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Relationship of Appearance to Structure (subatomic to cosmological)

An orchard in the distance may seem to be uniform greenish foliage, but when you drive by an orchard you witness first hand that there are certain angles at…Read more

One Nation

Once in a while something occurs that causes us to consider one’s own thought on the matter. The Washington State (in which I reside) Republican party (of which I…Read more

Portrait of the Artist as an Old Man – Episode One

‘Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man’ is worthy of much praise in my humble opinion but that is the extent of the plaudits I would assign to…Read more

The Proper Association and specification of Cause and Effect

We need to realize that we live in a Faraday universe in which there are scientifically observable effects – not causes.  Causes are inferred.  We don’t observe causes; we…Read more

The Importance of Synchronicity to Scientific Advancement

Science is a methodically cumulative phenomenon, each advance depending upon earlier discoveries.  But discoveries do not occur with methodical regularity, unlike the search for anticipated observations to confirm or…Read more

The Most Important Issue Isn’t How Well You Do It, But THAT You Do It at all.

This post is nothing more than a quote from Christopher Volpe who quotes Kurt Vonnegut who wrote Cat’s Cradle in addition to many other imaginative novels. This image is…Read more

Collaborating with ChatGPT on Preparation of a Technical Paper

So ChatGPT and I have become quite chummy. It writes these awesome Python programs for me that prove my various contended points. So I decided that although I know…Read more

Discussion with Chat GPT about Potatoes, Moons, and Mushrooms

You Is the term ‘potato’ sometimes used to indicate a low power computer?ChatGPT ChatGPT Yes, the term “potato” is sometimes informally used in the tech community to refer to…Read more

Losing Friends

December 1, 2021 On November 15th, 2020, Kelly died. One month later on December 16th, 2020, her husband and my good friend Rick Nelson died. Rick had been a…Read more

Perspective and the Process of Drawing

Drawing involves the transformation of information from our physical reality into another which is a portrayal of that reality.  Basically when sketching objects that exist in our three-dimensional reality,…Read more