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Eric put up a snap of the about box. Can you find my name?

You can see how well we’re staying afloat next week by checking that live data report from the USGS:

http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?site_no=12355500

Dad is hoping for around 2000 CFS. Based on the data for the last 8 days, I think it should reach that just when we put in on the 31st. It depends on whether it rains in the next week, and how warm it is (which will influence how quickly the glaciers and snowpack melt). If it is a lot higher than 2000 CFS, it can make negotiating the log jams more treacherous. But also more exciting…

Speaking of melting glaciers, it looks like the mean water temperature is 15 degrees C. Which seems down right balmy for melted snow. But keep in mind the gage station is in Columbia Falls, and we’re going to be upstream of there. Closer to the source, and therefore likely to be colder water. I think Mike is bringing a wetsuit for the guy in the kayak…

A “Zoomify” panorama is here.

(Image courtesy of the University of Minnesota.)

As a paddlefish fan, I take heart when I hear of exciting news about any of the Chondrostian fishes. According to KELO news, the Gavins Point Fish Hatchery in Yankton, SD, has successfully bred the endangered Pallid Sturgeon entirely in captivity. Previously, they would harvest gametes from wild adults for the hatchery program.

I did much of the research for my master’s degree program at Gavins Point Hatchery. They have a nice facility for raising paddlefish, sturgeon, and also walleye.

And I know two times as much about RNA-binding proteins as I do about pyrimidines. DNA and RNA are composed of two classes of nucleic acids: pyrimidines and purines. But don’t ask me about purines, I know nothing about those.

Funny, it doesn’t mention Lua, Lightroom, web design…