Frances Langford was a beautiful band singer back in the 30’s and 40’s. Well, cute is a more accurate description. She was only five feet tall, and had a round face framed by sculpted curls. I was watching her on Turner Classic Movies, and as she was singing I noticed her perfect teeth. I remember … Continue reading Miss Langford’s Ghost

Sometime when I wasn’t paying too much attention we entered the era of the spectrum. I should have noticed. Einstein’s vision of reality showed us that you can turn a little bit of dirt into enough energy to fuse sand into glass.  If you don’t believe me, here’s the math on the chalkboard. E=mC2. How tidy!And … Continue reading Spectrum