I was Prof Engineer...

Vexillologist to the FReeper Foxhole

I married FReeper PeanutGallery Msdrby on 9/11/03. Take THAT terrorist scum.

My daughter Bitty Girl

My son Spiderboy

USAF veteran, I served under Ronaldus Magnus and Bush41.

I'm from California, but have been in TX since 1983. My family thinks I'm nuts to stay here. I think they're nuts to stay there. Detente.

Astronauts have always been my heros. My father photographed me looking at an Apollo 11 moon rock in 1970.

I treasure this photo. Space lead me to science, which in turn lead me to a career in engineering. No football player, or similar sports figure can do that.

This way to the
MOON ROCKET!!!!
See it in actual flight!
Public Demonstration Flights
Twice Daily
This is the ACTUAL TYPE used by the
First Man to Reach the MOON!!!
You can ride in it!!-$.50
~Robert Heinlein "Requiem"

My Hero

And God said...

ò E.dA = q/e₀

ò B.dA = 0 

ò E.ds = -d/dt(ò B.dA) 

ò B.ds = m ₀ò j.dA,

...and there was light.

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In sorta plain Engrish.

And God said...

The sum (integral) of an electric field with respect to an area is equal to the charge divided by a universal constant.

The sum of a magnetic field with respect to an area is equal to zero.

The sum of an electric field with respect to a segment is equal to the negative change (derivative) with respect to time of the sum of a magnetic field with respect to an area.

The sum of a magnetic field with respect to a segment is equal to some other universal constant multiplied by the sum of j (where the heck is my physics book) with respect to an area.

...and there was light.

Yes, I am an Engineer. I have a sliderule to prove it!

I have had a few computers number crunching for SETI@HOME since 23MAY2001. A FReepers group is also active.

Amateur (ham) Radio is one of my many hobbies. Sort of follows that the SETI search using Radio astronomy would be an interest.

My latest radio project:

I found the Pirate name link: Bloody Tom Flint

I have a very sweet loveable black Labrador Retriever named Chelsea. I did this to taunt liberals. Now, whenever Chelsea Clinton is brought up, I can say I have a dog named Chelsea!

Chelsea and Sadie thenewdog.

USAF photo from my active duty days

More Heroes of mine, including family.

Read about another hero dude.

USS CONSTITUTION

USS Constitution homepage

OLD IRONSIDES
By Oliver Wendell Holmes
September 16, 1830

Ay, tear her tattered ensign down!
Long has it waved on high,
And many an eye has danced to see
That banner in the sky;
Beneath it rung the battle shout,
And burst the cannon's roar;
The meteor of the ocean air
Shall sweep the clouds no more.

Her deck, once red with heroes' blood,
Where knelt the vanquished foe,
When winds were hurrying o'er the flood,
And waves were white below,
No more shall feel the victor's tread,
Or know the conquered knee;
The harpies of the shore shall pluck
The eagle of the sea!

Oh, better that her shattered bulk
Should sink beneath the wave;
Her thunders shook the mighty deep,
And there should be her grave;
Nail to the mast her holy flag,
Set every threadbare sail,
And give her to the god of storms,
The lightning and the gale!

Captain Kirk Reads the Preamble to the Constitution

I've been reading John Adams by David McCullough. This an excerpt from a letter sent by John Adams to his son, John Quincy Adams:

Public business, my son, must always be done by somebody. It will be done by somebody or other. If wise men decline it, others will not; if honest men refuse it, others will not. A young man should weigh well his plans. Integrity should be preserved in all events, as essential to his happiness, through every stage of his existence. His first maxim should be to place his honor out of reach of all men. In order to do this he must make it a rule never to become dependent on public employments for subsistence. Let him have a trade, a profession, a farm, a shop, something where he can honestly live, and then he may engage in public affairs, if invited, upon independent principles. My advice to my children is to maintain an independent character.

This quote says a huge mouthful. I can think of very few public servants that come close to this standard.

TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER (Interesting Facts)

The sorting hat says that I belong in Ravenclaw!

	< Said Ravenclaw, "We'll teach those whose intelligence is surest." Ravenclaw students tend to be clever, witty, intelligent, and knowledgeable. Notable residents include Cho Chang and Padma Patil (objects of Harry and Ron's affections), and Luna Lovegood (daughter of The Quibbler magazine's editor).
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