Three neat things

Saw the lunar eclipse tonight: That was thing one. Things two and three: Looks like I’m finally getting some


Does it happen? Can we see it?

The basic problem in any experiment is choosing what to measure and how to measure it. Trying to determine the melting


An absence of news

Some people were wondering, so yes, I’m still alive and well. Had “winter head syndrome” much of last week, thanks to the sudden chill in the air — aggravated perhaps by having spent the week before last in wonderful Florida weather. Snow is nice and I’ve learned to not mind winters up here [...]

Autumn blues

Or do I mean “browns” intead of “blues”? Blue seems like a nicer color, at least right now, when


I found one!

Poor results and experiments that fail often get blamed on “lab gremlins”. (Exact term probably varies.)


Now that was a good day.

Been a long week, but the end was worth it…. finished up the last of the [boring fluoride


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