Waiting for the Last Minute

Waiting for the Last Minute

If you wait until the last minute, then it only takes a minute.  I had a student tell me that when I first started teaching physics at West Point.  One would think that more preparation would be involved when our country’s military cadets faced challenging...
Read the Instructions

Read the Instructions

I got stuck in the middle of the road.  My truck refused to move forward on the icy surface.  It was frustrating in that I was pressing the accelerator, and the motor was not revving. To provide some information for reference.  I bought a new truck.  Not many people...
My Cadillac Floats

My Cadillac Floats

I pulled my Cadillac out of the lake last night. Without the proper context, that would seem like a drastic way to start a conversation.  My Cadillac is a 1950’s boat, made by Cadillac, which includes the classic scrolling Cadillac logo.  It is a massive boat, and on...
Your Truck is Tipping Over

Your Truck is Tipping Over

I commuted to Washington DC.  One day I saw a cement truck on its side at one of the exits off of I95.  I was thinking at the time that there was an instant, for the cement truck driver, where the driver knew that the truck was about to tip over.   There was nothing...
40 Years as a NMC Student

40 Years as a NMC Student

We are committed to the lifetime of learning mantra.  I started taking classes at NMC in 1978, taking a BASIC computer programming class in the basement of Scholar’s Hall.  After 40 years, this is likely my final semester as a full-time student.  In 2008, I retired...