In science a “law”
is a lesser concept than a “theory”. Theories include an
explanation of why something works the way it does. For example: the
theory of relativity, evolutionary theory, quantum theory, etc. But
when we posit a law, all that’s required is to formalize
observations of some type of effect.
Lost in the Stars
Rambling thoughts from someone trying to keep his "I wish I had..." list as
short as possible.
Monday, February 6, 2017
Sunday, January 22, 2017
Regression To The Mean
Seems like a wet year. Maybe it is, I haven’t been able to find a really good site for monthly totals for the past few years. But part of why it seems so wet is that the last few years have been so dry. Really dry. Exceptional drought dry. So now, even if we get an average year it will seem pretty wet.
Saturday, January 7, 2017
By the Numbers
It’s another new
year. So I guess it’s time to tally up my score for last year. And
I think I did pretty well. As a writer I need to track where I submit
things to and what the outcome is. I keep a database which makes it
easy to count up some of my important statistics.
Saturday, December 17, 2016
Resting on Laurels
Back on December 1st
California’s Poet Laureate visited Bakersfield. For those that
don’t know, that’s a position given to someone that does a lot to
represent poetry. In particular, California’s Poet Laureate, Dana
Gioia (JOY-yah), has made it his goal to present poetry in every
California County. Which, given the population of some of our
counties, means he’ll be talking to some pretty empty rooms.
Saturday, October 29, 2016
“Birds” Watching
So recently I spent
some time in the small towns of Bodega and Bodega Bay. The weather
was rainy due to a small storm sliding down California, so there
weren't a lot of outdoor activities that could really be enjoyed. I
did some photography of the waves crashing into the beach. (Even a
small storm can make some pretty dramatic waves.) And I did a little
bird watching.
Sunday, October 2, 2016
Retrograde
Every night about
nine o'clock, Moonpi (our dog) and I step outside. For him it's an
opportunity to do some sniffing around and do some other doggy
business. And for me it is an opportunity to look up at the night
sky. For the past few months I've been watching a small triangle of
stars on the southwest part of the sky.
Saturday, September 3, 2016
Historical
I've been getting
exposed to history that I was never taught in school. I'm learning
quite a bit from a podcast (which is an internet audio “lecture”
or “discussion”) called “Stuff You Missed In History Class”.
That podcast covers all manner of topics, from the tasty (a history
of cheese) to the silly (the West Point Eggnog Riot of 1826) to the
horrific (the Tulsa Race Riot). But there are many things that just
don't show up in history classes. Partly due to time, there just
isn't enough time to cover everything. And partly due to a certain
kind of censorship, people just don't want to talk about certain
things.
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