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The phrase is used to describe those hot, sultry days in July and August. Here in the southeastern U.S., these days are typically almost unbearable with the heat and humidity. We welcome the break in weather that comes in the fall that allows us to open the windows to enjoy fresh air. The Greeks and … Read more Dog Days of Summer
According to the Urban Dictionary, Liar’s Poker is an American bar game played with one-dollar bills. Each player picks from a pile of face-down bills, and uses the eight-digit serial number on the face of the bill (kept private) to shape a playing strategy. This is a consecutive bidding game where players “bet” on the … Read more Liar’s Poker and Other Games of Chance
Another act in the long running farcical melodrama called Yucca Mountain is unfolding this month. We have such a cast of characters that Broadway, or perhaps Monty Python’s Flying Circus, would be envious. The dastardly villain has been played well by Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.), who has managed to include henchmen that are then disposed … Read more Yucca Mountain Follies: Let’s Rewrite The Ending, Please
Popular media describe engineers in two ways: 1. Bumbling white male nerds in ill-fitting garb and thick glasses with only a vague awareness of the world outside our books, computers and equations. Not evil, but frequently patsies of more worldly people like James Bond. 2. Active evil-doers in cahoots with the evil scientists, helping to … Read more A love letter to Engineers
Last year at the end of January, spring was already beginning to be felt in my little corner of the world and I was writing about my spring flowers. This year the scene is quite different. As I sit and write this column, we are hunkering down for a storm of nearly epic proportions for … Read more Global Warming or Not, Methane Is A Bad Plan