Author Archives: Mark

We burned three days this week, all in deciduous oak forest. I hadn’t heard of this type of burn before, but as it turns out oak leaves will carry fire, and a good fire will kill invasive buckthorn and honeysuckle … Continue reading →

Since I won’t be getting any nice days off this spring, I have to enjoy nature when we can’t burn. Light rain and 60 degrees isn’t so bad, so I chose today for my first spring bike ride. I rode … Continue reading →

I owe my occasional readers an update. Trouble is that my time has disappeared. I worked 12 hours on Sunday, 9 hours yesterday, 10.5 today. The weather has been good for fire, and we have clocked 3 burns in the … Continue reading →

First day of work today, and the burn crew looks like a good group. Two burn bosses and four crew like me, all guys and most in a similar place in life. We started the day with a mountain of … Continue reading →

Name and Address Name: Markael Daniel Luterra Current Address: 559 Humboldt AveSaint Paul, Minnesota 55107-2916Ramsey Phone Number: 651 3075945 Admission Term: Fall 2008 Admission Type: Domestic Student Decision: Admit Current Program Doctor of Philosophy Level: Graduate Catalog Term: Fall 2008 … Continue reading →

My OSU application no longer says “pending department decision.” It doesn’t say anything else either, unfortunately, so I’m not quite sure what that means…

A short job, but a job nonetheless. I’ll be working on prescribed burns on SNAs (Scientific and Natural Areas) with the DNR from April 14-May 23. Pay is $13 per hour plus time-and-a-half for overtime and weekends. My hire is, … Continue reading →

The first-generation Surly Darkness, brewed in early 2006, was rated the third-best beer in the world on RateBeer.com. It seems that last-year’s production slipped a bit, as Darkness is now rated #5 among the world’s beers. Regardless of its current … Continue reading →

I e-mailed some folks at OSU today and learned that the Bioengineering department accepted me back on March 4. My acceptance now hinges on the general admissions committee, which is apparently working with a three-week backlog. It sounds like this … Continue reading →

To be fair, it is 40 degrees today, not 10 below, so it IS more than a wee bit warmer than a month ago. That said, we just got 10 inches of snow last weekend and another half foot is … Continue reading →