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Author Archives: tkflor
mèþru’s Sokolataboureko, or chocolate wraps
Summertime is not the best time for baking, but mèþru’s chocolate wraps are quick to make and delicious to eat. Reblogged: from Sokolataboureko, or chocolate wraps — mèþru’s word stuff After making baklava a while back, I had some leftover … Continue reading
Posted in cakes and desserts
Tagged baking, chocolate, chocolate wraps, dessert, phylo dough, quick dessert
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Lighthearted takes on fiction and physics
Two comics by John Atkinson, thirst-editions and simplified-physics.
Richard Feynman’s 100th birthday
“There are two types of genius. Ordinary geniuses do great things, but they leave you room to believe that you could do the same if only you worked hard enough. Then there are magicians, and you can have no idea … Continue reading
Posted in physics
Tagged 100th birthday, famous physicists, Feyman, Feynman's birthday, genius, History of physics, history of science, humor, Richard Feynman
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BBC royal wedding blunder (updated)
Fans of royal weddings might enjoy the BBC’s attempt to educate the rest of the world about what to expect on May 19, 2018: A non-Brit’s guide to Meghan and Harry’s wedding (BBC, May 7, 2018). Can you spot the … Continue reading
Story Elements: Core, World, Setting
C-3PO tells the story of the Rebellion to the Ewoks After trying to get to the root of readers’ satisfaction with a story, I found that a better understanding of what a story is might be in order. On its … Continue reading
Posted in fiction, literature, writing
Tagged story elements, story world, storyteller, storytellers, theme
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March For Our Lives – Princeton, 2018
See full size (3.6 MB, opens in a new tab) Credits: photography and collage – my son.
Posted in gun control, photos
Tagged #MarchForOurLives, march for our lives, Parents protest, Princeton, Student protest
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This is not a time to keep silent
It’s time to mourn and weep for the dead in Florida, time to try to help the wounded to recover. It’s not a time to keep silence. It’s time to speak, again and again until lawmakers face … Continue reading
2017 is drawing to a close
Finally, 2017 is drawing to a close. I can’t say that it was one of the better years to look back at. This is why I’m not going to do any “2017 in …”, but just post a few pictures … Continue reading
Posted in cosmology, literature, photos, physics
Tagged 2017, Autumn colors, nobel prize 2017, Robert Burns, Walter Scott
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An anniversary of an experiment that transformed the world
Two hundred years ago, the relationship between magnetism and electricity was not an established fact. It had been known that thunderbolts created certain magnetic effects, but there was no proof that magnetism and electricity were related, until 1820, when Hans … Continue reading
Posted in physics
Tagged discovery, electricity, electromagnetism, experiment, Faraday, History of physics, history of science, induction, transformer, transformers
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Wolfish Pursuits and RoseMary Inn
“ ‘Mr. Spratt,’ began Archibald, slowly bringing himself up to speed like a chilled gecko. ‘Is it true that Mr. Wolff once belonged to the Lupine Brotherhood, a secret society dedicated to traditional wolfish pursuits such as the outlawed Midnight … Continue reading
Posted in photos
Tagged B&B in New Jersey, bears, Bed and Breakfast in New Jersey, Inn in New Jersey, Travel, wolf, wolf preserve, wolves
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