Author Archives: Brian H. Gill

About Brian H. Gill

I was born in 1951. I'm a husband, father and grandfather. One of the kids graduated from college in December, 2008, and is helping her husband run businesses and raise my granddaughter; another is a cartoonist and artist; #3 daughter is a writer; my son is developing a digital game with #3 and #1 daughters. I'm also a writer and artist.

“Doing Something Wrong”: Just a Thought

I ran across remarks made by a Utah politician earlier today. This isn’t the source I stumbled on, but it’s the one I could find when I tried searching for it, later: “Utah Lt. Gov. Apologizes to LGBT Community in … Continue reading →

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Something New: Polaris Dawn Commercial Test Flight

A very quick overview of a commercial human spaceflight mission, an excerpt from the news, and an embedded video which may provide live coverage. Continue reading →

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Squishy Stars, Science, and Sirach

A paper published this month doesn’t so much tell us what’s inside a neutron star, as show what’s not inside. Considering how little we know about these immensely-dense stellar objects, that’s a significant step toward understanding the things. I’ll take … Continue reading →

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Cancer Followup Scan: Good News

My third-oldest daughter relayed good news about my second-oldest yesterday (Monday, August 19, 2024). A routine check last month showed an anomaly on number-two daughter’s neck. It might have been inconsequential, or might not have been. So she was scheduled … Continue reading →

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“We Will Come After You”, Being Careful, and Truth

America has changed since my youth. I’ve seen fire and brimstone give way to tofu and soy sauce, rotary dial phones replaced by smartphones. Some things, however, haven’t changed. Like the value we place on freedom. How my country’s self-described … Continue reading →

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