Today in Physics class we empirically derived Newton's Second Law, a = F/m (or F=ma ( Read more... )

On some Sundays, your favorite football team wins ( Read more... )

After quitting the law firm, I had no employer-provided health insurance for two years ( Read more... )

I was randomly reminded of a quote from EverQuest about 2 weeks ago, and I e-mailed it to Adam, Jelman, and D-Shap as a laugh ( Read more... )

Results from the IOC voting today where to hold the 2016 Summer Olympics. The voters had a choice of 4 finalist cities. After each round of voting, the lowest vote-getter was eliminated, and a new vote was taken ( Read more... )

It was the last home game of the season between two last place teams just playing out the string. It was chilly, and it rained for the first two innings. My favorite team lost a 2-run lead in the bottom of the ninth when the opposition's weakest hitter ended the game with a grand slam. Still, the worst possible three hours at a ballpark is better ( Read more... )

The Denver Broncos, through three games, have allowed a total of 16 points ( Read more... )

My dad came in to visit me today. He was on his way down from Connecticut to Florida, where he's spending the winter (and maybe permanently, as he successfully sold his house in CT in April and has no permanent address now ( Read more... )

People sometimes ask me why I bet $777 on the episode of Jeopardy! that I won.

I think this picture is my new response. (That's me in the bottom right wearing glasses.)

From the Broncos bar (Penn Quarter Tavern) last Sunday.


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Results from a recent test I gave in my Earth/Space Science class, after a two-week unit on the solar system.


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