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Napkin Origami
On our cruise to Mexico and Cuba with two of our grandchildren we were given a quick lesson in napkin folding. Naturally, the kids...
sursumcorda, 5 November 2017 |
They Were People
It's all too easy, when one's eyes and mind are blurred by immersion in a sea of birth, death, and marriage data (or worse, the lack...
The Problem of Jonathan Stoddard Wightman’s Wife
Another genealogical puzzle with my research and conclusions. The Problem of Jonathan Stoddard Wightman’s Wife The...
The Problem of David Wood
UPDATED: See the revised version here. Genealogy research consumes my life, albeit in fits and starts, as other...
Where Math Meets Art
Math, art, travel, photography. What's not to like? For some reason, probably all of the above, this photo of "Seventeen parallel...
No Words Needed
This is for someone who will appreciate it, even if the rest of you are covering your ears.
Fast-Food Surprise
I don't think of myself as a conformist. I mean, really, can you be of my generation and not like rock 'n' roll? I'm afraid I've always...
"Dear Sir, I Am"
Today's Orlando Sentinel features, on its opinion page, a wonderful article by guest columnist James O. Cunningham: What's...
Babies, Perfect Pitch, and Upside Down Teaching
Google frequently suggests, through my phone, articles that it thinks I might find interesting. Most of the time it's not even close:...
What Young People Can Do
Warning: This is an unabashed Grandma-brag—but it has a generally-applicable point as well. One of my recurrent themes here is...
SpaceX Launch
I'm so glad that the ending of the Space Shuttle program did not mean the end of being able to watch launches from our front yard ....
For Math Lovers Only
The article may be a little heavy-going, but I know some of my readers will love it. It's not often number theory makes the...
"Leaf by Niggle" and the Creative Dilemma
J. R. R. Tolkien said that Leaf by Niggle was the only one of his stories that wrote itself. It has long held a special place in...
Elon Musk Is a Visionary and a Potty Mouth
I suppose many visionaries were also potty mouths, and I also suspect Elon Musk's new rocket dream, the BFR, owes its name as much to...
Princess Awesome
I normally don't click on those "sponsored" Facebook posts, but Princess Awesome caught my eye more than once. Pink, purple, twirly,...
The Greatest Generation and Our National Anthem
My father would have considered himself a patriotic man. Even though he never served directly in the military—the government...
Toys Are the Tools
"These are your presents, and they are tools, not toys. " With these words, Father Christmas hands the Pevensie children the weapons...
Climate Change - If I Were the President
"I don't believe in Climate Change." "I can't believe I live in a country where so many people don't believe in Climate Change."...
Another First for Switzerland
Delivery by drone is here —or rather, in Switzerland. Swiss Post and Matternet—which despite the name's similarity to...
One Street Over
When we moved to this neighborhood more than 30 years ago, we considered buying a house on the street shown in the news story below ....
Farming in the Netherlands - EPCOT Come to Life
Our children, who grew up in Mickey's Backyard, and whose favorite of all the Disney World parks was always EPCOT, may enjoy the...
These Also Are God's Creatures
People tell me they couldn't move to Florida because they can't stand our bugs. Me, I'll take our giant cockroaches any day over...
Love Your Neighbor
Contempt is the sulfuric acid of love. This observation by John Gottman—from "The Calculus of Love", ...
Civil War Civility
This wise, and heartbreaking, letter appeared in this morning's Hartford Courant . If you wade through to page A7, you can see it...
Great Courses Fantasy
The Great Courses presented a contest this morning on Facebook: You're stuck on an island with the full Great Courses library and...