The Bob (aka AFNIman)
@bobcoxauthor.bsky.social
Retired NIH scientist. Caltech grad. Sci-fi author. Hiker: especially Nepal and the American Southwest.
Happily married.
Out of the blue DMs better be damn impressive.
Happily married.
Out of the blue DMs better be damn impressive.
I've been gone from BSky for a while. A month hiking in the desert West, often completely out of cell range. For my penance, here's some pictures from our week long Grand Canyon hike. Including one of the true builders of the canyon: coxklosek.com/BobCoxAuthor...
November 4, 2025 at 2:09 PM
I've been gone from BSky for a while. A month hiking in the desert West, often completely out of cell range. For my penance, here's some pictures from our week long Grand Canyon hike. Including one of the true builders of the canyon: coxklosek.com/BobCoxAuthor...
Today's crop of brow figs. Lots of eating to do.
4-1/4 pounds = 1.9 kg
4-1/4 pounds = 1.9 kg
August 16, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Today's crop of brow figs. Lots of eating to do.
4-1/4 pounds = 1.9 kg
4-1/4 pounds = 1.9 kg
Some plant that I liked.
August 2, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Some plant that I liked.
A sort of fireworks pic from yesterday. Processed a lot.
July 6, 2025 at 12:37 AM
A sort of fireworks pic from yesterday. Processed a lot.
Some young babydoll sheep acquired by friends. Too cute for words.
June 19, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Some young babydoll sheep acquired by friends. Too cute for words.
We got our backcountry reservations for the Grand Canyon! Plus campground sites to bracket the hiking days. Next up - apply for the Wave lottery.
June 13, 2025 at 6:04 PM
We got our backcountry reservations for the Grand Canyon! Plus campground sites to bracket the hiking days. Next up - apply for the Wave lottery.
Also known as the TACO special.
May 29, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Also known as the TACO special.
A colt wandered through our campsite. It tried to take a bite of our firewood.
May 23, 2025 at 5:29 PM
A colt wandered through our campsite. It tried to take a bite of our firewood.
On the beach in the wind. Not many people around.
May 21, 2025 at 10:52 PM
On the beach in the wind. Not many people around.
Now in Great Sand Dunes NP, Colorado.
April 27, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Now in Great Sand Dunes NP, Colorado.
Hiking in the Grand Canyon - the excitement never ends!
April 25, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Hiking in the Grand Canyon - the excitement never ends!
Carrot cake at Lilo’s cafe in Seligman Arizona. Enough for 4 people. Happy Good Friday!!!
April 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Carrot cake at Lilo’s cafe in Seligman Arizona. Enough for 4 people. Happy Good Friday!!!
Gosia pointing the way up.
April 17, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Gosia pointing the way up.
Climbing a dryfall near Marble Canyon, Death Valley National Park. Didn’t see another person for 36 hours.
April 17, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Climbing a dryfall near Marble Canyon, Death Valley National Park. Didn’t see another person for 36 hours.
My final scientific talk, at the ISMRM workshop held in Annapolis. Yesterday (02 April 2025). No one threw rotten tomatoes, so all was good!
April 3, 2025 at 4:05 PM
My final scientific talk, at the ISMRM workshop held in Annapolis. Yesterday (02 April 2025). No one threw rotten tomatoes, so all was good!
Saw this not-huge not-ugly muskrat yesterday. Not all of them are our enemies.
Elon Musk could be called Tree Stink, since that's what his name means. Or maybe Stinky Tree?
Elon Musk could be called Tree Stink, since that's what his name means. Or maybe Stinky Tree?
March 16, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Saw this not-huge not-ugly muskrat yesterday. Not all of them are our enemies.
Elon Musk could be called Tree Stink, since that's what his name means. Or maybe Stinky Tree?
Elon Musk could be called Tree Stink, since that's what his name means. Or maybe Stinky Tree?
My Rep, Jamie Raskin, posted that a court has ruled that DOGE must comply with the Privacy Act. And he posts an inquiry letter for any citizen to request all their personal records DOGE has copies of or control over. It must be signed and mailed in. Everyone should do this! There are 3 pages.
March 12, 2025 at 2:11 PM
My Rep, Jamie Raskin, posted that a court has ruled that DOGE must comply with the Privacy Act. And he posts an inquiry letter for any citizen to request all their personal records DOGE has copies of or control over. It must be signed and mailed in. Everyone should do this! There are 3 pages.
Is it just me, or does this pic of RFKjr look like his face has been replaced by a wax effigy? That can't be healthy.
[Pic cropped from the Washington Post of this morning.]
[Pic cropped from the Washington Post of this morning.]
March 2, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Is it just me, or does this pic of RFKjr look like his face has been replaced by a wax effigy? That can't be healthy.
[Pic cropped from the Washington Post of this morning.]
[Pic cropped from the Washington Post of this morning.]
This is the first time I’ve gotten job recruitment flyers in the mail. We get offers to buy our house monthly. But jobs at Amazon and a grocery store?
No thanks.
No thanks.
February 25, 2025 at 12:41 PM
This is the first time I’ve gotten job recruitment flyers in the mail. We get offers to buy our house monthly. But jobs at Amazon and a grocery store?
No thanks.
No thanks.
The AFNI blanket! A surprise gift from my former myrmidons. A truly heartening gesture. Thank you, guys.
February 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The AFNI blanket! A surprise gift from my former myrmidons. A truly heartening gesture. Thank you, guys.
Morning citrus.
February 18, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Morning citrus.
An edited picture (using my own software) of a lake in Colorado. From October.
February 15, 2025 at 4:33 PM
An edited picture (using my own software) of a lake in Colorado. From October.
Slightly fuller version.
February 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Slightly fuller version.
Seen from the canal trail this morning.
February 8, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Seen from the canal trail this morning.