Rasputin
It’s been more than two years since I last posted, so I’m trying to remember which buttons to press to make this happen. Life has a...
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Jul 24, 20223 min
Jellies!
When the COVID-19 pandemic began (need to be specific here, to avoid confusion ...), I recall a lot of people emphasizing the need to...
Jun 26, 20224 min
Move the Earth!
“Give me a place to stand on, and I will move the Earth” “δῶς μοι πᾶ στῶ καὶ τὰν γᾶν κινάσω” Archimedes is described as a mathematician,...
May 1, 20223 min
Silos!
“Why can’t we all just get along?” This was the question asked by the incomparable Jack Nicholson in Mars Attacks! Nicholson’s...
Apr 17, 20224 min
Relativity!
M. C. Escher has always been one of my favourite artists. From the moment I first saw his work (I think it might have been Waterfall), I...
Apr 3, 20224 min
The Wall!
#TIL that the iconic image of the album cover for the famous album The Wall was not actually the original cover. In fact, the text “Pink...
Feb 27, 20224 min
School!
Over the decades, the way we listen to music has changed, and it’s interesting to wonder about the implications of those changes. Prior...
Feb 13, 20225 min
Moo!
A farmer asked a physicist to help him figure out how to increase milk production. After gathering data and studying the problem, the...
Feb 6, 20226 min
Lingua Franca!
Recently, I was listening to an old episode of The Skeptics Guide to the Universe, (actually, episode 803, dated 28-Nov-2020), in which...
Jan 2, 20224 min
The Internet is on fire!
I found the image above when searching for a good image of fire, and it seemed just about perfect on multiple levels. Buster Keaton...
Dec 12, 20214 min
The Haywain!
In the late 1980’s I liked to collect “taglines” to include in my interactions with people. While these included many “pithy” statements...
Dec 5, 20214 min
When it hits the fan!
I’ve heard a number of people say that they “don’t like X”, only to discover that their only exposure has been some “pop culture” version...
Nov 28, 20213 min
Songs in the Key of Life!
Stevie Wonder is one of those truly great artists whose music permeates our culture. I had never actually listened to the album “Songs...
Nov 21, 20214 min
You need to start somewhere!
You need to come up with something, so keep it simple. Even if it starts out with only six words, you can always add more later....
Oct 24, 20214 min
A Kind of Magic!
The film Highlander (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highlander_(film)) was enormously popular when it came out, as were several of the...
Oct 11, 20213 min
Keys!
In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter_and_the_Chamber_of_Secrets), there is a scene...
Oct 3, 20213 min
Don't Panic!
One of the key catch-phrases of the classic “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hitchhiker%27s_Guide_to...
Sep 26, 20215 min
Sound and Fury!
The phrase “full of sound sound and fury, signifying nothing” is part of one of the most famous soliloquies in the English language. It...
Sep 19, 20216 min
Risk!
Risk (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risk_%28game%29) is one of those games that seems to endure. It’s a simple game, which is probably...
Sep 12, 20214 min
Come Sail Away!
The start of school is often a busy time, but it gave me a bit of time to think about my high-school experience and led me back to...
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