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Category Archives: Science
What’s in a tagline? My blog’s identity: Version 4.0
I’m developing a new course at MSOE called “SS 3700 Digital Society.” To say I’m excited is to understate my enthusiasm for this topic. As a political science major who took computer programming classes in the late 1970s using a … Continue reading
Posted in Higher education, Learning, Life, Popular culture, Science, Teaching, Technology, Writing, blogging
Tagged blogging, curiosity, digital society, lifelong learning
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The Milwaukee (Library) Lion
In talking about my “Carnage at the old Washington Park Zoo” post over dinner last week with my friend and fellow blogger Karen Spivey, we started to reminisce about Milwaukee and its close relationships with favorite animals. For example, consider Samson … Continue reading
Posted in History, Life, Milwaukee, Nature, Science
Tagged Milwaukee Lion, Milwaukee Public Library, Simba, Theodore Roosevelt, Washington Park Zoo, zoos
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Easter Moon, Setting
Although it was daylight when I let the dogs out Monday morning around 6:00 a.m., the moon was still large and bright, as if it was reluctant to leave the sky. I took several photos, each of which turned out quite … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Photography, Science
Tagged blood moon, Easter moon, full moon, lunar eclipse, moon
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Buddha mummy proves truth about statues
Last April I wrote a short post titled “The Truth About Statues” about my childhood belief that statues were made by pouring concrete over dead people—or maybe not dead until AFTER the concrete casing went on! Possibly you’ve seen this photograph and story today? … Continue reading
Posted in Art, History, Life, News, Science
Tagged art, art history, Buddha mummy, history, mummies, statues
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Box Elder Gold on Ice
This is the junkiest, ugliest tree in the neighborhood—a female box elder. Not only does it drop seed pods constantly throughout the year, but it also harbors box elder bugs. Most of the time these red bugs stick close to … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Milwaukee, Nature, Photography, Science
Tagged Box elder, box elder bugs, Box Elder tree, tree, twig encased in ice
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Wind-sculpted snowdrift
I noticed this snowdrift up against our fence late this afternoon—and would love to learn more about the physics behind the beautiful swirls and ridges of sand dunes and snowdrifts. I’m sure it has something to do with the granular nature of sand … Continue reading
Perspective (2)
Bright sunshine today for the first time in maybe a week. Had to pull down the blinds in my office . . . at which point I noticed another “perspective”-type convergence of lines similar (vaguely) to my post last Friday, … Continue reading
Lake Michigan, January
An old friend lives on Prospect Avenue, high on the bluffs overlooking Milwaukee’s lakefront. I visited her today with another friend. The day was gray, frigid and quite breezy. But I pulled off my gloves and braved the wind—only for a minute—to … Continue reading
Posted in Milwaukee, Nature, Science
Tagged Lake Michigan, Milwaukee, Milwaukee lakefront, steam devil
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That winter quality of light
People who brave winter in the North know what I’m talking about: the strangely bluish quality of cold air and golden flash of low-angled sunlight. When we say we appreciate the change of seasons, this “quality of light” is almost always … Continue reading
Communication lessons learned from the Indian Ocean tsunami and other natural disasters
It has been ten years since the December 26, 2004, Indian Ocean tsunami. Many “anniversary” articles today will look back at this event, so this post doesn’t cover the same ground. Because my academic specialty is communication, I wanted to … Continue reading
Posted in History, Learning, Life, Nature, News, Science, WPLongform (posts of 1000 words or longer)
Tagged 1999 Vanuatu tsunami, communication infrastructure, crisis communication, culture of preparedness, disaster training, disasters, FEMA, Indian Ocean, Indian Ocean tsunami, tsunami, UNESCO, Waffle House Index, Wal-Mart
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