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Thoughts on physics, politics, and pop culture, by a physics professor at a small liberal arts college, plus occasional conversations with his dog.
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"Uncertain Principles" features the miscellaneous ramblings of a physicist at a small liberal arts college. Physics, politics, pop culture, and occasional conversations with his dog.
"Prof. Orzel gives the impression of an everyday guy who just happens to have a vast but hidden knowledge of physics." (anonymous student evaluation comment)
Emmy is a German Shepherd mix, and the Queen of Niskayuna. She likes treats, walks, chasing bunnies, and quantum physics.
Category: The Pip
We send SteelyKid to preschool at the Jewish Community Center in Schenectady, because when we looked at day care programs back in the day, they had the one we liked best. This is a mixed blessing in a number of...
Posted by Chad Orzel at 9:14 AM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Personal
It's apparently a good day for asking questions of the readership, so here's another one: as SteelyKid has gotten older and more active, she's become a real drain on productivity, especially at bedtime. Bedtime is now a process rather like...
Posted by Chad Orzel at 10:19 AM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: The Pip
I've been really bad about documenting The Pip's growth here. The annoying thing is, I've actually taken pictures of him over the last couple of weeks, but I've been too busy to edit and post them. If there's one thing...
Posted by Chad Orzel at 9:26 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Personal
Lots of people ask how SteelyKid is taking to having a younger sibling. Well, judge for yourself: This is during the Giants-Falcons playoff game this afternoon, but it's pretty typical. When both SteelyKid and The Pip are home, she's always...
Posted by Chad Orzel at 4:06 PM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Blogs
I'm a little late to the Most Popular Posts of the Year list party, partly because I wanted to wait until the year was actually over, and partly because Google Analytics was being Difficult, and I had to switch back...
Posted by Chad Orzel at 11:36 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Personal
A while back, a reader from Bulgaria sent me a photo of a highly topical bottle of local spirits: You can either know where you are, or how much you've drunk, but not both... Having spent my last day of...
Posted by Chad Orzel at 5:14 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: The Pip
One of The Pip's Christmas presents simply demands to be shown off here: This is a baby blanket knitted by his awesome Aunt Anastasia, with three physics equations on it. They're subtle, but if you look closely, you can read...
Posted by Chad Orzel at 3:04 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Steelykid!
We got a good group photo this week, showing everybody, with Appa for scale, even: Here, SteelyKid is opening a bag of small presents that Aunt Norma and Uncle Dan sent, while the Pip engages in the traditional five-week-old-infant pursuit...
Posted by Chad Orzel at 9:46 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Personal
The Pip turned one month old yesterday, so to celebrate, here's a picture of the whole family: OK, it's not a photograph, but look! SteelyKid drew that all by herself! (The labels on the drawing were done by one of...
Posted by Chad Orzel at 10:55 PM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Personal
This has been an exhausting and exasperating fall, but my classes are done, and my grades are in. And, more importantly, The Pip is out and about, SteelyKid is super excited to be a big sister, and everybody in Chateau...
Posted by Chad Orzel at 11:33 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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