Auspex Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 The Fossil Forum's Member of the Month for May, 2015, is Carl In Carl's profile may be found what I consider a major understatement: Interested in all aspects of paleontology, especially the fringe areas that normally get little attention, including bizarre modes of fossil preservation, anomalous discoveries, and oddities within the history of paleontology. Despite his vast knowledge and experience (he's on the paleo staff at the American Museum of Natural History, in case you didn't know), Carl's curiosity is insatiable. His "Captain Coprolite" persona is pretty well known by even the most casual observer, but that is just one facet of his fascinations. Did you know that he has made coffee from the seeds of the Kentucky Coffee Tree? True story, and just one example of what a free-range mind does when blessed with a sense of wonder. Years ago, responding via PM to one of my first Member Collections posts, he asked with genuine interest about some of the details. I still have that message in my folder, because it has such a positive impact on me (and I am sure that this is a pretty big club). Carl, Thank You! "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Let me be the first to congratulate you on this honor, Carl. Welcome to the MOTM club. Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njfossilhunter Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Well let me be the first to congratulate a man that well deserve the title of member of the month. A Big Congrats.... Carl TonyThe Brooks Are Like A Box Of Chocolates,,,, You Never Know What You'll Find. I Told You I Don't Have Alzheimer's.....I Have Sometimers. Some Times I Remember And Some Times I Forget.... I Mostly Forget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullsnake Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Congratulations, Carl! Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Your knowledgeable posts have been an education for me over the years. Thanks for taking the time and congratulations. This one was overdue. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZiggieCie Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 I will continue the applause for Carl, thank you for your great contributions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggedy Man Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Congratulations Carl! ...I'm back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave pom Allen Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Congratulations Carl well deserved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Congratulations, Carl. Your posts are always sure to be enlightening; it's a pleasure to have you in our company. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xonenine Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 congratulations Carl! "Your serpent of Egypt is bred now of your mud by the operation of your sun; so is your crocodile." Lepidus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Yay Carl! Well deserved, and long overdue! I read your posts, not only for the inevitable lesson I will learn, but also for your insight, humor, and self deprecation. Congratulations, Carl! Best regards, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Congratulations, Carl! Long over "doo". ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Congratulations! Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Hi, Congrats Carl, deserved ! Coco ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manticocerasman Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Congratulations, Carl. growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbshark Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Certainly very well deserved Carl, congrats! : ) Every once in a great while it's not just a big rock down there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Mud Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Well done Carl! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bones Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Congratulations, Carl. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Congratulations. The heart of this forum is embodied in knowledgeable members like yourself who choose to share their passions with the forum. Cheers. -Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izak_ Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Congratulations, Carl! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Congrats,Carl! " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Speech, speech!!! ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagurus Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 When I visited the museum in second grade, sixty years ago, I wanted to grow up to be like Carl. I still do. Thank you for generously and enthusiastically sharing your knowledge here on the forum, Carl. Start the day with a smile and get it over with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Whoa.... whoa, whoa, whoa... I actually had no awareness of this discussion and had no idea that this was going on! I saw the award appear next to my avatar and was happy but this is absurdly humbling. Thank you all for this amazing honor! Auspex has heard me go on about this before but I am so proud to be part of this group: it is absolutely fantastic as a wildly knowledgeable resource but also because the members magically keep things orderly, friendly, and informative. This is precisely what I always wanted to see happen in paleo. Kudos to all of you as well! ONWARDS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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