Carrying The Cat by the Tail

Carrying The Cat by the Tail

Oh, how I hope this title doesn’t get me in trouble with animal lovers. For the record, we have a cat and a dog and love them both. I never, ever carry Millie by the tail. When I started on my current journey, I planned to post updates and other thoughts regularly,...
Conflict, Friction and Vibration

Conflict, Friction and Vibration

I’ve often heard that I think and behave like an engineer.  It’s a good thing, I think, because I spent many years studying to become an engineer.   I remember coming home from college complaining to my Dad about how hard my thermodynamics and differential...
What’s Your Number?

What’s Your Number?

Engineers, mathematicians and scientists are likely all familiar with an important imaginary number.  An equation ends up having the square root of negative 3 in it.  A negative number can’t have a square root can it?  So ingeniously, someone decided to start...
Something Simple for Spring

Something Simple for Spring

Ok, forgive the alliteration please.   Spring is almost here and it’s time for those of us who like to garden to get some huge doses of soil and sun.  (Last alliteration.  I promise.) So, today’s post is seriously simple. (Ok, no more.)  No deep...
The First Step

The First Step

“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step” – Laozi After several months of considering life and career and with a huge amount of prayer and preparation, I took a giant leap for this man (with apologies to Neil Armstrong).  I left a...