Category Archives: random
The Return of Phillips Petroleum?
July 15, 2011 Some fellow Bartlesville teachers and I were on a summer lark, touring the Marland Mansion in Ponca City, when we heard the big news: ConocoPhillips is breaking up. It seems fitting that we heard the news at … Continue reading
Hot Dreams
I planned my latest hiking trip using a 7-day forecast instead of the 3-day one I should rely upon, and Mother Nature spun the wheel and ruined it with a day of rain and storms. So I found myself in … Continue reading
Bartlesville: A Mixture of Stability and Change
I began teaching in Bartlesville 22 years ago, moving here at age 23 for my first teaching position, one I’ve yet to relinquish. In many ways Bartlesville has changed little over those decades, but in other ways changes are quite … Continue reading
99.44 Percent
Since 1882 the slogans for Ivory soap have been “It floats” and that it is “99 44/100% pure.” Regarding the latter, Harley Proctor had the soap sent out to college chemistry professors and laboratories for comparison to the popular Castile soaps … Continue reading
The Frontier
Here’s a great remix clip compiled by NASA fanboy Reid Gower: Reid said: I got frustrated with NASA and made this video. NASA is the most fascinating, adventurous, epic institution ever devised by human beings, and their media sucks. Seriously. None … Continue reading
Meador Manor 