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UMN ChemProf Emeritus. Army vet. MOOC vet. Cancer vet. Dad of 3(human)/2(feline). Chicagoan. Armed with a keyboard and eerily immune to shame. NOT speaking for UL Research Institutes here.
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November 27, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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November 22, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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Stella, purring under my left arm on the couch in our usual morning coffee ritual, deeply, DEEPLY offended by today's Phrazle...
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November 11, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Stella, purring under my left arm on the couch in our usual morning coffee ritual, deeply, DEEPLY offended by today's Phrazle...
#CatSky #SpoilerAlert
#CatSky #SpoilerAlert
In the believe it or not category:
The 3rd edition of Essentials of Computational Chemistry is, lo these 20 years later, under contract... 😮
(Here's hoping my co-authors, to whom I shall afford anonymity until the revised draft is delivered, survive what they signed up for! 😬)
The 3rd edition of Essentials of Computational Chemistry is, lo these 20 years later, under contract... 😮
(Here's hoping my co-authors, to whom I shall afford anonymity until the revised draft is delivered, survive what they signed up for! 😬)
November 5, 2025 at 10:32 PM
In the believe it or not category:
The 3rd edition of Essentials of Computational Chemistry is, lo these 20 years later, under contract... 😮
(Here's hoping my co-authors, to whom I shall afford anonymity until the revised draft is delivered, survive what they signed up for! 😬)
The 3rd edition of Essentials of Computational Chemistry is, lo these 20 years later, under contract... 😮
(Here's hoping my co-authors, to whom I shall afford anonymity until the revised draft is delivered, survive what they signed up for! 😬)
My annual post of Millennium Park in #Chicago glowing in the autumn sun with a slash of red foliage backing The Bean and the blue, blue Lake Michigan, harbor now free of boats, extending to the horizon.
November 3, 2025 at 3:38 PM
My annual post of Millennium Park in #Chicago glowing in the autumn sun with a slash of red foliage backing The Bean and the blue, blue Lake Michigan, harbor now free of boats, extending to the horizon.
October 31, 2025 at 10:17 AM
October 29, 2025 at 11:12 AM
October 18, 2025 at 7:48 PM
October 18, 2025 at 5:14 PM
October 18, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Talk about the best of both worlds! It’s still 80 deg F in Chicago, but my favorite pub just got its first delivery of N’ice Chouffe!
October 4, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Talk about the best of both worlds! It’s still 80 deg F in Chicago, but my favorite pub just got its first delivery of N’ice Chouffe!
If you are of a certain age, with a background in #CompChem, you look at today's #SpellingBee and 😭 at being denied CNDO, INDO, MINDO, MNDO, and NDDO... 🧪
October 3, 2025 at 1:37 PM
If you are of a certain age, with a background in #CompChem, you look at today's #SpellingBee and 😭 at being denied CNDO, INDO, MINDO, MNDO, and NDDO... 🧪
Lord knows, I feel tainted, but this seems worth sharing in spite of the source...
September 20, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Lord knows, I feel tainted, but this seems worth sharing in spite of the source...
and at last, farewell Sella group, hello Passo Pordoi. end of the line trailmarker and a statute in tribute to a heroic Italian biker marks the end. thanks for following along :-) #AltoAdige
August 14, 2025 at 5:38 PM
and at last, farewell Sella group, hello Passo Pordoi. end of the line trailmarker and a statute in tribute to a heroic Italian biker marks the end. thanks for following along :-) #AltoAdige
after that, just a long, reasonably straight walk on the moon, to where LOSERS can take a funivia down (structure barely visible at peak in 1st pic) or crazy people like me can surf scree down a 30% grade for a frightening distance (best appreciated by looking back UP, afterwards...)
August 14, 2025 at 5:34 PM
after that, just a long, reasonably straight walk on the moon, to where LOSERS can take a funivia down (structure barely visible at peak in 1st pic) or crazy people like me can surf scree down a 30% grade for a frightening distance (best appreciated by looking back UP, afterwards...)
another technical bit (toeholds on a cliff face, hold onto the cable -- not TOO bad). a pretty little grotto of moss at eye level in the cliff along the way. Rif Boé!! where finally I got my eggs, speck, roast potatoes, weissbier, and ... happily perused the grappa list!!
August 14, 2025 at 5:29 PM
another technical bit (toeholds on a cliff face, hold onto the cable -- not TOO bad). a pretty little grotto of moss at eye level in the cliff along the way. Rif Boé!! where finally I got my eggs, speck, roast potatoes, weissbier, and ... happily perused the grappa list!!