Category Archives: Random Musings
A Few months’ difference
I’ve mentioned before that my daughter was involved with our city’s soccer program last spring. I haven’t said much about it mostly because I was involved with coaching my son’s baseball team. But I also didn’t say much because…well, there … Continue reading
Web Wanderings: Watching light move
MIT researchers have developed a camera that takes a trillion images per second–so fast that light travels only 6 millimeters between frames. I can hear you all now: “Well then, let me see it!” After all, that was my first … Continue reading
Waltzing with bears
My wife and I were asked to be cub scout leaders over our son’s Bears den. We had one meeting last spring before the summer break, and then a summer to regroup and plan how we wanted to tackle things. … Continue reading
Web Wanderings: The Lizzie Bennet Diaries
Thanks to Mary Robinette Kowal I’ve had the pleasure of discovering The Lizzie Bennet Diaries, a modern vlog interpretation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. It gets a little PG-13-ish at times, but they’re great fun! I suppose they would … Continue reading
The Power of trust
I have an accountant that I have really come to trust. Mind you, I never thought I’d be the type of person who would have an accountant. But between starting a business and moving to another state, I’ve learned that … Continue reading
Web Wanderings: Volcanoes
I like to change up my computer desktop picture regularly, so when Bing.com’s image search offered up Mount Tungurahua yesterday I took a look. I found a picture of the volcano at night, as seen from the nearby village. How’s … Continue reading
“Why are you here?”
Dan Wells, one of my favorite new writers, has moved to Germany with his family. One of the most common questions he faces there is “Why are you here?” That led him to contemplate his reasons for living anywhere, noting … Continue reading
Salt and pepper
This weekend for various reasons I didn’t shave for a couple days. When I finally looked in the mirror I was a bit alarmed to see just how gray my beard has gone. I’m used to seeing gray hair. It’s … Continue reading
Web Wandersings: Toto – Rosanna
I loved this song. Still do. Can’t sing along so well anymore, though (not in HIS range, anyway). Some bands know how to do live shows, how to harness that live energy. It gets fun around the mid-point when they … Continue reading
The sound of summer panting
(…with apologies to Ray Bradbury) Summer is beginning to look a little tired. Yes, the temperatures are still up there, but they’re just not as high as they were anymore. Mornings are starting to get cooler and taking on that … Continue reading