Quality control

I am slightly worried that I might say some things on here that I’m not supposed to, about the way things work inside the group, what is wrong with the system, science topics that I thought were public, etc. that might get people here in some sort of trouble. I am working for the government now. And the government taps phones. Who knows how many people (or powerful computers) they have crammed into a dimly-lit room in the basement of the pentagon just scouring blog after blog looking for terror plots.

I was actually reading a memo on the bulletin board in our office about handling the press. Apparently, when doing an interview or discussing your work/the park, you must state that your opinions in no way represent the official views of Yellowstone National Park or the National Park Service. If anybody wants the official word of the park, the branch of something, something are more than happy to speak to them. I am pretty sure that memo went out after the whole Jim Hanson NASA debacle.

So I’m going to accept the above paragraph as my disclaimer. All of this is my own opinion and I’m legally free to say whatever I like. Thanks America.

Also, I was thinking the other day that the beauty of a personal blog is that, in addition to sharing photos and stories about your life, it allows you to share a tiny glimpse of your internal dialog with others. I hope you enjoy mine.