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Tag Archives: life
Paul Reports Power Problems
Having some trouble with power, as you’ll hear in today’s recording. PR20140317_0
Paul Plays Piano
Singing some old praise songs, plus the Maple Leaf Rag. Not the most polished one this time (is it ever?) but I feel that my voice is improving. Slipups and Singing
Thinking for Fun and Profit
Some like to sweat. Some run for fun. They like to run in the hot hot sun. I do not like to work this way. If I must run, I’ll run away. Instead I like to learn and think. I … Continue reading
Improved PB&J
The Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwitch is a classic of USA fare. Also, like many things USA, it is sloppy, short lived, over-sweet, and viewed by many as more than a little juvenile. Setting aside these problems, what can be … Continue reading
New Baby!
Name: Theodore Valorous Spooner Weight: 3.56kg (7lb 13oz) Length: 51cm (20in) DOB: 2013-06-28T15:05Z Trivia: We had trouble coming up with a good name. I was fascinated with Väinämöinen for a bit, but Anna talked me out of it. Were thinking about … Continue reading
Biblical Roles of Husbands and Wives
This is a rework of a paper I wrote in Bible School (long before I had any first-hand experience with the topic). My wife asked me to re-write it, and the following is the result. I’ve treated the topic several … Continue reading
Lasers: a retrospective
So, it turns out that 8 watts is a lot of laser. Since it is all focused on a spot only 50 um wide, this comes out to about 4 GW/m^2. That’s about four million times brighter than the Sun (at … Continue reading
Lasers
We have a laser at work for evaluation. The output is 8 Watts of 532 nm coherent collimated light (this is a lot of energy, it can easily vaporize metal). It’s only going to be here for the next couple … Continue reading