Hey Patsy and all: I think dinosaurs were warm blooded and many acted like large chickens. By studying the structure of the bones of dinosaurs, paleontologists believe that the chicken is the closest living relative of the dinosaur. The chicken and other poultry are practically what's left of the dinosaurs. Maybe I'll blog more on this subject; I've got some good materials.
I once tried to link an article on chickens being dinosaurs on the Coop and the moderators took it off. I put it in the Misc. column.
John was 37 y.o. when we got married, and he is 40 now. He was 39 in the picture on the blog. He looks very young for his age. When I met him, he was 32 yo and I believed he was 21. I didn't date that young a man but he told me his true age, so I gave him a chance (and here we are). Nobody believes he is 40 years old. Some papers had our name reversed. I was 43 yo at the time of marriage and am 46 yo now. Chris
Saturday, September 15, 2007
Sunday, September 9, 2007
What is this Blog all about?
You must have asked, "Why 'Law, Geology & Poultry?' " That is a legitimate question. You must be wondering too, "Who am I? What is this? What the hell?" The answer: I am an attorney who practices law in Alabama. I will discuss general legal issues on here. First, though, I must let you know up front, that there will be some legal topics that I will know less about. Just like in the field of medicine, there are specialists in law also. If you ask a heart surgeon a question about brain surgery, her answer might be less detailed than a question posed to her about heart surgery. Her "brain surgery answer" also will come from a different perspective, a certain point of view and be based upon a "heart surgeon" experience.
Likewise, attorneys are specialized these days. I have vast experience in a lot of areas, but I have none in other areas. For instance, if I am blogging about divorce law, child custody or criminal law in general, then I am going to have far more to discuss than say about Bankruptcy Law or the Rule Against Perpetuities. You may still ask about these other areas. Law is very common sense.
I can discuss general Bankruptcy principles because you must have some knowledge of the area, but I have done very little practice in the area.
A Rule about law & legal issues blogging, commenting, etc. to me & on my blog: I cannot discuss particular or actual cases where I have involvement. If you want to comment about this lawyer or this Judge, or this person, then, if you identify the lawyer or Judge, YOU MUST ALSO IDENTIFY YOURSELF!
I will talk generalities and hypotheticals as far as legal and law questions ONLY. I am able to discuss the "LAW."
I also have a B.S. in Geology from the University of Alabama (that's Tuscaloosa and yes, my four years at that great institution were the great coach, Paul "Bear" Bryant's last four years, 1979 to 1983). I went to graduate school in Geology for an M.S. in Geology from the University of Missouri-Columbia where I specialized in micropaleontology (the study of micro-fossils). My thesis, which I did not finish, was about a microfossil, the Conodont, a microscopic toothlike-looking fossil. Conodonts are made of the mineral, apatite (Calcium Phosphate). Apatite is the mineral your teeth and bones are composed. I finished all my classwork at Mizzou for my Masters but as I have mentioned, I never completed my thesis. I taught (a Teaching Assistant) Geology labs at Mizzou for two years (1983-1985).
Conodonts were an enigma for a long time. They are the only fossilized remains of a cosmopolitan animal inhabiting the seas of this planet from the Cambrian Period until their complete extinction at the end of the Permian covering a deep, vast expanse of time from about 570 million years ago until approximately 225 million years ago. During the conodonts 345 million years in Earth's oceans, the conodont evolved into an array of many different species. The Conodont evolution could be described as rapid and tree-like. Species evolved and went extinct in "geologically" short periods of time. So complete and rapid was the Conodont's evolution, they are used as an "index" fossil to accurately determine the age of rock strata all over the world from Cambrian to Ordovician times. In particular, I studied the conodonts of the Womble Shale (Middle to Upper Ordovician age) in the Ouachitas Mountains in Arkansas. I also studied trilobites from the Arbuckle Mt. Range in Oklahoma that were Upper Cambrian in age. As a geology student, I had a fascination with fossils and extinctions.
For years, the only thing really known about what animal left these wonderful looking teeth-like apparatus in limestones (because that is where they were recoverable) is that the Conodont animal covered the oceans, it speciated rapidly and became a good index fossil (i.e. each species has been well documented "WHEN" it lived). It was an enigma for over a century. However, about 20 years ago, a soft-bodied animal, not known in the oceans today, was discovered in a drawer in the U.K.-- stuck away somewhere, that contained these conodont teeth-like things embedded in and part of a soft-bodied, somewhat-wormlike creature. This was the conodont animal.
I am able to discuss rocks and minerals, plate tectonics, geochemistry, structural geology, earthquakes, lava, etc. as I have had classes, seminars & many long discussions with other grad students over many beers, but my expertise was in paleontology and especially, the smallest fossils. I have a minor in biology too. There are NO rules in discussing geology except that I will not debate whether or not evolution is a fact or theory.
