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Something new each Saturday.
Life, the universe and my circumstances permitting.
I'm focusing on 'family stories' at the moment. ("A Change of Pace: Family Stories" (11/23/2024))- Category: Family Stories
But if something else caught and held my interest during the week, that's what I'll share.
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Happy. Southern. Catholic. - Time for Reflections
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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.
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Author Archives: Brian H. Gill
HD 63935: Two Sub-Neptunes and Maybe More
Designations like HD 63935 b and c don’t exactly roll of the tongue. Although with a little work I might pronounce them “trippingly on the tongue,” as Hamlet put it. Maybe saying “sixty five ninety three five bee and cee” … Continue reading
New on My Blogroll+: mr o shays (Still Learning)
I’ve added “mr o shays (Still Learning)” to my link list page: Blogroll+ > Bloggers and other writers. And, while I was at it, reviewed and updated the page’s other links. Now I really should start writing. Or maybe get … Continue reading
A Trilobite With a Hyper-Compound Eye
It’s barely over two weeks since scientists at the University of Cologne published what they’d learned about a trilobite’s unique eye. Their research vindicated an amateur paleontologist’s observations, and very likely will raise more questions than it answers. That’s par … Continue reading
“Red Sky at Night Sailors Delight….”
Wednesday’s rain lasted all day. Almost all day. As afternoon turned into evening the sky cleared, and I saw clouds in the east. This photo looks across our back yard. And now I really ought to get back to writing … Continue reading
The Athenian Golden Age: Pericles, Aspasia, and All That
Ah! The Golden Age of Athens! “Golden age” arguably sounds classier than “the good old days.” But either way, it’s a bygone era that nostalgia says was so very much better than today. Folks living in a golden age may … Continue reading
