Archive for July, 2009
Just How Big Is That Problem?
Thursday, July 30th, 2009I got to thinking about angular dimensions today. I’m sure there’s a math textbook or Web site that can give a more precise definition, but basically an object’s angular dimension is the degrees of angle it occupies in a visual field. An […]
Fuel Shortage
Monday, July 27th, 2009Australian Craig Alexander won the 2008 Ford Ironman World Championship with a time of 8:17:45. In the equivalent of a day at the office for the rest of us mere mortals, Alexander swam 2.4 miles, biked 112 miles and then ran a […]
The Tooth, the Whole Tooth, and …
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009The Pentecostal Evangel bids farewell to Managing Editor Kirk Noonan next week, so Kirk and I enjoyed a farewell lunch of our own yesterday at a local Indian restaurant. The buffet offered a variety of creatively spiced sauces over some light Basmati rice.
The rice got me to thinking of the following story.
Where the Gem of […]