Evolution, the process by which plants and animals evolved on this planet over billions of years, is a fact just like the Gravity is a fact. The apple fell from the tree and did not stay suspended while we debated the hows & whys between the theories of Sir Issac Newton and Albert Einstein. Get the point? So I can discuss "GEOLOGY."
I also keep a small flock of chickens. This is my hobby. I love my birds, and they are pets. It is a specimen flock of nineteen (19) individual birds, 18 are standard size chickens & 1 Bantam (a stray caught bird). I have a very small, protected, nourished, spoiled group. Other than specimens, I have a rare, Heritage breed, the Buckeye. It is the only breed of chicken known to have been entirely developed by a woman in the State of Ohio named Nettie Metcalf in the late 1800s, early 20th century. It is named for the State's nut, the Buckeye, where the breed was developed. The Buckeye has a pea-comb and is very cold-hardy. I currently have a Buckeye Rooster, hen and seven (7) pullets. The rest of my flock consists of three Easter Eggers, an Australorp, a Light Brahma, a Barred Plymouth Rock, a Buff Orpington, an Old English Game bantam & her two (2) Buckeye X Easter Eggers. All these are hens or pullets except 1 of the crosses is a little cockerel (not yet crowing but there is no doubt it is a "HE.").
I am a current member of the American Poultry Association (APA); the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy (ALBC) and the Society for the Preservation of Poultry Antiquties (SPPA). I have a little, styrofoam Hovobator incubator I used to hatch 7 Buckeye pullets. My Buckeye stock is from Urch's in Minnesota. I know a little about chickens but I am no "expert." There are no rules in talking about chickens on here. I can still discuss, "POULTRY."
THUS, the Blog known as "LAW, GEOLOGY & POULTRY."
Other things I like are traveling, hiking, snorkeling, bird watching, flowers & plants and chess (although I really no longer play chess, I have a nice collection of sets & when I was a young man, I used to play daily and aggressively; many consider me very good and like to test themselves against me). I like animals. I am particularly fond of bats, and I allow the Big Brown bat to roost in the louvres of our house. I have also put up a bathouse. I keep hummingbird feeders out in season. My partner and I collect pottery too.
Yes, let's get it out of the way so there is no mystery: I am a man married to a man. I am gay. Although I have been with my partner over eight years, we were married May 17, 2004 as the first out-of-state gay couple married in the great State of Massachusetts (in Provincetown).
Google me, "Chris McCary and John Sullivan," if u don't believe it. We did not plan to be first in line, it just happened. That is a whole story in itself. Our marriage was covered from Tokyo to London. Get over it if you are a homophobe! We are "out" and have been out for years. My husband is currently in Nursing School at a local university and will have his Bachelor of Science in Nursing soon. He already possesses a B.A. in English literature. CHRIS
Likewise, attorneys are specialized these days. I have vast experience in a lot of areas, but I have none in other areas. For instance, if I am blogging about divorce law, child custody or criminal law in general, then I am going to have far more to discuss than say about Bankruptcy Law or the Rule Against Perpetuities. You may still ask about these other areas. Law is very common sense.
I can discuss general Bankruptcy principles because you must have some knowledge of the area, but I have done very little practice in the area.
A Rule about law & legal issues blogging, commenting, etc. to me & on my blog: I cannot discuss particular or actual cases where I have involvement. If you want to comment about this lawyer or this Judge, or this person, then, if you identify the lawyer or Judge, YOU MUST ALSO IDENTIFY YOURSELF!
I will talk generalities and hypotheticals as far as legal and law questions ONLY. I am able to discuss the "LAW."
I also have a B.S. in Geology from the University of Alabama (that's Tuscaloosa and yes, my four years at that great institution were the great coach, Paul "Bear" Bryant's last four years, 1979 to 1983). I went to graduate school in Geology for an M.S. in Geology from the University of Missouri-Columbia where I specialized in micropaleontology (the study of micro-fossils). My thesis, which I did not finish, was about a microfossil, the Conodont, a microscopic toothlike-looking fossil. Conodonts are made of the mineral, apatite (Calcium Phosphate). Apatite is the mineral your teeth and bones are composed. I finished all my classwork at Mizzou for my Masters but as I have mentioned, I never completed my thesis. I taught (a Teaching Assistant) Geology labs at Mizzou for two years (1983-1985).
