Introduction

Many thanks to Mel for introducing me to the sedimentary blogging world! I've just spent the better part of a Friday night reading several blogs, and I immediately had to have my very own. Yes, this is an impulse blog. And if I fade away after only a couple weeks...well, consider yourself warned.

I also just spent an incredible amount of time trying to select an appropriate name for this blog. See, I happen to really love geo-puns, and the idea of trying to pick JUST ONE for a title is nearly impossible. So, I had to get strict with myself, buckle down, and set some criteria for a blog title.

1. Must be timeless and classy.
When you deal with deep time, you want things that will last. Okay, I realize this is just a blog, and an impulse blog at that, but still...

2. Must be based in reality.
My first impulse was to go with "Paragneiss Legs", but I would never consider myself a metamorphic petrologist, let alone one with rockin legs. Damn.

So, I named this blog Ten Million Years of Solitude. Timeless and classy, based in reality. And yes, also as a bit of a tribute to the brilliant author Gabriel Garcia Marquez. And to Late Miocene sedimentary rocks worldwide - this blog's for you!