I think it's the History Channel (or maybe Discovery?) that's has a geology-based show called "How the Earth Was Made." They had a two-hour overview last year that I really liked (so much that I still have it on my dvr), and it's now a series. They've had eps on the San Andreas Fault, the Marianas Trench, and a few others that are all really interesting.

If I were in charge of UFO Hunters they'd be going out each week and mostly busting those sort of incidents,

I've seen a number of episodes of Ghost Hunters on SyFy since my wife watches the show. Two things really struck me. First, why do they always turn off the lights when even the people telling their stories almost never mention the lights being off? But more importantly, if hauntings really worked they way they say they do, proving the existence of ghosts should be a slam dunk, so why don't they actually investigate it? Actually, I think I already know the answers to those questions.

I'm offically mortgage applied.

You people are applying logic to these shows. Why can't you just accept them for their unintentional comedy value.

History channel, Kathy. Last night they aired one on Krakatoa and a very dry desert whose name I forget.

Sigh. My Monday ER visit did break the back of that migraine, but I'd really like to feel well again, you know? Really pain-free. Pain management guy this morning. I am trying not to get tense about it beforehand. But the chances he actually discussed pain management with my migraine guy seem slim. I'm sure he'll want to do another procedure in a few weeks.

Gud, I don't know if you're an SGU fan or not, but they did an interview with Yau-Man Chan a while back where they talked about ghost hunting shows and how absurd they are. (Yau-Man's day job is designing and building those kinds of scientific instruments, so he's able to go into hilarious detail about exactly how stupid it is to interpret a reading you don't understand on an instrument you don't know how to use as proof of paranormal activity.)

I'm a regular SGU downloader, it's a good podcast.

ita, I hopepain management guy has talked to migraine guy.

Uhg, craziness at work.

For that matter, I DO believe in UFOs -- that there are unexplained flying objects (or at least sky phenomenon) that are out there. I just don't believe they're aliens.

Yeah, I've seen a UFO, but my assumption is it was some kind of helicopter with an unfamiliar light pattern. As opposed to Tars Tarkas stopping by for a visit.

I've seen a UFO, but my assumption is it was some kind of helicopter with an unfamiliar light pattern

That's just what the alien governments want you to think.