Conodonts were an enigma for a long time. They are the only fossilized remains of a cosmopolitan animal inhabiting the seas of this planet from the Cambrian Period until their complete extinction at the end of the Permian covering a deep, vast expanse of time from about 570 million years ago until approximately 225 million years ago. During the conodonts 345 million years in Earth's oceans, the conodont evolved into an array of many different species. The Conodont evolution could be described as rapid and tree-like. Species evolved and went extinct in "geologically" short periods of time. So complete and rapid was the Conodont's evolution, they are used as an "index" fossil to accurately determine the age of rock strata all over the world from Cambrian to Ordovician times. In particular, I studied the conodonts of the Womble Shale (Middle to Upper Ordovician age) in the Ouachitas Mountains in Arkansas. I also studied trilobites from the Arbuckle Mt. Range in Oklahoma that were Upper Cambrian in age. As a geology student, I had a fascination with fossils and extinctions.
For years, the only thing really known about what animal left these wonderful looking teeth-like apparatus in limestones (because that is where they were recoverable) is that the Conodont animal covered the oceans, it speciated rapidly and became a good index fossil (i.e. each species has been well documented "WHEN" it lived). It was an enigma for over a century. However, about 20 years ago, a soft-bodied animal, not known in the oceans today, was discovered in a drawer in the U.K.-- stuck away somewhere, that contained these conodont teeth-like things embedded in and part of a soft-bodied, somewhat-wormlike creature. This was the conodont animal.
I am able to discuss rocks and minerals, plate tectonics, geochemistry, structural geology, earthquakes, lava, etc. as I have had classes, seminars & many long discussions with other grad students over many beers, but my expertise was in paleontology and especially, the smallest fossils. I have a minor in biology too. There are NO rules in discussing geology except that I will not debate whether or not evolution is a fact or theory.
Evolution, the process by which plants and animals evolved on this planet over billions of years, is a fact just like the Gravity is a fact. The apple fell from the tree and did not stay suspended while we debated the hows & whys between the theories of Sir Issac Newton and Albert Einstein. Get the point? So I can discuss "GEOLOGY."
I also keep a small flock of chickens. This is my hobby. I love my birds, and they are pets. It is a specimen flock of nineteen (19) individual birds, 18 are standard size chickens & 1 Bantam (a stray caught bird). I have a very small, protected, nourished, spoiled group. Other than specimens, I have a rare, Heritage breed, the Buckeye. It is the only breed of chicken known to have been entirely developed by a woman in the State of Ohio named Nettie Metcalf in the late 1800s, early 20th century. It is named for the State's nut, the Buckeye, where the breed was developed. The Buckeye has a pea-comb and is very cold-hardy. I currently have a Buckeye Rooster, hen and seven (7) pullets. The rest of my flock consists of three Easter Eggers, an Australorp, a Light Brahma, a Barred Plymouth Rock, a Buff Orpington, an Old English Game bantam & her two (2) Buckeye X Easter Eggers. All these are hens or pullets except 1 of the crosses is a little cockerel (not yet crowing but there is no doubt it is a "HE.").
I am a current member of the American Poultry Association (APA); the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy (ALBC) and the Society for the Preservation of Poultry Antiquties (SPPA). I have a little, styrofoam Hovobator incubator I used to hatch 7 Buckeye pullets. My Buckeye stock is from Urch's in Minnesota. I know a little about chickens but I am no "expert." There are no rules in talking about chickens on here. I can still discuss, "POULTRY."
THUS, the Blog known as "LAW, GEOLOGY & POULTRY."
Other things I like are traveling, hiking, snorkeling, bird watching, flowers & plants and chess (although I really no longer play chess, I have a nice collection of sets & when I was a young man, I used to play daily and aggressively; many consider me very good and like to test themselves against me). I like animals. I am particularly fond of bats, and I allow the Big Brown bat to roost in the louvres of our house. I have also put up a bathouse. I keep hummingbird feeders out in season. My partner and I collect pottery too.
Yes, let's get it out of the way so there is no mystery: I am a man married to a man. I am gay. Although I have been with my partner over eight years, we were married May 17, 2004 as the first out-of-state gay couple married in the great State of Massachusetts (in Provincetown).
Google me, "Chris McCary and John Sullivan," if u don't believe it. We did not plan to be first in line, it just happened. That is a whole story in itself. Our marriage was covered from Tokyo to London. Get over it if you are a homophobe! We are "out" and have been out for years. My husband is currently in Nursing School at a local university and will have his Bachelor of Science in Nursing soon. He already possesses a B.A. in English literature. CHRIS
Saturday, September 8, 2007
Chickens & Football
Today, I cleaned the chicken run, collected eggs as usual, gave the birds their cat food as a treat this afternoon, watched the Alabama v Vandy game (Alabama won 24-10, yeah!! Roll Tide Roll!)
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