Random Thoughts

Memorial Day

I spent the day with the family at the zoo, idly thinking about physics, but not enough to blog about it yet.  Since it is Memorial Day, a day when one should think about those who gave their lives for our liberty, I considered a war story from my family. ...

Blog Post - Doug Sweetser - May 28 2012 - 11:21pm

Oh Won't You Come Home: On Letting Go (Just a Little Bit)

Change is a heartless bitch at times and a welcome friend at others--guess it depends on what the change is and whether you saw it coming and welcomed it. Part of being a teacher is accepting a routine of change--semesters pass, summer sessions and minimes ...

Blog Post - Kim Wombles - Jun 2 2012 - 8:43am

Driving While Sleep Deprived

Having come across this article, " Sleepy medical staff run increased risks of accidents driving home after a night shift ", I couldn't help but be struck by two obvious questions. (1).  Since when does being a medical staff member make any ...

Blog Post - Gerhard Adam - Jun 9 2012 - 1:32pm

Not For the Faint of Heart: Parenting

We all say hurtful things to the ones we love. Some things we mean, and others we're just using the other person as a punching bag. Sometimes the damage we do with those words can't be undone and can't be healed, and relationships end. Paren ...

Blog Post - Kim Wombles - Jun 11 2012 - 8:11pm

Shared Meaning: Solace By Accident

"It takes more work to communicate with someone whose native language isn't the same as yours. And autism goes deeper than language and culture; autistic people are "foreigners" in any society. You're going to have to give up your ...

Blog Post - Kim Wombles - Jun 11 2012 - 7:31pm

Chasing UFOs: You Know You Want To

Who hasn't thought about Chasing UFOs?   When I saw "Independence Day" in 1996 I first thought, "A Mac can bring down an entire alien civilization? Their users really are creative!" but then I wondered if some day, someone might ac ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Jun 28 2012 - 12:00pm

Free Thought Blogs Closet Sexism Trips Feminista Greg Laden

The so called “Free Thought Blogs” (FTB) has kicked out blogger Greg Laden and some other godless chap: “ Thunderfoot ”. Ed Brayton, the FTB high priest, writes that: it was intended to be very “loosy-goosy,” where we would all make decisions together like ...

Article - Sascha Vongehr - Aug 4 2016 - 12:59am

And Now For Something Completely Different

Given all the Higgsmania, I thought it appropriate to draw attention to another topic on which much energy [excuse the pun] had been spent previously; Fukushima.  The English version of the accident report by the appointed commission (NAIIC) has been relea ...

Blog Post - Gerhard Adam - Jul 6 2012 - 3:58pm

Thoughts On Inspiration Porn, Disability, And Teaching Acceptance

A  recent blog  on an Australian news site on inspiration porn has had me taking notice of the images that come across my facebook feed, had me looking at the content and the messages that different people take away from the photos of disabled persons smi ...

Article - Kim Wombles - Jul 11 2012 - 8:29pm

A tribute to Professor Konrad Mengel who passed away on 12.07.2012.

When I received the message from Frau Christian Plachta an associate  at the Institute   yesterday “Pflanzenernährung mitgeteilt, dass Herr Konrad Mengel am 12.07.2012 im Alter von 82 Jahren verstorben ist. Die Trauerfeierfindet am Donnerstag, den19.07.201 ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Jul 17 2012 - 12:25am