Some brief news: Josh Smith wedding, and Greg Paul's book

["Thomas R. Holtz, Jr." <tholtz@geol.umd.edu>]

Greetings, all!

Just got back yesterday from a long-awaited event: the wedding of dinosaur
paleontologist Josh Smith and geoarchaeologist Jen Smith.  A wonderful,
wonderful ceremony, combining Scottish, Blackfoot, and natural history
traditions (with Triassic-Jurassic diabase in the background)!!  And a most
excellent reception!

Other paleo-types in presence were Matt Lamanna (best man), Jason "Chewie"
Poole (also in the wedding party), Peter Dodson, Ralph Chapman, Linda Deck,
Bob Walters, and Tess Kissinger.  A great time was had by all.

When I got back, a copy of Greg Paul's Dinosaurs of the Air was present.  It
is a larger format book than Predatory Dinosaurs, which means that the
illustrations are far less crowded.  A must buy!

Take care, everyone. Off to inflict Precambrian and Paleozoic pain (aka, the
second exam in Historical Geology)...

                Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.
                Vertebrate Paleontologist
Department of Geology           Director, Earth, Life & Time Program
University of Maryland          College Park Scholars
                College Park, MD  20742
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Phone:  301-405-4084    Email:  tholtz@geol.umd.edu
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