"Car 54, Where Are You?"

This is a gift from a student on the eighth anniversary of my father's death. This student has lost his father as well, quite recently.

We've been reading Ebbesmeyer and Scigliano's Flotsametrics and the Floating World in class, which features plastic ducks and other toys (among other things) caught in the Pacific gyres . . . .

Thanks, B.B.

On Deck: Flotsametrics! (Recommended Reading)

I've just started this book, but I'm finding it a fascinating read. The title and subtitle may be enough of a teaser and guide.

Ebbesmeyer, Curtis & Eric Scigliano. Flotsametrics and the Floating World: How One Man's Obsession with Runaway Sneakers and Rubber Ducks Revolutionized Ocean Science. New York: Harper Collins, 2009.