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Congratulations, Doctor Doran!
Welcome to the club! So, when's the first thesis-dump publication going to come out? (Sounding a bit like my advisor, here....)- Doc Smith
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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If you could live/move anywhere right now, where would it be? Why?
Atticus, I must have missed the rum-preserved child's grave--that's a pretty memorable (if sad) story. Beaufort and its environs are beautiful, and the precariousness of living a few inches above sea level on a hurricane-prone coast must not be as bad as it seems. After all, graveyards and...- Doc Smith
- Post #59
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Elbow patches on linen sportcoats
One of the problems with having a favorite linen sportcoat is that they wear out. (Well, I assume that the Harris Tweed will eventually wear out too, but I may wear out first.) Patched elbows seem to be par for the course with tweed. I've patched elbows on my old heavyweight flannel blazer... -
If you could live/move anywhere right now, where would it be? Why?
If this is the place I recall, the Old Methodist Cemetery in Beaufort has two of the oddest graves I've seen. The carronade mounted atop the old privateer's grave is only the second oddest. The British officer who, as a last request, asked to be buried standing up in salute to George III, is...- Doc Smith
- Post #52
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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A breakdown of Fedora Loungers by sex, location, age and marital status
Male Ann Arbor, Michigan 49 (but the odometer's about to flip) Married- Doc Smith
- Post #919
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Classic vintage CANVAS TENTS
I'll join in with those recommending Panther Primitives. The 14'x16' wall tent I bought from them in 1991 is still in service for a yearly SCA event, as is the 10'x10' wall tent I bought from them in 1997. (I also had a 7'x8' wedge tent from them, but sold it off in 1996 to someone who was...- Doc Smith
- Post #39
- Forum: The Great Outdoors
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Where did your user name come from??
My last name is Smith, and I have a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering. Also, one of the great proponents of old-school space opera was E. E. "Doc" Smith. So, "Doc Smith." As another Doctor Smith used to say, "Oh, the horror!"- Doc Smith
- Post #731
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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How do loungers deal with extreme cold weather?
As in warm weather, how you dress depends on what you're doing. Here's my standard kit for coldish (around zero Fahrenheit) Ann Arbor days: For a long walk from the parking lot to the office, followed by a full day's indoor employment: Bean boots (oxfords stored in the office), wool flannels...- Doc Smith
- Post #13
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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men who write in or keep journals
I guess I keep a journal, though I think of it as more of a logbook. In E.B. Wilson's _Introduction to Scientific Research_, he notes something on the order that a researcher without his notebook is effectively off-duty. The stack of lab journals I've kept over the last couple of decades has...- Doc Smith
- Post #22
- Forum: The Reading Room
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What to wear in 110 degree heat with high humidity?
I ordered a pair of ivory Irish linen trousers from mycubanstore.com last week. For $48, they wouldn't have been bad except for one problem--the fabric is so thin that you can see far more detail than I wish to divulge in public! They'll be on their way back to Miami as soon as I get to the...- Doc Smith
- Post #61
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Edumication
Counting backwards: Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering, M.S. in Nuclear Engineering, M.S. in Aerospace Engineering, M.S. in Ocean Engineering, B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, 5-level (not-quite-journeyman) certification as an Aircraft Machinist in the USAF. As many have noted here, if you're not...- Doc Smith
- Post #63
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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What do you do for Living?
Just finishing up the Winter semester at the University of Michigan, where I teach Aerospace Engineering. If all goes well, I'll spend the summer working at a small research company here in Ann Arbor, and will have more time to spend with my wife and son. Then, back to lecture and lab classes...- Doc Smith
- Post #889
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Nerd Culture in the 1920's and 30's
If you're interested in getting a view of First Fandom from one of the original Futurians, you can read Fred Pohl's blog at http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/. It's full of reminiscences about old friends (Isaac Asimov, Robert Heinlein, H. Beam Piper, E.E. Smith etc.) and colleagues (like...- Doc Smith
- Post #25
- Forum: The Golden Era
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In Praise of FL Lurkers
I read new posts daily, but have posted very infrequently. I guess I'm just one of the quiet students in the back of the lecture hall.- Doc Smith
- Post #68
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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The nicest comment I ever heard
I had a passerby compliment my fedora today--he asked if it was a Borsalino, praised my lousy hand-bash, and asked where I had it cleaned. I confessed that it's an old Mallory (apparently from before the merger with Stetson) and that I haven't gotten around to having it cleaned. He... -
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SEEKING: High-waisted brown trousers
I haven't bought from them yet, but this looks like what you're looking for: http://www.old-town.co.uk/products/highrise.htm- Doc Smith
- Post #4
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Post New Hats Here!
For the Ann Arbor Independence Day parade, I brought out the rollable optimo crown Cuenca that Panama Bob found for me a couple of weeks ago: Still working on little details like putting it on straight and getting the brim to not curl up at the edges like a potato chip (head's way longer... -
Tasso Elba linen back belted suit...
Has anybody actually bought one of these? A brown linen sportcoat with khakis would work well for the business casual environment I'm working in this summer. -
Memorial Day, the Greatest Generation and hats
My wife and I are taking our son down to DC for the Memorial Day weekend. Part of it is business, but you can bet there will be a family visit. My father (enlisted in the Signal Corps in Jan '42, retired as a COL from the USAF in '68) and mother (officer's wife from '45 to '96) are there, in... -
ANZAC Day - 25th April
In a life filled with honors, one that my father especially appreciated was being invited (as a USAF full Colonel who'd served in Australia, New Guinea, and the Phillipines during WWII) to lead an ANZAC Day parade. I grew up hearing tales of the ruggedness, courage, and self-deprecating humor...
