It’s Flag Day in the U.S. Not a well-known holiday, but it is an excuse to…
S. Evan Townsend
Ford v Ferrari
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, I am about to make a proclamation: Ford v Ferrari…
FTL
Einstein tells us we can’t go faster than the speed of light which is 299,792,458 meters…
Curvy Roads
I like curvy roads. As long as they aren’t too curvy. Just curvy enough to present…
I Can’t Stand 55
As of today I’ve been in lock down for 55 days. That’s almost two months. I…
Bicycle Riding
Schwinn 10-speed When I was a kid, I loved riding my bicycles. I had three growing…
Driver Assist
I currently own two cars. One is a 2018 Volkswagen GTI that my wife drives. The…
Korean Names
Korean Writing (Hungul) for South Korea A while back I watched Parasite, the Korean film that…
Lock Down
The Saturday before Easter was my “half way” point of being locked down. That is, if…
Cultural What?
One of my novels I came across this article on Facebook. It was written in the…
She’s Gone
Me with the car shortly after I bought it. I did it. I sold my 2007…
How Fast?
Washington State Speed Limit Sign As an engineer, I was trained to think in SI units.…
Why Do We Care?
I was watching football back in January, rooting for the Seattle Seahawks to beat the San…
COVID-19 and Me
At first when this virus was announced to the world, I wasn’t very worried. Even though…
Dyslexia and Other Problems
I’ve never been diagnosed, but I swear I have dyslexia. Especially when it comes to numbers.…
Parasite
I watched the movie Parasite a few days ago. It won the Best Picture Oscar and…
Roy
Roy’s Shoes and Coat Roy (not his real name) is a well-known character in the small…
RadCon 8
Starting tomorrow through Sunday I will be at RadCon, the science fiction and fantasy Con in…
So, It Begins…
I don’t do politics on this blog (except when I talked about studded snow tires and…
Wooden Phone
Xylophone I love word origins. Not sure why, but I’m always interested in how words are…
My Son’s Cat, the Rebel
Lily My son, who lives with me, has a rescue cat named Lily. She’s a pretty…
Theme Songs
A while back I was watching Mission: Impossible (the 1996 movie version with Tom Cruise). And…
2020
By now you should be over your headache/hangover from New Years Eve. Welcome to 2020. This…
Lily
Lily (Hey, it’s Boxing Day.) I had myself convinced for years I wasn’t a “pet person.”…
The Huskies Finish the Year 8-5
This will probably be my last college football blog post for about 258 days. (Stop cheering…