I have a lot of homework I should be doing but I really wanted to check in. Are distressing, and been called a hypocrite for eating a piece of salmon. If for no other reason than to understand why I feel the way I do about eating that cheeseburger.

Notes from the Oxford University Museum of Natural History. I ceased to be Writer in Residence at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History in the middle of 2011. The Museum continues to flourish under its new Director, Paul Smith, and up-to-date information about its activities can be found at its own website. Take the Museum home! The souvenir guide, which I mentioned in a previous post. Has now been on sale in the Museum for a couple of months.

The Anatomy of a University Natural History Museum and the Evolution of Science in America. Friday, February 27, 2015. The best part of these envelopes is the stamps! Stamp celebrating the mural at the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History. The project has just begun but with fun finds like this treasure the time ahead should be both rewarding and entertaining. Wednesday, February 1, 2012.

Prerogative of Harlots is a blog about museums and museum collections, with an occasional seasoning of paleontology and a lot of really ill-informed musings about other stuff. Sunday, March 12, 2017. Who We Are and What We Want to Be. Which brings us back to the power of real items. The information extracted from our specimens is use-dependent.

Lawyers, be damned! August 21, 2013. Last year, upon advice of counsel, I stopped blogging. I will be back soon. I noticed that it was one year to the day! On An Old Beach. For scale, the board under the fossil is about 14 cm wide. Liesegang band along the edge. Different view of the one above.

Tuesday, November 1, 2011. This way I can cross-post the new posts there in celebration.