Serendipity – Page 2

It’s a Small World

Just as I get old and cynical, I find the world is even smaller than I thought. I have a Russian co-worker (several of them, but only Sergey is relevant to this discussion) who goes on an across-the-middle-of-nowhere trip every summer. He sent me a video of an ATV trip. These were not normal ATVs.Continue reading “It’s a Small World”

Open Carry

I finally understand why the doors come off Jeeps. This was quite handy.

The Chaos

Also known as Dearest Creature in Creation. IMHO, it’s one of, if not the, most technically brilliant pieces of English poetry. I’m going to read the first page or so as Reader/Jokemaster at the tomorrow’s Toastmasters meeting. It must be read aloud. And you must read it yourself, as opposed to having it read toContinue reading “The Chaos”

How do you talk to God?

I tripped over this question on Josh Slocum’s substack. His phrasing is Manichean (it’s a theological topic, I can use that word). How does one deal with the feeling of simultaneously talking to a being you don’t really believe in, but feeling like an entitled fraud at the same time? I’m not sure that IContinue reading “How do you talk to God?”

Happy Birthday

I was never promised a rose garden, but I got the harvest! The Laird is the romatical one. A rose for every year. Good luck counting, because I’m not telling.

How Electricity Propagates

The best experiment/demonstration I have ever seen. I don’t want to lose it. Everything I’ve watched on that channel is good, but this is brilliant.

Chicken/Egg Problem

If it is digging up the dirt, how did it get on top of the dirt? I wasn’t watching, so I don’t know.

Arbitrary Perspective

The Laird found one! I’ve been wanting one of these maps since the West Wing episode – 13 years ago!

Train of Thought otd

I’m making “of the day” public. It’s been an in-joke for a while. It started as “Quote of the Day” then expanded to take in whatever weirdness caught my attention. So, train of thought of the day… I’m sitting in the hot tub drinking a beer while it’s snowing. Big fluffy flakes drifting slowly down.Continue reading “Train of Thought otd”

Too Much Music

Years ago, The Laird ripped all of our CDs to a NAS. Then we rearranged the computers and I never got around to getting the NAS hooked up. After the move, I did, although it took more effort than expected: I had lost the power supply, but Chris’s found one for me. It’s running anContinue reading “Too Much Music”