Markie MillerJan 18, 20224 minSolar Energy and a Near Miss We soon figured out that you could take two pieces of flat glass, inject a liquid that solidified with light between them, turn ...
Markie MillerDec 19, 20214 minBaseballWhen I was growing up, the year was divided into three seasons, not four; baseball, football and basketball -- and baseball was king.
Markie MillerDec 10, 20214 minMessiah and a Modern MessHandel’s oratorio Messiah is to the King James translation of the Bible much as baseball was to the American Civil War, as Ken Burns has obs
Markie MillerDec 3, 20213 minWiredWhat would Grandpa have said about those who are running his beloved Republican Party today? I feel certain he would have organized his town
Markie MillerSep 27, 20215 minClymer - My Home TownI’m an admitted history nut and have been for as long as I can remember. So I was delighted when a few persons in my hometown, Clymer, began
Markie MillerSep 14, 20213 minYe Shall Have ComfortSeptember 11, a date that has become infamous, brought even more extensive expressions of national sympathy this year than at any time since
Markie MillerMay 31, 20213 minThe Iconic FerryI loved the story about the iconic Bemus Point Stow ferry. A teacher in Bemus Point Central School, Jan Sullivan, decided Suzanne Evans...
Markie MillerMay 3, 20214 minDARPA Did you realize, one of their managers said to me, that the typical aircraft carrier takes more than 14 years to build -- and that parts ne
Markie MillerApr 29, 20214 minCheeseburgers or Fish and Chips?Then the great leveler, or at great destroyer, COVID-19 showed up. And for months, we blew it. No matter how much some deny it, our failure
Markie MillerApr 20, 20214 minThrough One’s Own Eyes Thirty or so years ago, soon after my wife Sue and I first joined Trinity Episcopal Church in downtown Toledo, we met a young priest then s
Markie MillerMar 14, 20214 minOn MemoryAs we move farther and farther away from incidents, horrible and pleasant, it is really important for many - not just a few - to remember