A colleague of mine shared the video below with us today and I just had to share it as well. As much as math has plagued me my entire life I do appreciate the fact that, really, math is at the core of just about everything in our universe. Take a look at a field or meadow sometime. Perhaps it may seem chaotic, especially to our human eyes that want to seek order and symmetry, but look closer at the flowers, pine cones, and leaves that you may find there and you will find order out of seeming chaos. The development of many things in nature are ruled by what is known as the Fibonacci sequence, a sequence of numbers that manifests itself in a beautiful symmetry all around us. Our earth is a way cool place. You just have to take the time to learn a little about it to truly understand just how amazing it is.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Back to Kozmik Kaos
I'm baaaack! After going into mental hibernation for the past few months my brain and body are finally starting to wake up after their long winter nap. This winter piled us under a whopping total of 55" for the year. The first 21" in December was kind of cool and pretty. I had never seen that much snow before. By February, when we were getting storm after storm - and dire predictions of 40" - I was past being winter-weary and nearing crazed desperation. Even Kozmik Kaos had a dusting of snow this winter!
The bad weather seems to have finally broken and this past weekend we made a run for Shallotte to see our boat for the first time since November. The weather was very March-y and I had a cold but it was so good to see Kozmik Kaos again that we didn't even care.
We spent some time taking measurements for new sails, a new mattress, and new cushions for the salon. We also gave her a good cleaning. My aunt Kay scrubbed her down with a verve that I'm afraid I'll never live up to. There is a great deal of rubbish and stuff crowding every inch of the boat still. Fred Sanford would feel right at home. I think it must have taken the entirety of her 33 years to accumulate all of the parts, tools, supplies, and general junk we have been trying to clear out. But my "side" of the boat, the galley and main berth side, is finally starting to feel like ours and once I get some window coverings and a new mattress she will feel even more like home I think.
We also made a new friend during this trip. Lola, also a sailing newbie, and I discovered each other on SeaKnots and she only lives about 3 miles from where our boat is currently docked. So we got together to check out each others' boats and have a bit of seafood for lunch.
Family, friends, and boats make for a pretty sweet weekend. The only thing missing was some sweltering hot weather. I'm hopeful we'll have that soon though.
We spent some time taking measurements for new sails, a new mattress, and new cushions for the salon. We also gave her a good cleaning. My aunt Kay scrubbed her down with a verve that I'm afraid I'll never live up to. There is a great deal of rubbish and stuff crowding every inch of the boat still. Fred Sanford would feel right at home. I think it must have taken the entirety of her 33 years to accumulate all of the parts, tools, supplies, and general junk we have been trying to clear out. But my "side" of the boat, the galley and main berth side, is finally starting to feel like ours and once I get some window coverings and a new mattress she will feel even more like home I think.
We also made a new friend during this trip. Lola, also a sailing newbie, and I discovered each other on SeaKnots and she only lives about 3 miles from where our boat is currently docked. So we got together to check out each others' boats and have a bit of seafood for lunch.
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