Some memories are created by family myths. This story about my father, FDK, may be an example. In the early 60s FDK spent a few months at the National Radio Astronomy Obervatory in Greenbank, West Virginia. An emissary from the Sterrewacht in Leiden came to Greenbank to give a seminar about Professor Jan Oort’s latest theories. Oort was … Continue reading Astronomy and lightning
Category: Memory
Top memory tips for old gits
I don't remember things as easily as I used to. I could have shrugged and accepted the loss. Instead I decided to do something about it. So here are some simple tricks I use which make my memory feel more focussed. I'm not claiming any scientific basis to this. I find these tricks useful. Your … Continue reading Top memory tips for old gits
Pia
The first time hipness happened was 50 years ago. Pia was a Swedish au-pair girl who came to live with our family for several months after my brother was born late in 1962. She was blonde, had beehive hair and black mascara. She smoked cigarettes. She was 16. She was the sexiest person I had … Continue reading Pia
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