Wednesday, August 11, 2010

You left me.

You left me.
Then you say I was "not there" with you?
That's the craziest thing I've ever heard.
What? You blame me for not running after you like a dog?
yOU SO HATEFUL SO hurtful so vicious
reminiscing bout your victories
defeating, deflating
destroying defeating
STOMP on the bloody guts
then grab and swing the entrailis
in a loop with a whoop

whoop-de-do
whoo-hoo

PTSD JOURNAL - another day, another trauma

bruised and bloodied
i silently scream
i'm in the grip of your machine

hypocrite
idiot
frenemy - now i know what it means

my lips, my tongue a target
for talking out of turn
just when you think it's quiet
Continuing to burn

Saturday, August 7, 2010

Dirty Looks I Get

I love to laugh, but if I do, my son gives me a dirty look.

I love to think about serious matters, but if I do, my daughter gives me a dirty look.

Look at you, laughing, crying. That's disgusting.

Thursday, August 5, 2010

electromagnetism for kids

Here's a hands-on activity everyone should try.

What you need:
  1. a hand-powered (e.g. crank) electric generator
  2. a load (e.g. lamp) which can be connected to the generator by a switch

Turn the crank with no load connected, then with the load. Feel how the generator is noticeably harder to turn.

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Another idea:
a motor/generator (one device that can function as either?)

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Automobiles are now equipped with regenerative braking systems . Bicycles too! Actually bikes have had little generators used to power lights almost as far back as I can remember. And these impede the free forward motion of the cyclist a little. However they were not used for the purpose of braking, but rather for lighting for night time riding.