Music hath… something

I guess the concept of “culture clash” has some literal meaning. Then again, perhaps our ears are trained by our respective cultures. I know from my own experience that Middle Eastern music sounds so terrible that I have fantasies of poking my eardrums out with icepicks. from Wizbang Looks like Uncle Sam has deployed the Continue reading Music hath… something

spring rain

Spring is here. Definitely. The nasty winter rain has turned into nasty spring rain. The differences are two: warmer temperatures of the drops the fact that some of them are hitting tree-buds that are near to blooming Not to mention the nicer quality of the sunshine when tis all over. I’ve finalized my LA plans, Continue reading spring rain

Happy Lion's Day!

When I was in high school, back in freshman year, I think, my friend Janet created a holiday to be celebrated every March 1… Lion’s Day. We were to celebrate the lion, in its valiant but eventually futile competition with the lamb. You know, “March comes in like a lion and goes out like a Continue reading Happy Lion's Day!

qotd

from quotes of the day – qotd.org Now one may ask, “What is mathematics doing in a physics lecture?” We have several possible excuses: first, of course, mathematics is an important tool, but that would only excuse us for giving the formula in two minutes. On the other hand, in theoretical physics we discover that Continue reading qotd