The Light Gets In

August 1st, 2007

I have been pondering Einstein’s blockbuster equation lately. No, really, I have. I am trying to figure out how the human body, namely mass, and its relation to energy and its own spirit, or light, could be applied here. The formula tells us that mass and energy are related to each other by a ratio [...]

Meted to this Ilk

August 6th, 2007

Normal sabbaticals in the physics field often involve visiting positions in some of Europe’s finest research facilities. These are professional sabbaticals, but also, for the families, there is travel and exposure to foreign culture. Looking back on it now it kind of surprises me that the family didn’t want to do that, that it didn’t [...]

Unusual Hat Rack

August 13th, 2007

George has conjured up yet another business idea, and this time it involves me. The idea occurred to him one Saturday evening and by the following Monday I heard the pitch. It was the day of the Woody Creek tour, the day I thought to myself that I had too many projects on my plate [...]

Irrigation

August 22nd, 2007

I think I give my power away too easily. I think I let it slide off me, like skin cells dying.
When I bought the ranch from Trudi it was called Saint Finnbarr Farm, I note that my Encyclopedia Britannica doesn’t have an entry for Finnbarr. However, I remember Trudi: she was an artist in [...]