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.

Radiation Therapy, and a Household’s Weekly Schedule

Posted on March 11, 2024 by Brian H. Gill

Our number-two daughter starts radiation therapy this week. I gather that she’ll be going in Monday through Friday, but if I knew how long it will be going on, I’ve lost that bit of information. Quite aside from the worry … Continue reading →

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Half-Million-Year-Old Structure: Rethinking Cavemen, Origins

Posted on March 9, 2024 by Brian H. Gill

Wood generally doesn’t last long if left out in the open. That’s why finding interlocking logs near the Kalambo River is such a big deal. Well, part of the reason. They’ve been submerged, it that’s the right word, in wet … Continue reading →

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Any Landing You Can Radio Back From: IM-1 Odyssey

Posted on March 2, 2024 by Brian H. Gill

“Any landing you can walk away from is a good one.”(Gerald R. Massie, photographer, following the crash-landing of his B-17 (1944) (from “Stayin alive — 16 favorite aviation quotes“, Dan Littmann, Air Facts (August 25, 2016)) So far, this has … Continue reading →

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Hearing the Universe, Touching the Stars

Posted on February 24, 2024 by Brian H. Gill

A musician who’s also a scientist found music in TRAPPIST-1 data. Meanwhile, 3D models help folks ‘see’ galaxies: and I found a Lenten connection in all that. Sonification and Switching Senses for Science I’d planned on geeking out over music, … Continue reading →

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Death in Burnsville, Minnesota

Posted on February 19, 2024 by Brian H. Gill

Sunday morning’s incident is more than three hours down the road, but still registered as ‘my part of the world’. Among the very few ‘up’ sides is that, so far, local and regional news has paid more attention to the … Continue reading →

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