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Hammond & Leslie: A Musical Power Couple
Curiosity about a specific song snippet got the better of me, and 2,000 words later...

AI-generated image: speeding locomotive pulling a flatbed car carrying a giant Hammond organ and Leslie speaker

Let’s take a deep, deep dive into the world of spatial sound and sundry semi-related topics

Published Monday, 22 June 2026, 6:00
Categorized as Music, Science, Technology Tagged Doppler Effect, Hammond organ, Leslie speaker, spatial variation, tremolo, vibrato

Sunrise: How do it work?
Who knew that sunrise could be so complicated?

Photo: aerial photo, via drone, of sunrising over a fog bank in Horseshoe Bay, Texas
The sun rises over a fog bank in Horseshoe Bay, Texas

Wherein we start to learn how to determine the exact time of sunrise, and find ourselves hopelessly in the dark.

Published Tuesday, 9 June 2026, 6:00
Categorized as Science, Technology Tagged analemma, sundial, sunrise

From Dirt to Detonation
A semi-deep dive into the life cycle of Uranium-235

AI-generated image; stylized gas centrifuges enriching uranium and leading to a stylized nuclear blast

The process by which uranium is weaponized is complex, and the implications are serious and real. This is my attempt to explain some of the science behind it.

Published Friday, 24 April 2026, 8:52
Categorized as News Commentary..., Science, Society & Culture, Technology, Uncategorized Tagged gas centrifuge, Iran, uranium, yellowcake

Neighborhood Nature (Pt. 26)
A few observations about buzzards and butterflies

Photo: A committee of buzzards, some with outstretched wings, standing in the grass

In which we explore the behaviors of winged creatures at opposite ends of the beauty spectrum.

Published Friday, 21 November 2025, 14:58
Categorized as Nature, Technology, Uncategorized, Wildlife - Birds, Wildlife - Invertebrates Tagged buzzard, migration, Monarch butterflies, Pipevine swallowtail

Coding with AI
I'm a lousy coder. But my good buddy, ChatGPT, isn't.

Photo: Ernest Hemingway's Underwood typewriter, lightly processed
Yes...this is Ernest Hemingway's Underwood typewriter (lightly edited for obscure purposes)

I asked ChatGPT to help me with a computer coding issue, and the results were impressive.

Published Wednesday, 4 June 2025, 14:26
Categorized as AI, Technology Tagged ChatGPT, coding, Javascript

Cancer Update: Salvation via Radiation?
We're in a new chapter of treatment, one that we trust will have a happy ending.

AI-generated image of a robot fighting a cancer cell

I managed to avoid it for almost three years, but the cancer is just asking to be radiated, and who am I to deny it?

Published Saturday, 8 March 2025, 13:31
Categorized as Big C & Me, Technology, Uncategorized Tagged oncology, prostate cancer, radiation, Varian Clinac iX

Fire Ant Flickers (#7)
I needed to clear a few browser tabs. Sorry about that.

Blurry foggy morning

Wherein I learn I need better photographic equipment and the brain to use it. Also, a transparent TV is an oxymoron, but tell that to the Koreans. And, finally, a tip for getting out of a situation that you’ll swear wasn’t your fault.

Published Thursday, 16 January 2025, 6:00
Categorized as Cars, Photography, Science, Technology, Tools & DIY Tagged Mars, occultation, zip ties

Yacht Tawk
I like big boats and I cannot lie

AI-generated steampunk superyacht in space

The engineering and technological requirements that go into building the biggest yachts on the planet are pretty amazing.

Published Thursday, 22 August 2024, 11:41
Categorized as Technology, Uncategorized Tagged superyachts, tenders, yachts

Fire Ant Flickers (#2)
We're all about obscure scientific inquiry here at the Gazette. Also, cool cars.

Photo: Squirrel splitting on our back porch
Summertime, and the splootin's easy...

It’s a rainy day in Texas, and thoughts turn to organic excretions, Cadillac concepts, and third thumbs. What an amazing world we live in!

Published Tuesday, 23 July 2024, 12:04
Categorized as Cars, Fire Ant Flickers, Science, Technology, Weather, Wildlife - Snakes

iPhone Tips (#2)
I learn something new every day..or at least every decade.

AI-generated image
Think AI is hot stuff? Think again. This is supposed to be a steampunk version of an iPhone.

Think you know everything there is to know about your iPhone’s features. OK, maybe you do. I didn’t, so humor me, please.

Published Thursday, 23 May 2024, 21:06
Categorized as AI, Apple/Mac OS..., Technology Tagged iPhone, tech tips

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