When JFK stood up and said in 1961 and announced the US would land a man on the moon by the end of the decade it was a ludicrous statement. NASA had no plan to build a rocket capable of reaching the moon and no idea how to land a ship let alone take off … Read More “Moon or Bust” »
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Amy and I are setting out today to join her brother and sister-in-law on a great East Coast adventure! We’re testing out the theory that it can’t possibly rain every single day for two weeks, even in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and PEI. In conjunction with this trip, musings is proud to announce Halifax or … Read More “Halifax or Bust! Promotional Tour” »
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Some time ago I read a book called Flatterland by Ian Stewart. It takes the classic Flatland by Edwin Abbott Abbott (Sidebar: I find this a really unimaginative name like Bob Robertson or Erica Ericsson or Phillip Philbert Phillipson) and updates it somewhat to include a more modern understanding of non-Euclidean geometry. It’s rather funny … Read More “Paging Mr. A. Square” »