The odes, oddities, and O Deities of a world traveler

Did you know: Star Trainer

Sagittarius is Charon, the centaur teacher of heroes?
In which the temple is haunted

While doing research for my master’s degree, I had to spend a lot of time in the mountains (oh darn). Because going to eight study sites at four different elevations, two times a month, took about three full days for each data collection session, I got to experience practically every lodging option that Taroko National…
Did you know: Brightness Vs. Luminosity

Deneb is far larger and more luminous than Sirius?
Ode to Leaves

Leaves are the magical generation of food from light. Photosynthesis may be one of the most magical things in the real world. The ability to use light energy to create food out of water and air is simple and simply astounding. The green associated with leaves is the hallmark of life. It is proof that…
Did you know: Instrumental Physics

the length of an instrument controls its pitch and the covering of holes on an instrument changes the effective length of that instrument?
Ode to the Grand Canyon

The Grand Canyon is a wonder. Not only is it one of the seven natural wonders of the world, it is full of surprises and beauty. It is the size of entire countries, and it covers the majority of northern Arizona. It features billions of years of rocks, it has a section that is missing…
Did you know: Tuning

that most instruments are tuned to A 440, which is the number of wavelengths of sound required to make that note?
Ode to Fruit

Fruit is nature’s candy. It comes in a plethora of shapes and sizes from even the most unlikely of plants such as thorn-covered vines and even cactus. Uniformly, it is sweet and that makes it most often delicious. The variation of flavors then come from varying amounts of citric and malic acids, how edible the…