I very rarely venture into politics on this blog. This, in fact, might be the first time. My father, Keith Nelstead, was a Republican, a one-term member of the Montana House of Representatives (1971), and twice an unsuccessful candidate for Yellowstone County assessor. A great childhood memory of mine is sitting with my dad at his …
Category: Misc
Auf der Geoblogosphäre
Thank you to geoberg.de for listing The GeoChristian as part of their geoblogosphere (their list of significant geology blogs). The GeoChristian von Kevin Nelstead - verschiedene Geothemen, die sich auch mit Kreationismus aus der Sicht eines Christen befassen My translation: The GeoChristian by Kevin Nelstead -- different geology topics, concerned also with creationism from the …
9/11 from space
I was unaware that the International Space Station flew over New York City on September 11, 2001. Here is an image taken by a member of the space station crew: The NASA Image of the Day Gallery site (which is different than NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day) has this image at a variety of …
49 F in August. Ahhhhh.
After a long streak of days in the 90s here in Denver, it is 49 degrees Fahrenheit (9 C) at noon, and raining. Ahhhhhh.
Missing images
On September 1, 2007, I moved this blog from The Earth is Not Flat! to The GeoChristian. I have now deleted the old blog, but most of my entries created before 9/1/07 still have links to images at the old site. Which means that if you go to any of my older blog posts, there …
Free Bach
Free Bach organ works: http://www.blockmrecords.org/bach/ http://www.bach-fest.org/podcast.aspx#Schmidt I haven't listened to organ music much in the past, but this stuff is growing on me. For one that you have heard, try "Toccata & Fugue in D Minor BWV 565" from the second site (www.bach-fest.org). Thanks to: Cyberbrethren Grace and Peace
Prince Caspian trailer
The movie trailer for "Prince Caspian" can be found here. I'm looking forward to it; Disney did a good job of remaining faithful to the Christian elements of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. At the opposite end, Albert Mohler comments on the intensely anti-Christian fantasy "The Golden Compass" (which I will not bother …
BCA Seniors’ Personal Mission Statements
The seniors at Bucharest Christian Academy recently wrote personal mission statements, some of which are posted on BCA's Virtual Refrigerator site. Here is my oldest son's statement: Click here to see more statements. Grace and Peace
Bar Code?
This is not a bar code. What is it? For the answer, click here. Grace and Peace
First Date
On October 14, 1977, my wife and I went out on our first date. Something clicked: we had a nice date, and have had a fantastic thirty years. Thirty years is a good start. I look forward to the next 30+ years with my wonderful wife. Grace and Peace
Vacation in Paris
Before our ReachGlobal Europe conference in the countryside of France in August, we spent three nights in an apartment in Paris. For a family of six, hotels are not only very expensive, but we couldn't find a hotel that would place all of us in one room. My lovely wife got on the internet and …
Musee d’Orsay
I did more in France than take pictures of bus stops named after famous scientists. Here are a few of my favorite paintings from the Musee d'Orsay: The Disciples Peter and John Running to the Sepulchre on the Morning of the Resurrection, Eugene Burnand, http://www.artbible.info The Gleaners, Jean-Francois Millet, Wikipedia, Musee d'Orsay Regatta …
Gone Fishing
Well, sort of. I'm not much into fishing; when I'm at a mountain lake or stream I'd rather go exploring than just sit on the bank. But I will be on vacation and at a conference for the next ten days, so there will be another break in the blogging. But school starts on August …
Monuments to God and Man
This image is from the 1896 edition of the Rand McNally Universal Atlas of the World, and shows the 50 tallest manmade structures of that time: From the University of Texas Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection, click here for a larger (613 kb) version. It is interesting that in 1896, many of the world's tallest structures …
Image Quiz
What is this a picture of? A. Scanning electron microscope image of a cockroach dropping? B. Fossilized owl pellet? C. Image of underwater landslide debris following the recent earthquake in the Solomon Islands? D. A loosely consolidated asteroid? To find out, keep on reading... The answer is D. This image is of the 500-meter long …
Misc Science News
The global consumption of plastic bags is in the 500 billion to 1 trillion range. Many of these end up in landfills or in nature. The solution according to bringyourown.org and reusablebags.com: BYOB -- Bring Your Own Bag. For a square-wheeled bicycle, click here. Supervolcano in Washington state. This one erupted 3.7 million years ago, …
Scottish parliament
Here is the Scottish Parliament debating chamber. It is a beautiful room, with lots of wood and natural light. I like things that are well done. Christians sometimes debate about aesthetics, with some saying our buildings should be built with bare-bones budgets, while others build elaborate cathedrals. Each side in these sorts of debates usually …
Science Videos #2
NOVA -- Watch Online -- A few episodes are available online, some in part, some entirely. Segments range from 2 minutes (Lab meat -- growing edible meat in a lab culture) to 146 minutes (The Elegant Universe -- all about string theory). MIT OpenCourseWare -- Videos of complete lecture courses at the Massachusetts Institute of …
Science Videos #1
Thermite reaction - a chemical reaction that generates enough heat to melt iron. Alkali metal reactions - I've put sodium in water for a science demonstration, but that seems rather tame compared to rubidium or cesium in water! Tacoma Narrows Bridge - the ultimate engineering mishap. Concrete and steel are flexible! Liquid metal - watch …
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