Riddicisms

Astronomy is a great subject to remind us how what we see and experience is often just a perspective on things rather than an actual percept...

Today, in Astronomy class while reviewing the seasons and the axial tile of the Earth for a quiz tomorrow, I pulled a classic Rideout non se...

 (note that these events are separated by two years) A retired teacher friend of mine does senior portraits so twice now I have had the ple...

From the Funny to the Sublime: Grilling Tofu on the grill for the first time (because you want to lean into vegetarianism) but you quickly a...

Made kombucha for the first time.  I long have been a fan of fermentation ( beer and wine ), but this was kind of an odd choice since no on...

 A common (good) question* I get from students is "Why can't anything go faster than the speed of light?"  A great question bu...

 ... my Dad took us all to the  MFA today and it was a poignant reminder to me how you just never know what's going to strike you.  I p...