Thermodynamics, Evaporation & Kid Computer Science
Kids intuitively grasp a lot of advanced concepts. They don’t understand the science behind them, naturally, but they get the idea. Case in point: When I was four or five years old, I remember my dad getting me out of the tub to dry me off. He started drying my hair first, and I protested, [...]
But, it doesn't FEEL like a mid-life crisis…
I should have put this post about needing more fulfilment over here, but instead it ended up at Homestead Geek, so there it shall remain. A few afterthoughts came to me when reading the comments and musing upon how desperate I am becoming about the situation. First, perhaps this is my mid-life crisis. Sure, it [...]
My Grown-Up Girls
There are definitely two different girls laying now, though somewhat inconsistently. Some days we get two eggs, some days one, and on others there are none to be found at all. I know Chickenhead is one of the layers, but the second is a mystery. Chickenhead laid one a day for 5 days… then stopped. [...]
Two Years
Somehow, in the relative blink of an eye, two years exactly have passed since I met, tackled, captured and subdued Mike Neir, tricking him somehow into falling in love with me. I’m still not quite sure how I managed to be this fortunate – fairly certain it’s some sort of scheduling oversight in the head [...]
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Now Reading
Planned books:
- Bringing It to the Table: On Farming and Food by Wendell Berry
- The Lovely Bones by Sebold Alice
- A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
- Luka and the Fire of Life: A Novel by Salman Rushdie
- The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson
Current books:
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The Art of the Commonplace: The Agrarian Essays of Wendell Berry by Wendell Berry
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The Girl Who Played with Fire (Vintage) by Stieg Larsson
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Poachers: Stories by Tom Franklin
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Song of Ice and Fire Set: A Game of Thrones, a Clash of Kings, a Storm of Swords, a Feast for Crows, by George R. R. Martin
Recent books:
- Ill Wind by Nevada Barr
- A Superior Death (An Anna Pigeon Novel) by Nevada Barr
- Track of the Cat by Nevada Barr
- Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter. by Tom Franklin by Tom Franklin
- Safe from the Sea by Peter Geye
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