Cool Rock is Malachite.  The patterns and rings are from the stalagmites this little egg was carved from.

Whoa, look at this giant slab of Extremely Cool Rock!!!  These crystals formed in the cracks of fossilized mud, to make the awesome patterns in this geode of Septarian!  This is my second best rock.

This is my Best and most Favorite Cool Rock.  In this dark room it’s a dull little grey rock, but if I move it closer to the light…

Those glints of gold!  Those veins of blue!  This rock is most certainly Labradorite, which changes color spectacularly when the light hits it just right.  Let’s put it in direct sunlight.

Yes!!  YES!!  There it is!!  The Best and Coolest Rock!!!!!

(You can see more of my rocks over here!)

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Other jaspers etc from the Molalla River in Canby, Oregon. Some cool tiny crystal pockets in otherwise uninteresting stone, but a couple little bangers #rock #rocks #silica #rockhounding #oregon #rockhound #geology #agate #agates #quartz #crystal #crystals #jasper #chalcedony #mineral #minerals #collection #earth #geo #nature #pnw #pacificnorthwest #mining #digging (at Canby Fine Arts Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnOD9a-L2bm/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#rock #rocks #silica #rockhounding #oregon #rockhound #geology #agate #agates #quartz #crystal #crystals #jasper #chalcedony #mineral #minerals #collection #earth #geo #nature #pnw #pacificnorthwest #mining #digging

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My friend Ninian made this! I doubt he has a Tumblr anymore, but he did make @skatetit and also the movie Get Duked which everyone should also watch

It has come to my attention that some of you have not actually seen the music video for Ghengis Khan by Miike Snow so I've taken it on myself to end your ignorance of this piece of cinema

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sometimes u just need a witchy frog

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I tried to make a Tumblr specific version of this post several times, that included all the photos but it wouldn't work for some mysterious reason. It's making me crazy that it won't just pull all the photos from Instagram, or let me do a post from here, or even let me edit in the app so it doesn't look so jacked. Anyway, sorry I'm working on it

A collection of red jaspers from the Molalla River in Canby on June 12, 2019. Strange that I wouldn’t collect any agate or petrified wood on a trip here, but I gotta believe my bucket labels.

One of my all time favorite pieces of Jasper is in this lot, a wild plumey red yellow and BLACK Jasper with agate running throughout and cool crystal pockets. And of course, a great example of what I call “fake gem dino bone” which is pretty self explanatory. Other jaspers from that trip coming up next

#rock #rocks #silica #rockhounding #oregon #rockhound #geology #agate #agates #quartz #crystal #crystals #mineral #minerals #collection #earth #geo #nature #pnw #pacificnorthwest #mining #digging #jasper #molallariver #clackamascounty https://www.instagram.com/p/CmIhX4erFuy/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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A collection of red jaspers from the Molalla River in Canby on June 12, 2019. Strange that I wouldn't collect any agate or petrified wood on a trip here, but I gotta believe my bucket labels. One of my all time favorite pieces of Jasper is in this lot, a wild plumey red yellow and BLACK Jasper with agate running throughout and cool crystal pockets. And of course, a great example of what I call "fake gem dino bone" which is pretty self explanatory. Other jaspers from that trip coming up next #rock #rocks #silica #rockhounding #oregon #rockhound #geology #agate #agates #quartz #crystal #crystals #mineral #minerals #collection #earth #geo #nature #pnw #pacificnorthwest #mining #digging #jasper #molallariver #clackamascounty https://www.instagram.com/p/CmIhX4erFuy/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#rock #rocks #silica #rockhounding #oregon #rockhound #geology #agate #agates #quartz #crystal #crystals #mineral #minerals #collection #earth #geo #nature #pnw #pacificnorthwest #mining #digging #jasper #molallariver #clackamascounty

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Petrified wood from the Willamette River, same trip as last post. Some excellent grain and optimistic agate cores in this bunch. I've already sliced up one of these pieces, and it's sick #rock #rocks #silica #rockhounding #oregon #rockhound #geology #agate #agates #quartz #crystal #zeolites #mineral #minerals #collection #earth #geo #nature #pnw #pacificnorthwest #mining #digging #wood #petrifiedwood #fossil #fossils #fossilwood #woodgrain (at Bar Mavin) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl0DGp0uKO6/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#rock #rocks #silica #rockhounding #oregon #rockhound #geology #agate #agates #quartz #crystal #zeolites #mineral #minerals #collection #earth #geo #nature #pnw #pacificnorthwest #mining #digging #wood #petrifiedwood #fossil #fossils #fossilwood #woodgrain

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Agate and Jasper from a kayak trip up the Willamette two summers ago with @kurlslammy and @real_crocs_official, some great carnelian and textures in this lot. Petrified wood coming next. I'm taking all my rock posts back to my original personal IG account, so I'd love if you followed @lukeamahan, I'll be posting much more over there eventually. #rock #rocks #silica #rockhounding #oregon #rockhound #geology #agate #agates #quartz #crystal #crystals #calcite #zeolite #zeolites #mineral #minerals #collection #earth #geo #nature #pnw #pacificnorthwest #mining #digging #willametteriver (at Keizer, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/Clr4yYcprjO/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#rock #rocks #silica #rockhounding #oregon #rockhound #geology #agate #agates #quartz #crystal #crystals #calcite #zeolite #zeolites #mineral #minerals #collection #earth #geo #nature #pnw #pacificnorthwest #mining #digging #willametteriver

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Okay, uh Danny, Ben, Alan, Brad, Sally, Daveth, Sally 2, Brian, Ryan, Grussel, Paul, Mavis, Esther, Justin, Pilaf, Frank, Usul, Ellen, Bellen, Alice, Trince, Hellen, Third Sally, Drendel, Biggo, Torichan, Phyllis, Brandon, Cranston, Lisa, Chanter, Frikk, Santa, Warp, Alexander, Shelly, Monty, Arnold V, Seven, Evan, Porridge, Helga, Princifer, Sherik, Dondo, Deedee, Ashley, Erica, Lawrence, Klezmer, Paper, Spike, Station, Piano, YHWH, Amerigo, Abendigo, Justine, Cristal, Krystal, Jonathan Brandis, Grandis, Socrates, Denise-Fromage, Donald Fagan, Second Cranston, Phoebe, Rachel, Ross, Chadler, Joey, Courtney, and Literally Satan

Did I name them all??

A gaggle of Ammonoids. Can you name them all?

#names #ammonite #ammonites #ammonoids #art