Did you miss me? So did I. In this post, I’ll talk about the museum I visited the weekend before last and about flintknapping. As I said, the weekend was a lot of fun. My father took me to visit the Connecticut Museum of Mining & Mineral Science in Kent, CT. There a man named… [Read more…]
November 22, 2009
…in case you were wondering. But I’m sick. Nothing serious. I regret not posting here for a week, but between finishing my move and getting sick the post I’ve been working on has been coming along very slowly. It’s about half done and I could probably finish it tonight, but a sick boy ought to… [Read more…]
November 15, 2009
Greetings! I had a good weekend. :-) But, once again, the full report will not be immediate. I have to admit, this month is proving to be overwhelming. There’s a lot going on in addition to my first month of Grok Project. But I foresee getting the hang of the project (insomuch as that is… [Read more…]
November 13, 2009
Here I am in Connecticut! This promises to be a wet weekend, so attempt #1 of fire-making may have to be postponed. But I’m on track to learn flintknapping with John Pawloski tomorrow. I will, of course, let you all know how it goes. Thank you for reading. :-)
November 11, 2009
For those of you who are United States citizens, please take time today to thank the U.S. veterans in your lives and communities. Thank you!
November 11, 2009
IN THIS POST: Theory and practice of twisted rope and how I spent my weekend. Much of paleolithic technology is about simple mechanics. To many people, the word “mechanics” refers to machinery the likes of which one does not see in a paleolithic culture. But to a physicist, mechanics is just the way various materials… [Read more…]
November 24, 2009
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