Category Archives: Engineering

Chromatic Bells, Strings, Potatoes, and Books

Posted on February 12, 2019 by

Chromatic Chimes Talk at Bowers Museum Midst the incessant cold rain dogging us in Southern California, I have bravely ventured out on the slick highways. I visited the Bowers Museum to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year (Boar). While my friend … Continue reading →

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Found Dead in Arugula Released Using Vellum

Posted on March 2, 2018 by

New Release! Found Dead in Arugula is live. First in a series about a Quaker gleaner turned private detective who lives in a garden town near Los Angeles. It’s designed to be short enough to eat over lunch and is … Continue reading →

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I Finished July’s Camp NaNoWriMo & Links to Three Space Stories

Posted on July 31, 2017 by

I finished Camp NaNo last week. I took a NaNoWriMo manuscript from years ago and revised the first 55,000 words. The science fiction novel is better for it, and I’ll wear my badge proudly. In celebration of science, space, and heroes with … Continue reading →

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Jacarandas in May: An Unforgettable Californian Sight With Tips

Posted on May 11, 2017 by

The sight of those flaming lavender flowers on the Jacaranda trees in May will freeze one in midstep, but the bloom is so fleeting that I forget all about them till the trees are ablaze again. I’m sure the tree owners don’t forget. Signs … Continue reading →

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Doing Something Positive on Earth Day 2017

Posted on April 22, 2017 by

Earth Day 2017 Forget the hype, the litter left after the fundraiser marches, and the flood of sometimes dicey statistics, graphs, and theories of pseudoscientists. Let’s get real. Stop talking, protesting, and Facebooking about what everyone else is NOT doing. Take … Continue reading →

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Saving the Planet: A Day of Meals Part Two

Posted on March 30, 2017 by

BACKGROUND If every American skipped one meal of chicken per week and substituted vegetables and grains … the carbon dioxide savings would be the same as taking more than half a million cars off the US roads. Environmental Defense Fund … Continue reading →

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Saving My Life: A Day of Meals Part One

Posted on February 28, 2017 by

BACKGROUND Since 2004, I’ve been experimenting with healthier and more mindful attitudes about health, the environment, climate change, God, compassion for animals and other cultures. To quiet irritated friends, my nutritionist, family and waitresses, I transitioned from Whole Foods, plant-based … Continue reading →

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