Our first Christmas was 17 years ago today. Our ornament from Door County was our first ornament we both got together for our tree; this was the one commemorating the Christmas itself.
Penguins are a recurring theme from when Jodi would travel to Antarctica. These birds became a symbol of her travels. These adorn our tree as a reminder of that era.
This came from the Winchester Mystery House, a fascinating landmark with a crazy history. This is a memory from our many years living in California. We especially loved taking family on tours of this house.
Cats are an important part of our life. They are always getting into trouble. This ornament says that beautifully.
Welcome to this short tour of our Christmas tree. This bulb is from our first Christmas as spouses. We got it on our honeymoon in Door County, Wisconsin.
It is a difficult time. I hope that, in this season of birth, rebirth, and salvation, the people of this world can put aside their many grievances and find light, hope, and peace.
Fall in Texas is beautiful, but fleeting. This fall has been sandwiched between two freezes, the next one about to begin tonight. It is hard to recognize seasons any more, in the long sunrise of climate change. But there are still fleeting moments of a recognizable autumn.
Modern Physics is an origin story of extremes. Extreme speed. Extreme smallness. It was in these corners of reality that old notions found their limits and new ideas could rise to solve mysteries. A hot cup of coffee and a cold cup of ice water, observed over hours, teach us […]
It never fails. An optical recording disc, with its numerous small grooves, causes light from a hydrogen discharge tube to spread out in a rainbow. Except this rainbow is incomplete, with only a red, a cyan, a blue, and a violet line. Where are all the other colors? Hydrogen cannot […]
Four of us stood in the lobby of the La Fonda Hotel. The beautiful space sits just off the main square in Santa Fe. You could almost feel the ghosts of the Manhattan Project walk past as people now sat, perhaps unaware, reading papers, waiting for friends, eating in the […]