Note

I worry about people thinking that I have turned into a person who posts obsessively on a topic, such as tiny dogs or pet rats.

I am always interested in Iceland, especially as the US becomes a creepier and creepier place; and I find science and nature a refuge, when I am discouraged by human behavior.

Right now I'm worried about aging and retiring in a country that has no interest in the well being of its citizens. So I take refuge in science and nature, which is -- at the moment -- the volcano.

It's only a volcano. It's not nearly as dangerous as people.