Now is a great time to get our young men and women interested in science. Boys and girls of the next generation have a natural curiosity for how the laws of physics and chemistry shape their environment. Not only are they interested, but they’re very capable. They have a great capacity for scientific information. The …
Author Archives: Kurt Gailey
Obituaries
In my opinion, it’s mandatory in any obituary to tell how the person died. I’ve seen way too many obituaries with that info left out. How could they do that? If a scientist did an experiment and told you what the experiment was related to, how it was similar to other experiments, and then left …
Hemp
I’m in love with hemp. I have this crazy idea that we will someday have hemp in all of our food. Hemp is an amazing plant. The fibers of the plant have been used for clothing, paper, rope, and even to strengthen other materials such as plastics or resin compounds, concrete, and (I’m not sure …
Skate Park Invasion
(Farce) I visited my nearest skate park today. It had the usual bunch of hooligans and ne’erdowells. I was totally afraid for my wallet. I was even afraid for my women and children, these punks were so ferocious and violent. (Reality) Actually, while I was there, I saw lots of skaters and one BMX biker, …
Staring at the Airwaves
Staring up at a cell’ tower, imagining all of the dissonance bombarding it night and day. How many millions of contentious texts are bouncing off of those vented panels? How much trivial pretentiousness is thrown at the tower every minute? How much pompism* is sent on the airwaves to and from the tower? How much …
