Failure #1. I have a PhD in science, tons of skills both technical and creative, and tons of experience, but I was rejected from a 3-month internship. Yes, that stung. They contacted me for an interview, and because of the time difference, I was dragged out of bed before dawn to prepare for it. I… Continue reading Failures
Tag: North Carolina
Hummingbirds and butterflies
I saw a monarch butterfly happen upon our red roses a few weeks ago. And I have seen also a butterfly with glossy silky sapphire wings, and one with lemon-yellow wings. And we have a hummingbird friend that comes at least once a day, or several times a day, to our red roses. I know… Continue reading Hummingbirds and butterflies
grass in North Carolina
It is almost noon and the grass is still wet with soft, shiny pearl-drops of dew, at least on the slope over which the shadow of the heavy forest had lingered till just a bit ago. The sun has already warmed that grass, but not enough to siphon off the dew. Walking through the warm,… Continue reading grass in North Carolina
Cardinal bird in Blender
The cardinal is the state bird in North Carolina. I made one in Blender last night: First, I started off with a cube and shaped a little beak. Then the crown and the rest of the head and torso: The rest of the bird emerges! Still doesn't have wings here, and maybe looks like a… Continue reading Cardinal bird in Blender
How fast is U.S. mail delivered?
This summer (2018), I had a letter arrive from a town in England to Berkeley, California in 10 days. I didn't know they can do it that fast! I mean, I thought it was weeks and weeks. A letter left Washington DC on Friday, August 24, 2018, and arrived in rural North Carolina the next… Continue reading How fast is U.S. mail delivered?
How the WIRED summer went
After our fellowship was done, we were all flown back to D.C., and we had a "poster fair". All of us fellows who had been placed at newsrooms pasted and arranged our articles on posters, and then we had some very nice and supportive guests tell us what a good job we had all done.… Continue reading How the WIRED summer went
Eighth piece for WIRED
I wrote about a meteor camera network that NASA uses to track fireballs through the heavens. Those cameras will see lots of meteors on the night of the Perseid showers. It was a quick story, and what I liked was I got to interview people from North Carolina. I was looking at the map of… Continue reading Eighth piece for WIRED
A “honey-do” list
I am recalling a Lyft driver I had in North Carolina once. He was a retired man from South Carolina, and he didn't volunteer information, just answered all my questions in that southern twang that you don't get to hear in California. He said that after he retired, his "honey-do" list kept getting longer and… Continue reading A “honey-do” list
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