Category Archives: physics
So, do you miss it?
September 2, 2017 So, do you miss teaching? That is the question I am asked repeatedly now that I’ve concluded 28 years of teaching physics at Bartlesville High School. I’m still at the school several times each week supporting the … Continue reading
A change is gonna come
April 18, 2016 Sam Cooke’s old song, “A Change Is Gonna Come” is playing in my head these days. Not merely because of the struggles our nation still has with race, but because of the remarkable progress we have made … Continue reading
Crystal Bridges Lead to a New Year
December 28, 2012 A dear friend now living in Tulsa, Carrie Fleharty, asked for a day trip out of town with me to cool her cabin fever over Winter Break. She didn’t care if we went hiking or what, just … Continue reading
My Dead Heroes Brought Back to Life
I am so grateful to Reid Gower. He’s in his mid-20s up in Victoria, Canada and he is busily bringing two of my dead heroes back to life. Reid is creating a fantastic series of short videos using the words of Carl … Continue reading
Bizarro Optics
I did not grasp at first glance the joke in today’s Sunday Bizarro comic in the Tulsa World. Then I realized the driver’s windshield was a giant lens. But there is an optical mistake in the comic, one which we might … Continue reading
Meador Manor 