Another Orbit

============== o ============== The Earth spins on its axis and takes a loop around the sun. Imagine the looks on the people’s faces in the 16th century when Mr. Copernicus suggested such a thing. The longer folks thought about it, the more they rejected it, even tossing such liars into…

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Flight

======================================== A couple of weeks ago, I boarded a plane bound for Denver, Colorado. I really wanted to go to Denver, Colorado as it was the closest airport to where our son lives. As some of you know, the Asheville airport is being expanded. The parking lot sure has. My…

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Thermodynamic Chemistry

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I have often boasted I could write a speech about any topic given five minutes of research. People scoff. They assume much more than the words I have just spoken. How long might that speech be? It would be whatever I learn in five minutes of research plus my…

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Whisper

Guest Writer: Shelly Mozlin ======================= 000 ======================= My father was a technical writer. He worked for a large electronics company where he wrote manuals, grant proposals and other technical documents. He loved reading, writing and learning new vocabulary. My dad was my first editor when I was growing up. When…

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