Hello World

Consequences

Devan wakes up to the sound of his very annoying alarm, which he keeps in the other room to avoid going back to sleep.  He gets up slowly, robotically, moving methodically to the other room to turn off the alarm.  Relishing this accomplishment, he stares at the wall talking to himself out loud.

“Damn that was a long sleep.  I can’t tell whether I feel refreshed or…

Decisions

“Why Jacob?  And when?  How are you aware of the alternate reality if I reset it wrong?  Only I should be affected by this.”

“It wasn’t the game reset.  Remember, when you set up the last game you had time to kill.  You called me and we went to see Einstein’s lecture at University of Chicago.  I reset things when we got back.  Well, you were resetting them and I changed things to…

I have been delinquent in my blogging duties.  This is an old vacation that I’m now just getting around to writing about.  As such, it will probably not be complete.  Part of the problem was that we went to three countries and I kept vacillating between writing one post on all three or one for each.  There are so many pics on three different devices I can’t find them all.  I can only hope this…

Computational Acoustics: Theory and Implementation by David R. Bergman, part of the Wiley Series on Acoustics, Noise and Vibration, available February 2018.

For more information:

https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Computational+Acoustics%3A+Theory+and+Implementation-p-9781119277286

Exact Solution Scientific Consulting LLC(ESSC) is pleased to announce its membership in the Consortium for Command, Control and Communications in Cyberspace (C5), which operates under an Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) with the Department of the Army. This flexible, cost-effective acquisition vehicle is available to many Government customers as a rapid alternative to the FAR and for members…

We are proud to announce that in May of 2017 ESSC was accepted as a member of DOTC, the DoD Ordinance Technical Consortium.  ESSC is excited to bring its unique experience and skills to the table for this important joint venture.

ESSC founder presents at the 9th NATO symposium

Company founder, David Bergman, presents research on electromagnetic scattering and radar cross section (RCS) modeling conducted under Missile Defense Agency SBIR contract at the 9th NATO Military Sensor Symposium in Quebec City, Canada.  The conference will be from May 31 through June 2.

You know I like Ardbeg, it hits all the right buttons for me.  But their scotches seem to fall into one of two categories, (1) all salt and (2) amazing.  This latest scotch, Kelpie, falls into category (2).  This is one of their more complex scotches and a little subtle compared to others.  Of course it is smoky and peaty without a doubt, it lives up to the Islay standard.  But there are some…

Dominik has been to the Old Town Music Store many times, he’s practically a regular.  They have an eclectic collection of rare acoustic instruments but also carry the standard brands of electric gear.  It’s too early for there to be a crowd of regular customers but they’re open and Dominik figures that he and James can talk in private there.  Especially if the owner, Adam, is there.  Adam and…

Revelations

  Upon returning to Earth Devan decides to walk to Stubb’s from the intergalactic travel hub, rather than using hyper-space, giving him a chance to consider his options.  After discussing evolution with the Olaraf, Kekarklarah, Devan isn’t sure about resetting the game.  His confidence in the meaning of reality is shaky.  The Olaraf could have been an illusion, or could have been…

Balvenie Tun 1509 batch 2

Another visit, another gift.  I am lucky.  Even thought my first stop isn’t the Highlands or Speyside I have developed an appreciation for Balvenie.  There is a similar set of elements in most Balvenie scotches but a different mixture or variety in each.  The first scents are mild citrus and spice with a definite presence of wood.  Not smoke but fresh wood, like entering a wood shop of lumber…

Travels

  Devan goes straight back to Stubb’s to visit Allyson after his class.  He is really attracted to Allyson, to her sarcasm and sense of humor.  As he enters the café he sees Allyson and Jacob talking.

“Hey Jacob, I’m glad you’re here.”

“Yeah, Allyson and I were just talking about… you.  You know, your love for basket weaving.”  Jacob and Allyson laugh.

“Ok, ok.  I said I was sorry.  But…

Dominik sits, drinking tea after eating greasy Chinese takeout at one of only two tables in the place.  While he waits for the check he watches the TV mounted up near the ceiling opposite his table.

“That’s right Jean, it does feel like summer.  You’re not imagining it.  And the people of Chicago weren’t imagining it either as they enjoyed an historical high today of 82 degrees.  That’s right! …

Conversations

  Devan enters Stubb’s to get coffee.  He’s used to being surprised so the different dates do not really worry him.  He tells himself it’s just a vacation and once the reset occurs everything will go back to normal.  A dismal, useless normal, but normal none the less.  He gets coffee and sits for a while.  While the dates don’t worry him they intrigue him.  He thinks to himself.

Yes…