As silly as it sounds, Blue Moon is a sort of special beer to me now. It reminds me of my grandma, Norma (Dendooven) Zelnio, who passed away two months ago. She was a proud Belgian. While Blue Moon is from Colorado, not Belgium, it is brewed in the Belgian style of ales. It became [...]]]> http://www.zelnio.org/2010/03/09/blue-moon-and-my-grandma/feed/ 4 http://www.zelnio.org/2010/02/28/harpoon-i-p-a/ http://www.zelnio.org/2010/02/28/harpoon-i-p-a/#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2010 22:07:04 +0000 Kevin Zelnio http://www.zelnio.org/?p=408 You probably have realized I have a particular fondness for India Pale ales. Bitter is better as I say. IPAs also have the added bonus of having a respectable alcohol percentage. Great flavor, satisfying on the taste buds, and gets you good and buzzed – what more could you ask for?

Harpoon IPA  does not [...]]]> http://www.zelnio.org/2010/02/28/harpoon-i-p-a/feed/ 0 http://www.zelnio.org/2010/02/19/open-access-taxonomy-and-plos/ http://www.zelnio.org/2010/02/19/open-access-taxonomy-and-plos/#comments Sat, 20 Feb 2010 04:44:56 +0000 Kevin Zelnio http://www.zelnio.org/?p=405 Elements of this post are taken from my article “PLoS ONE Publishes First Taxonomic Paper” on The Other 95% on May 28, 2008. I’ve reposted it here as I am collecting my thoughts about open access publishing.

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Why should one support open access publishing of taxonomic papers? Visibility is important to the field of systematics, [...]]]> http://www.zelnio.org/2010/02/19/open-access-taxonomy-and-plos/feed/ 0 http://www.zelnio.org/2010/02/08/my-travel-lifelist/ http://www.zelnio.org/2010/02/08/my-travel-lifelist/#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:19:18 +0000 Kevin Zelnio http://www.zelnio.org/?p=396 Places I’ve visited. Still have so much of the world to see still! Hat tip to Björn Brembs. Like Björn, Africa is a blank spot on my lifelist that I desperately would love to fill. I also really want to visit Eastern Europe and India. Thankfully I’m still young and healthy!

visited 19 states (8.44%) Create your [...]]]> http://www.zelnio.org/2010/02/08/my-travel-lifelist/feed/ 2 http://www.zelnio.org/2010/02/06/sierra-nevada-glissade/ http://www.zelnio.org/2010/02/06/sierra-nevada-glissade/#comments Sun, 07 Feb 2010 03:33:48 +0000 Kevin Zelnio http://www.zelnio.org/?p=389 Billed by Sierra Nevada as a transitional seasonal lager “bracing us against the last cold nights of winter, while its bright golden color turns our thoughts toward spring.” Glissade is in the Bock family of beers, typically strong seasonal lagers that are darker and malty. The golden bock means is a lighter bock, probably [...]]]> http://www.zelnio.org/2010/02/06/sierra-nevada-glissade/feed/ 0 http://www.zelnio.org/2010/02/04/repost-is-the-world-of-taxonomy-ready-for-plos-systematics/ http://www.zelnio.org/2010/02/04/repost-is-the-world-of-taxonomy-ready-for-plos-systematics/#comments Fri, 05 Feb 2010 02:27:05 +0000 Kevin Zelnio http://www.zelnio.org/?p=383 This article was originally published February 20, 2008 at The Other 95%, where a good comment thread is also archived. I am reposting because I plan on discussing open access and electronic publishing in taxonomy more and feel this article sets the mood for my future thoughts. I recently posted an update on state of [...]]]> http://www.zelnio.org/2010/02/04/repost-is-the-world-of-taxonomy-ready-for-plos-systematics/feed/ 2 http://www.zelnio.org/2010/02/01/musical-muppet-monday-22-julie-andrews-yodel/ http://www.zelnio.org/2010/02/01/musical-muppet-monday-22-julie-andrews-yodel/#comments Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:06:49 +0000 Kevin Zelnio http://www.zelnio.org/?p=360