Welcome to my LJ!

Some of you may be looking for Faraday's Cage is Where You Put Schroedinger's Cat. I decided to separate my science and engineering blogging from my personal life (mostly). FCIWYPSC has moved to http://cherishthescientist.netThat being said ( Read more... )

I make smoothies almost every day during summer. Usually we're getting sick of them about the time fall rolls around. I just wanted to post this here so that I could find it later (i.e. next summer ( Read more... )

You know Highlights magazine...the kids' magazine that seems to be ubiquitous in doctor's offices? Each issue seems to have a 'compare' picture where you're supposed to find the differences in the picture ( Read more... )

I took Rainier to get a bath yesterday.  He didn't enjoy it, but his coat looks a lot better.  I was primarily concerned with keeping things clean because of the skin infection (so I used the oatmeal shampoo and conditioner), but I was really surprised at how much better he looked.  After his first bath (just over a week ago), his coat felt greasy ( Read more... )

There are two things that really disturb me about Rainier ( Read more... )

When we were looking at getting a dog, I said there was no way we would start out with a rescue dog.  I was terrified that what we'd end up with was a 150 lb. monster whom I couldn't control but would've felt guilty sending back.  I therefore find it ironic that having one in my house has only underscored what a brat my own dog currently is...the ( Read more... )

If you read my other blog, you know that we took in a foster dog (another newfoundland).  Since he'll be a temporary boarder, I want to write down my observations of him.  I'm hoping this will be helpful in letting his adoptive family (when we find one) know what he's like and some of his more quirky behaviors.  I imagine I'll be posting frequently ( Read more... )

I don't know if I posted this before (it happened a while ago), so I'm doing it now to make sure I don't forget.

When the younger son was being evaluated for occupational therapy, he was asked what he would buy if given $10.

"I would buy something that costs less than $10."

Can't beat that logic.

I took the younger boy to the orthodontist today. While he was going through an examination and telling the tech what notes to make in his file, the younger boy pointed at one of his teeth ( Read more... )

The younger boy is officially half-way through fourth grade math. We had him doing 20 minutes a day until about a month ago, and then we switched to 40 min per day (5 days per week). I decided to do this because it seemed like he'd finally get warmed up and make good progress and the program would quit on him. The funny thing is that his ( Read more... )