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The Height of Irish Technology
An opinion was once expressed to me, in a rather disparaging tone, that the three-legged stool and the Titanic were Ireland’s greatest contributions to technology. Initially defensive, I soon realized that there was nothing to defend. The three-legged stool is an intellectually elegant invention.… Continue Reading “The Height of Irish Technology”
The Real McCoy
If you are a mechanical engineer, Black History Month will naturally lead you to think about rail axles. If you are not a mechanical engineer, this may need some explanation. In the early decades of rail, lubrication of axle bearings was a tedious and… Continue Reading “The Real McCoy”
Encoded Crafting
While I was knitting one day, my eldest son was prattling on about his coding class. I happened to glance down at my pattern and realized – with unjustified surprise – that I was looking at lines of code. An acquaintance of mine describes… Continue Reading “Encoded Crafting”
An Unwarranted Trust
What do we do when something we trust transforms into something beyond our experience – a raging river runs dry, a baby never cries, or a constant in physics becomes inconsistent… I say, why not embrace it! And in the hokiest way possible! In… Continue Reading “An Unwarranted Trust”
The Greatness of the Beast
What’s so great about our 1965 Ford F100 pickup truck (aka The Beast)? Let me count the ways: The truck has a manual choke. What’s so fantastic about this? Young people have no idea what it is. This vehicle will never be stolen except… Continue Reading “The Greatness of the Beast”
Weight Management – a matter of some gravity
What is most important thing in our lives? Family? Career? Love? Religion? No. Whatever you answered is wrong. (Though I’ll allow religion. An afterlife may be useful.) The most important thing in our lives is gravity. Don’t naysay me. Give it a moment’s thought.… Continue Reading “Weight Management – a matter of some gravity”
Oohs and Aahs
I suffer from an ugly prejudice. Only scientific disciplines derived from physics or chemistry are important to me. Anything related to biology is rigorously ignored. I admit it’s rather shameful to neglect a subject I dropped as soon as I could. It must have… Continue Reading “Oohs and Aahs”
Wimpy Woman
For some reason or the other, I never included pull-ups in my exercise routine until my early forties. With a modest degree of effort, I was soon able to complete three sequential pull ups. Although I was rather proud of myself, my offspring remained… Continue Reading “Wimpy Woman”
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