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The author of Skulls in the Stars is a professor of physics, specializing in optical science, at UNC Charlotte. The blog covers topics in physics and optics, the history of science, classic pulp fantasy and horror fiction, and the surprising intersections between these areas. -
Category Archives: Personal
Another kitty anchors herself in our home!
Book writing is coming along, and I actually can see light at the end of the tunnel. The biggest section left to write is on tensor analysis, and the biggest difficulty is determining how much to include in my book … Continue reading
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Happenings
There’s an old Calvin & Hobbes cartoon where Calvin is trying to get enough cereal boxtops to mail-order a prize, namely a propeller beanie. Being the impatient sort, he pretty much decides to eat enough cereal in one sitting to … Continue reading
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A short housekeeping note (again)
If things have seemed rather quiet around here again, it’s because I’m making a final big push to finish my math methods textbook by the end of December — the brainpower required to sort through the headaches of Bessel functions … Continue reading
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ScienceOnline 2010!
As Bora has noted, registration for ScienceOnline 2010 is now open — and I’ll be there! I was worried for a bit, because interest in the conference is high, and there are limited spots available, but I managed to get … Continue reading
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300k page view milestone!
Just a short note: yesterday afternoon, I passed the milestone of 300k total page views! It wasn’t that long ago that I passed the 200k mark. Thanks to everyone who has been taking the time to visit the site and … Continue reading
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Cotton fields of South Carolina
The weather was iffy this morning, but I went out to the drop zone anyway to see if the weather would be good enough to make a skydive. It turns out it was; however, none of my usual jump friends … Continue reading
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A shout-out on The Wife’s cooking!
While I’m thinking about it, I just wanted to thank The Wife again for making a really excellent gluten-free meatloaf for dinner last night! Meatloaf became one of my favorite meals in recent years, and I’ve really missed it since … Continue reading
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What iPhone apps are ‘must have’?
Well, I finally broke down and got myself an iPhone! My Verizon contract was up, and my phone was getting pretty beat up. Verizon had been getting on my nerves over the past few years with shenanigans such as this … Continue reading
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Off it goes…
Well, I just dropped my tenure package off to the RPT committee. Now we play the waiting game… …Ah, the waiting game sucks — let’s play “Hungry Hungry Hippos”!
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On passing adult bronze ‘moves in the field’
Whew! One more stressful deadline is passed, and successfully! On Sunday, I passed my adult bronze ‘moves in the field’ figure skating test! Of course, most readers probably have no idea what that means. The USFSA (U.S. Figure Skating Association) … Continue reading
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