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global warming - i saw a thing on the news some guy in holland created a farm that can power itself with no harmful emissions - wind and solar power mostly i believe WELCOME!! Hope you enjoy yourself.... Welcome! A warm welcome to you! Thanks for your insightful first post. As a fellow scientist, I can warn you that violinists---like all artists---can be a hotheaded bunch, but I find the blog atmosphere here to be generally quite supportive and helpful. The discussion boards are a different matter entirely... :-O Welcome! Ah, the memories of hitting that "post" button for the first time! : )

Welcome, enjoyed reading what you wrote, and I, too, am an adult beginner on the violin for about a year and a half now. Fun stuff!

And is that a little baby I see in a carrier in that pic of yours? As in YOUR little baby? Details, please. Welcome! My dad also studies the atmosphere. Discussion on droplet size anyone? ;) Terez,

Yes, I have a nearly 6 month old boy, named Alex. Here's the website on my son:

http://www.mccrones.com/alex/

Nice to hear from you and everyone!

Linda,

I saw you post on droplet sizes and I had immediate nightmares of my cloud physics class in grad school. Cloud drop size distribution studies are very important to meteorology, but, if you'll pardon the pun - never has such a *wet* subject ever been so *dry* .............. I'll henceforth beg out of droplet discussions.....sorry.

Sarah, I love Strauss and Tchaikovsky as my primary composers, along with Mozart, Grieg, Bizet, and Brahms. Of couse I like the others also, but these are my top favorites. Karin,

Thanks for the warning, good to hear of other scientists on the blog.

Scott,

We need to pursue renewable energy resources, but will John Q. Public be willing to give up his mini-hummer?

Actually, the biggest threat to us is COAL. There's a great National Geographic article from last year that talks about coal in detail....and the USA and China are the 'saudi arabias' of coal.....check it out.

I could use a bit of warmth here, as we've had the coldest Jan-Mar in recorded history. Right now it's 6 degrees and windy. -12 last night. It's been like that for about six weeks straight.

But anyway, I wish you a warm welcome, and look forward to reading more from you in the future. :)

cool...strauss always makes me smile and want to get up and dance!!....sorry...i'm not really into the science relm of things...i'm trying to pass my chemistry class!--lol --oooo grieg one of my top favs. too! Exactly Paul! Just lucky for me my dad is an atmospheric scientist. Hi Paul,

As for global warming, since I live in central Alabama, I am looking forward to owning beach-front property one of these years...

Also, if anyone is interested in coal, google "Kentucky mountaintop removal".

Violin is the best. Persevere, and enjoy.

Those are all great reasons for blogging. Welcome to v.com. Welcome Paul!

I'm a scientist as well (neuroscience), although lately I write about it rather than actually doing experiments. That flexibility has given me more time to pursue music. I started blogging here last fall and it is a great way to keep focus and momentum. Keep up the good work!