Blog Question(s) Of The Day:

1.  Why am I so determined to finishing goals that were not set by me?

2.  Why don't I ever smile in pictures?

The Daily Affirmation

1.  Yay!  The Capitals won to tie the series

Blog Question(s) Of The Day:

1.  Do I want more mature friends?

Today I Learned . . .

1.  Today is Intergalactic Star Wars Day

Today I Learned . . .

1.  May is National Masturbation Month, proclaimed in response to the forced resignation of U.S. Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders.

Blog Question(s) Of The Day:

1.  Why don't I have more self-borne pride, or personal satisfaction, from my singular accomplishments?

The Daily Affirmation

1.  I finished another book I've had for a long time, my engineering in Saskatchewan book

2.  After a lean first year organizing a slo-pitch team, I find myself with an embarrassment of riches in terms of players for year two

My fortune from tonight's Asian food is:

"Your dearest wish will come true within the month!"

Blog Question(s) Of The Day:

1.  Is life ever easy?

2.  If I could retire right now, what would I do with all my time?

Today I Learned . . .

 1. The power factor of an AC electric power system is defined as the ratio of the real power flowing to the load to the apparent power in the circuit, and is a dimensionless number between 0 and 1. Real power is the capacity of the circuit for performing work in a particular time. Apparent power is the product of the current and voltage of the circuit. Due to energy stored in the load and returned to the source, or due to a non-linear load that distorts the wave shape of the current drawn from the source, the apparent power will be greater than the real power.

2.  Cheese is the most shoplifted food

3.  The original Jennifer Parker from Back To The Future (Claudia Wells) turned down the role in the sequels because her mother had cancer and she wanted to focus on that struggle and not acting

The Daily Affirmation

1. I just did a kitty puzzle

2.  I learned how 3-phase vs 1-phase power works

Today I Learned . . .


1.  The Apple I Computer was priced at $666.66.  Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak later said he had no idea about the correlation between the number and the mark of the beast. He says, "I came up with [it] because I like repeating digits." It was $500, plus a 33% markup.

Blog Question(s) Of The Day:

1.  Is there a physical/physiological test for anxiety level?

2.  Would I feel more relaxed if I had Mexican mariachi music playing in my office?

3.  What is the most relaxing activity in the world to do?

4.  Is the most fun of practical engineering to reverse-engineer something?

The Daily Affirmation

1.  Did my morning work-out for the first in two months (since my shoulder injury)

2.  I beat the average score on the daily jigsaw puzzle by over 1 minute

3.  I love eggs

My bonus fortune from this afternoon's Vietnamese lunch:

"Be persistent in pursuing the goals in your life"

good advice

The Daily Affirmation

1.  My Mustang is out for the summer, and with an (almost) completely new audio system!!

2.  Tonight's shopping trip was a success and its good to be driving the Mustang again

My fortune from lunch today:

"People in your life will be more cooperative than usual"

Today I Learned . . .

1.  LEM (referred in the Apollo 13 movie) stands for Lunar Excursion Module

2.  PVDF stands for (P)oly(V)inyli(D)ene(F)louride  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyvinylidene_fluoride

3.  The maximum DOW UF TMP is 2.1 bar (30 psi)

The Daily Affirmation

1.  I go to Subway for breakfast enough that the guy knows all my tendencies

Today I Learned . . .


1.  The world's tallest structure is the 829.84 m (2,723 ft) tall Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The building gained the official title of "Tallest Building in the World" at its opening on January 4, 2010. It is taller than any other man-made structure ever built.