Category: Observation

Design for Flood, Wind, Seismic, Snow, Ice, and Fire Aug 2023

• khoitsma
• Engineering, General, Observation
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Overview
Flood
Wind
Earthquake
Snow and Ice
Fire

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No Reason Jun 2023

• khoitsma
• Blog Navigation, General, Observation, Personal
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No Reason Sep 2022

• khoitsma
• Blog Navigation, General, Observation, Personal
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Introspection Sep 2022

• khoitsma
• Observation, Personal
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Course correction

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What If, and Maybe Jul 2022

• khoitsma
• General, Observation, Personal
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What if each able-bodied homeowner mowed his/her own lawn, maybe also mowed the lawn of their neighbor who wasn’t able-bodied?

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Constructive Comments Jun 2022

• khoitsma
• General, Observation, Personal
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Personal opinions on residential construction

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Poetry May 2022

• khoitsma
• Observation, Personal, Poetry
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Posted in memory of Freda Laura Ozio [6th grade teacher at Groves Elementary, 1961]. She often read poetry to us after lunch. Surprising what one can learn when left to the whim of the teacher.
https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LRN7-35V/freda-laura-hays-1917-2007

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What I learned at the planetarium (and after) Mar 2022

• khoitsma
• General, Observation, Science
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To build a scale model of the solar system outdoors:
· Use a basketball for the sun (9.5″ diameter)
· 86′ away from the sun is the earth at ~1/11 inch diameter …

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My Observations Jul 2021

• khoitsma
• Kids (middle school and up), Observation, Personal
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Noticed in passing

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Mathematics Books — a Few of the Very Best Jul 2021

• khoitsma
• Calculus, Kids (middle school and up), Mathematics, Observation
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Mathematics – a few of my favorite books.

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