Robert Logan

Microbial ecologist, desert aficionado, dirtbag hiker, PhD in wumbology, mariner-in-training, StarFleet officer 🏳️‍🌈 Thoughts are all my own.

[Robert Logan @robertlogan504]

We arrived in Tampa last week and will be here through New Years while the ship undergoes regular maintenance.
I’m taking advantage of the time ashore by doing some fun long runs in cool places…

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William Shatner on his Blue Origin flight to space: "It was among the strongest feelings of grief I have ever encountered." https://t.co/CI1WDV17oe

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Sunset in the Florida Keys

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If anyone has any specific suggestions of groups I could volunteer with while in Florida to help support queer youth there, please reach out.

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I’ll be spending much of the winter in Florida this year. While I’m excited to see my friends down there and enjoy the weather, I’m appalled by recent legislation that all but makes it illegal to be gay or trans at Florida public schools.

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It is heartbreaking and infuriating to see lawmakers passing laws that will undoubtedly lead to more young people dying because they do not get the love and support that they (and everyone) deserve.

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So far in my life I’ve seen hurricanes, wildfires, tornados, and some crazy storms. But today, I saw my first waterspout!

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Announcing the OA publication of our foodweb microbial census in @PNASNews in which we completed a near-census of microbial diversity from ridge to reef within a SPECTACULAR watershed in Hawaiʻi to determine where microbes live when not inside their hosts. https://t.co/W0XDKrPztv

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The gangway welcoming me home after a weekend away on my first port call

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The back deck is all lit up as we get ready for 17 days in the Gulf of Mexico exploring the ocean floor, our longest trip this year.
We’ll be visiting sites impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil gusher as well as a bunch of other spots.

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Nancy viewed from the back deck of the Pisces

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Relaxing on the “Steel Beach” as we cruise past Vero Beach, FL

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I know what you’re thinking… “Robert, that’s just a smudge,” but you’re wrong.
That’s the Vehicle Assembly Building at Cape Canaveral viewed through haze from about 20 miles away as we sailed past this morning. I also saw multiple launch towers. SO COOL!
(No launches today tho)

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Came across some friends the other day.

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@JeffreyKConner True, but it’s a lot smaller than the big ship…

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Today’s pic from the Atlantic: Robert tending lines on a small boat deployment