• Winner! Free Blog Makeover Contest

    After reading and re-reading, after much thought and the input of Strawberry Blonde, I have picked a winner in the Free Blog Makeover Contest. Before I announce the winner I want to state that there were many, many excellent entries. Choosing the winner was not easy. Still, I had to choose but one entry to…

  • Free Blog Makover Contest – 24 Hours Left!

    Only 24 hours lef to enter the Free Blog Makeover Contest! I’ve gotten some great submissions. It will be a tough decision. However, that doesn’t mean you can’t still enter! Get your essays to me before the stroke of Midnight Pacific Time (3 AM Eastern Time) tomorrow!

  • 1 Week Left For A Free Blog Makeover

    Only one week left to enter the Free Blog Makeover Contest! All essays must be submitted no later than midnight Pacific Time Saturday, 28 February 2004.

  • Family As Clients, A Bad Idea

    Recently a family member asked for help with a design project. I agreed, but it brought back to mind the last time I worked for family. I’ll share it. A few years ago my uncle was running for Senator of an East Coast state. My aunt, nephew, grandmother, and a few other uncles were helping…

  • Giant Black Hole Rips Star Apart

    Wow. All I can say is a stunned “wow”. Chandra :: Photo Album :: RX J1242-11 :: 18 Feb 04 Illustratoin of star being ripped apart by giant black hole.

  • Physics of Comic Books Taught At UMinn

    Uncanny physics of comic book superheroes “ Can you teach a physics class with only comic books to illustrate the principles? University of Minnesota physics professor James Kakalios has been doing it since 1995, when he explained the principle of conservation of momentum by calculating the force of Spider-Man’s web when it snagged the superhero’s…